This is why I didn’t consider becoming a chef… if boiling an egg (perfectly) is so complicated that the process requires a several-thousand word article to explore the subject, how was I ever going to manage a more complicated task such as… making a cup of tea?
Nearly every basic cookbook offers conflicting techniques on [...]
The recipes for perfectly boiled eggs, let us count the ways
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 16 October, 2009 to the comment subset
Would a breakfast machine make mornings easier to face?
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 9 October, 2009 to the design and art subset
The Breakfast Machine reminds me of the device Doc Brown had in his lab that featured during the open scenes of Back to the Future.
The machine is a Rube Goldberg machine which can serve you an omelet, coffee and a toast with jam. Yuri and Masa invited other designers and the public to [...]
Switching seaweed with cardboard and other restaurant secrets
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 8 October, 2009 to the comment subset
Ten short cuts that restaurants may take to save a few dollars while still apparently serving top-notch food and beverages…
Says a former maître d’ at an expensive Chinese restaurant known for its celebrity clientele: “The owner figured his customers knew nothing about Chinese food (he was right) and was a genius at saving money. [...]
