This year my college invited culinary students to participate in teams at the Oceanafest, a cooking competition for chefs. I am not a competitive person, but I love a competitions just for the fact that it is a great way to get feedback for what you do from judges (strangers) who have no clue of
So thanks to Nagi from RecipeTinEats (don’t be shy and check her blog out) I discovered the existence of Yummly. It is a huge and well organised website of recipe collection. It is very very user friendly and if you are an organisational freak like me, trust me you will love it. There are a
I totally love salmon, and lately I started appreciating it cooked. I used to believe that cooked salmon would totally loose that beautiful oily texture and taste. And then I discovered that I was the one that didn’t really know how to cook it. Then culinary college (read my story as a culinary student here)
I know that this title may remind most of us Fifty shades of Grey. Please don’t lie I know that you either have read the book or read an article regarding the book. While I admit that I enjoyed reading the books I absolutely refused to watch the movie. I just didn’t think it would
I have been away from posting for a few months now and was extremely busy with my personal life. A change of job, new course at the college and the change to a new home made it quite difficult to sit back and take care of my blog. When you become a chef and
Italy is a beautiful country to visit for holidays. Unfortunately not a great one to live in but I am not going to get into that. I just want to celebrate the beauty of it. You can never generalise when talking about Italian food or wine. Because each region has its own traditional cuisine, wine
This year has been an amazing one. I am satisfied with everything I have achieved but I am not done yet. It wasn’t easy but it was all worth it. I have grown as a person and matured a lot. My personality and character has been shaped by what I have experienced and by the
This is no ordinary clarified butter everyone. It is aromatic and turns anything into delicious and irresistible meal. Traditionally it should have 2 ingredients that I couldn’t find here in Australia. And if anyone of my Ethiopian fellows knows where I can buy them in Perth, I would appreciate it if you let me know.
I was born in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and lived there until 2001 (I was 17). I believe I am so privileged and empowered by growing up in Ethiopia. Unfortunately,anyone who has never been in Ethiopia, will always associate it to the stigma, the images that the media showed in the 80’s. The hunger, the draught