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Tapioca Maltodextrin 27 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm
Experimenting with Tapioca Maltodextrin One thing that I thoroughly enjoy about the culinary arts is the vast palette of ingredients that we have at our disposal. As a chef it is one of my greatest p...
Agar Agar, the Other Gelatin 26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
Interested in experimenting with your food? Consider substituting Agar Agar (agar) the next time your recipe calls for gelatin. Did you know that eating food containing gelatin can be a problem for m...
Bay Area Cooking Classes 20 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
Looking for a fun party idea? How about a cooking class! Chef Callahan has been a teaching chef for decades and is now available for parties and special events most anywhere in the Greater San Francis...
Ice Chest Brined Turkey 13 Nov 2011 | 11:00 pm
Most home cooks don’t have the refrigerator space required to safely brine a turkey. With significant concerns regarding food safety we need to be extra careful when pushing the envelope of creativity...
Sous Vide Food Safety 9 Nov 2011 | 11:00 pm
At dinner recently with a friend I was explaining to her the advantages of sous vide, French for under vacuum. In the sous vide process meat (or other food products) is vacuum sealed in plastic and th...
Experimental Cuisine 3 Nov 2011 | 11:33 am
The Art and Science of Cooking Cooking, also known as the Culinary Arts is the creative side of gastronomy. Using his artistic license a chef utilizes his pantry as a veritable palette of ingredients...
Sous Vide Surf & Turf 2 Jul 2011 | 09:00 pm
Steak & Grilled Honey Glazed Shrimp I keep getting inquiries for sous vide recipes from readers who've purchased the Poly Science Sous Vide Supreme. Well here is my Summer Favorite Surf & Turf done S...
Say Know to Roundup Ready GMOs 20 Jun 2011 | 09:00 pm
So, I'm sitting in Norton Sound Restaurant in Anchorage International Airport having breakfast, reading facebook, and come across an article posted by a friend regarding my least favorite company -- M...
Bizarre Food News 4 May 2011 | 09:00 pm
Dear Friends, This stuff is almost too bizarre to imagine! What if taking photos of farms were illegal — and the photographer was subject to fines and possibly jail time. If Big Ag got its way, that’...
Chef Michael Callahan's Internet Kitchen 13 Nov 2010 | 10:00 pm
Three Convenient Ways to Follow Chef Callahan Sushi? Just say “Hai!” California Roll Hai is the Japanese word for yes. For the faint of heart, Sushi does not always equate to raw fish as we discove...
