The Radio Kitchen Forums Time for BBQ - Try a Tri-tip roast Sat, May 15, 2010
I just got a question on my Facebook page the other day that is very time appropriate:
Eric Metzger. wrote me:
Oh Chef, Just what is tri-tip? We don't have that "cut" here. I think it is a bottom sirloin? Everyone from CA makes it sound so good. How is it prepared?
Radio Kitchen Forums I'm a sucker for bread pudding Thu May 13, 2010
If you've tried and loved the Chocolate Bread Pudding recipe in the Radio Kitchen Recipe Archives, here's a recipe for a Pear Bread Pudding. My fried, Denise Vivaldo is a food stylist, caterer and author. Her latest escapades had her at Disney's California Food and Wine Festival. Here's a link to that great recipe, and another from her book, The Entertaining Encyclopedia.
The Radio Kitchen Forums Mom's who nurture our love of food and cooking Sat, May 8, 2010
I found a great article from Monica Bhide on her son's love of food and how she nurtured it. How has your mom help nurture your love of food and cooking? Check out my latest post in the Radio Kitchen Forums and chime in.
There are Families and there are Families of Bread. The podcast above is the first in a six-part audio feature with Chef Michael Kalanty. I hope you enjoy our nterview with Chef Kalanty, as we learn "How to Bake Bread"
For the rest of the interviews, please click on the Feature link below.
What's This? We have a winner! Two winners really Apr 28, 2010
A big tip of the toque to the most recent award recipients from Chefs4Students: Lauren Deitsch and Karly Krentz! Each will be receiving a $1,000 check to go toward their culinary school pursuits. This year's grants are again made possible by the sponsorship of The Reluctant Gourmet.
Today is Pi Day. Pi as in 3.14 etc etc etc. (Note that the date today is 3/14, hence… Pi Day.) First observed in 1988 by those wacky scientists and teachers at the San Francisco Exploratorium. They celebrated by walking around the (round - note again that p (sometimes written pi) is a mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter in Euclidean space) building eating fruit pies. How geeky is that? Not that geeky is a bad thing, I have been called a geek from time to time and it’s a badge of honor for me.
What's this? The Radio Kitchen: What is this all about? Jan. 21, 2010
Who Cooked this up?
I'm Michael Reining, a graduate of the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, I have cooked in restaurant and corporate catering kitchens, pie shops and even Jack-In-The-Box (my first cooking gig when I was 18). I also do some personal catering business and some cooking instruction. After 17 years as a veteran of broadcast radio (read-Disc Jockey) and now nearly 16 years as a kitchen pro, I am putting all the pieces of my life into this project. I am your host for "The Radio Kitchen.
Through the stories on The Radio Kitchen I want to get you interested, PASSIONATE, about food and cooking. I'm gonna tell you a story, a story that, I hope will make you hungry. Hungry for more! More food. More information. More recipes. More. Join me as I concoct a mélange ranging from interviews with food pros and foodies, recipe and menu ideas, new and fun food products, plus ways to play with your food along with wines and sprits.
So here we gooo!!! Keep watching this space for updates with new articles, recipes, podcasts and fun.
If you haven't checked out the Radio Kitchen before, there are archived shows that you can listen to. Also, I'm in the process of updating the recipes with nutritional information. Please though, these are at best, estimates and depending on how you cook, the numbers may vary.
With Chef Mike Reining
