I'll start with my catering gigs. Besides a supplement income I always get to try delicious dishes I don't make at home and learn new techniques. The yummiest of the two jobs I worked was my good friend Chef Todd's Valentine's Dinner on Friday. He created a menu intended to evoke a sensual mood. And it did with ingredients like pork belly, honey, truffle oil, beef loin and chocolate to name a few. He talked to the guests about foods that get you in the mood. He also wrote about it in his column. Check it out:
http://www.montereyherald.com/toddfisher/ci_14371879?nclick_check=1
I realize this was intended for V-Day, but I think it is important to always show love in your cooking.
Then there was my Valentine's Day Breakfast:
This was delicious pancakes drizzled with homemade chocolate ganache, fresh vanilla whip cream, chopped strawberries and toasted hazelnuts. With two pieces of crispy bacon it was perfect! But I think the best part about it was that I made it with the nieces and nephews, my man, and good friends. It made it so much fun and special. I loved how easy and affordable it was.
To end the weekend I headed to San Francisco to watch my friend Todd do a cooking demo on a local show. It was so much fun to sit in the studio audience and learn how to make a clam pizza. Check out the video:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=view_from_the_bay/food_wine&id=7274668
I had a great weekend of learning, cooking and love. It was affordable and fun! Tasted and learned about great food on the job, made an impressive breakfast for less than $2 a person and got a live demo for free!
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