Your chance has come to ask a chef about things we do at work. You’ll get a straight answer and some gratitude while we’re at it. Think of it as the anti don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy and your chance to know chef secrets. Readers can email me at gui@chefgui.com and get answers to specific,...

Presentation of food is a complex art form, and is equally as important as taste. Patrons demand to be visually surprised and pleased. Therefore, a chef is a designer. He/She has to obey rules which, just like in architecture or photography, make a creation look impeccable or, at the contrary, visually...

The following volunteers are the 10 “root” participants for the Itinerant Cookbook Project. It means that they are the first participants and have just received their assigned cookbook. They will be sending their cookbook on its way around the world. Bob G. of Dunedin, FL Margaret M. of...

I know the name of this project may seem puzzling to some. Imagine a cookbook traveling from hand to hand, kitchen to kitchen, city to city, continent to continent, with all “traveling” being recorded and documented. This is the intent of the project. I got this idea when I came accross the website...