My mother for always letting me stand by her, on a chair, whenever she made on of her fabulous meals.
And Jacques Pepin, for speaking to me through his TV show on public television...whom I wish to be my French grandfather! :)
oxtail stew...so warm, so comforting, it's as if i was sitting in my mom's lap again when i was younger and all my troubles seem to fade away
nancy silverton
how DO you make your pizza crust like those at your restaurant pizzeria mozza in los angeles (i heard it takes 3 days to make?!)
nothing like learning next your mother (mind you, only barely able to see over the counter) to learn how to cook and decorate an angel food cake to perfection :)
i love the recipe for chocolate chip cookies on the back of the ghirardelli's milk chocolate chips bag :)
the chef at the first restaurant I cooked at. she was awesome, taught me an enormous amount about food sourcing and cooking.
For me, it's my husband. He's a whiz in the kitchen and I have learned so much from him. Best of all, he's a mentor that's readily available!
My mom at first. She would let me make mini pies in pyrex cups when she made full pies so I could make and eat my own.
My mentors were first, my Mother, and recently, Bobby Flay. He gives a good example of tweaking a recipe every Throwdown!
Ina Garten's or Jacques Pepin's books are the cookbooks I turn to when I need a special recipe.
Food blogs were mine, though now that I like cooking I talk with my mom about it more. She didn't teach me as a kid or anything, but learn things now.
I would have to say Alain Saillac and Jacques Pepin although I didn't spend enormous amounts of time with either of them during my time ant FCI, they made their presence felt, and their philosophy, attitude, skills and generosity of spirit will always stick with me.
my mother, Julia Child and chef Franz Auer of Hilton Head Island, SC..all great cooks and fantastic role models.
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