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Three Classical Salads: Caesar, Louis and Cobb

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In the Free Culinary School Podcast Episode 15 we discussed three classical salads that are commonly found in U.S. restaurants. These salads are the Caesar, Louis and Cobb salad. Here is a quick break down on each salad’s components and their corresponding salad dressings. Caesar Salad Components Romaine Lettuce, usually just the hearts. The romaine [...]

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FCS Episode 14| Salad Greens and Vinaigrettes

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In this episode of the Free Culinary School Podcast, we start or next series with a 4 episode basic course on Garde Manger, which is also know as the “pantry” or “cold kitchen.” Traditionally, Garde Manger is the first station that every cook will work when just starting out in a professional kitchen, and the [...]

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Heirloom Tomato Napoleon

One of the things that I look forward to most in summer is the fresh heirloom tomatoes that come into season. The dish pictured above was one that I did on a recent tasting menu. The dish was labeled “Simply Heirlooms,” because when it comes to great quality tomatoes, sometimes less is more. In this [...]

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