About

Hi, I’m Jacob Burton, the host of the Free Culinary School Podcast.

Back before I started culinary school, I realized that there were many different cook books and cooking shows on the market, but none of them actually teach you how to cook. Every one of them was “a pinch of this, a teaspoon of that, simmer for 20 minutes and it will be the best (fill in the blank) you’ve ever tasted.”

For me, that just wasn’t enough. I had to know the whys and hows of cooking, and if it meant dropping $60,000 on culinary school so be it.

Being frustrated by the lack of cooking technique available to the general public, and always having the dream of someday owning my own restaurant, I took out a student loan and attended the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. While attending the CCA, I was lucky enough to also beg my way into a high end French restaurant and work as an intern.

As I moved on and graduated, eventually becoming an Executive Chef in Lake Tahoe, I never forgot my roots. I never forgot what is was like to crave technique over recipes.

That’s why I started the Free Culinary School Podcast and Blog. This site was never intended to be another recipe site (although you will occasionally come across one), but instead it was established to teach passionate cooks professional techniques; forever breaking your bonds to uninspired recipe books and soulless cooking shows.

Whether you’re in the industry or a passionate hobbyist, this website wasn’t set up for me to talk at you, but instead talk with you; to learn with you; to become a better cook with you. That’s why I always encourage the listeners and readers to interact, and is why I recently added the FCS Forum where you can ask questions, make comments and connect with other passionate cooks and professionals.

With a mix of technique, knowledge and a sprinkling of food science, the Free Culinary School Podcast is your resource to learn how to cook like a pro.

To get started, subscribe to the Free Culinary School Podcast and Blog (or listen to the podcast in iTunes), and don’t forget to subscribe to our free e-mail newsletter to get exclusive content not available on the blog or in the podcast.

Oh yeah, one more thing…Cook With Passion!

Sincerely,

Jacob Burton

P.S. Those who follow recipes are doomed to repeat them, or something like that.