Italiano
Pizza, Wood and Soot
There is a long-standing dispute among pizza chefs all over the world (but especially Italians, it goes without saying).
I am referr...
14
Mar
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12
Mar
Coconut Hoods!
Put some coconut in your kitchen.
Nope... I'm not talking about the edible part of the fruit, be it dried copra, or processed butter...
11
Mar
Ravioli and Polygenesis
By polygenesis we mean a phenomenon that was not born from a single cause, but rather evolved as several lineages independent of one an...
08
Mar
Trillions of Odours
How many smells are there in the world?
No, stupid question. Let me rephrase that.
How many odours can the human sense of smell per...
07
Mar
Oranges, Vitamin C and Biases
We all know what cognitive biases are.
Very roughly: they are distortions that people implement in their evaluations of facts and ev...
05
Mar
Baffle and Mesh!
There are two most common filtration systems in the professional catering air-extraction industry: mesh filters and baffle filters.
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28
Feb
Beer Belly. Or maybe just Belly?
Beer Belly: is that a thing?
That abdominal swelling, to which we sometimes give romantic names such as love handles or midlife spre...
26
Feb
Professional Kitchens and F.. Fires!
There are several reasons why professional kitchen extractor hoods need to be kept clean.
One of them is "F" important.
Okay, the...
20
Feb
Frying Fumes
An old Italian proverb goes:
"If you fry it, even a shoe is tasty".
Let's face it: we are all crazy about the crunchy breading and th...
16
Feb
AI’s cooking today!
Is AI capable of cooking?
First thing first: a distinction has to be made between the creation of a recipe and its practical executi...
