Molecular gastronomy costs German chef his hands

Blumenthal-Style Chef Blows Off His Hands 10:44am UK, Tuesday July 14, 2009 A German chef has blown off his hands while experimenting with a Heston Blumenthal-style cooking technique. The man, identified only as Martin E, was working on a recipe involving liquid nitrogen when there was “a huge explosion”, according to the Berliner Morgenpost. One [...]

An interesting statistic on delivery and to-go food

Fittingly, just as I post my tomes on tipping on to-go food, Nation’s Restaurant News’ Breaking News page has a just published article about “convenience” being a big factor that restaurants must consider in these challenging times. So, while value has been a big new counter to the challenges faced in this economic environment, restaurants need to [...]