Comment Entertaining and cooking like a pro... (Score 1) 844
I have three questions for you:
1) My roommate and I like to hold parties with extensive menus - at least 10 dishes. Although we often begin preparations a week in advance (dipping crystallized ginger in chocolate, making syrups, etc) and try to use simpler recipes (and ones that can be made in advance), we still can't manage to get the food out to our guests on time - it's usually an hour late. Do you have any suggestions on the best method for keeping to a schedule, and any other ways to have a successful dinner party?
2) I really enjoy cooking, and have often considered leaving the geek life to go to cooking school. However, I am intimidated by the cost of good schools and the hard-boiled description of the chef life from Tony Bourdain's book, Kitchen Confidential. Do you think that cooking for a living would spoil my love for it? What advice can you give someone who wants to better their skills but isn't certain about making the committment to professional chefdom?
And finally,
3) How does a person learn how to cut things quickly and precisely (specifically julienning) without slicing themselves up, too?
Thank you very much. Love the show!!
