Chicken Curry Kapitan
Posted on 11. Tue, 2010 by admin in Asian Recipes, Chefs, Malaysian, Poultry, SE Asian
Malaysian curries do not rely on dried spices like cumin or coriander, but use more fragrant herbs and roots like lemongrass, galangal (blue ginger) and fresh tumeric.
Recipe by Chef Linda Tay Esposito
Curry Laksa
Posted on 10. Wed, 2010 by admin in Asian Recipes, Chefs, Malaysian, Meat, Poultry, Rice/Noodles, SE Asian, Seafood
There are many different kinds of laksa. Generally speaking, laksa is a spicy broth, frequently made with a coconut cream base, served with a variety of meats and herbs. Recipe by Chef Linda Tay Esposito
Laksa Johor
Posted on 04. Tue, 2010 by admin in Asian Recipes, Chefs, Malaysian, Rice/Noodles, SE Asian, Seafood
Laksa is really the king of street foods. Laksa Johor is my all-time favorite of the laksa family.
Recipe by Chef Linda Tay Esposito
Linda Tay Esposito
Posted on 03. Wed, 2010 by admin in Chefs
Linda Tay Esposito is a self taught chef whose food represents a commitment to authenticity and a tribute to the cuisines of the Pacific Rim. She grew up in Malaysia, lived in China and Hong Kong and has traveled extensively in the region exploring the vast culinary offerings and traditions and brings these exciting flavors, passion and knowledge to the classroom. Her style of teaching makes even the most complex of curries simple to make and a gastro-adventure experience of “Flavor Explosions.” A freelance culinary educator, Linda teaches at the Whole Foods Market Culinary Center and at Sur La Table Cooking School in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also a lead chef at San Francisco-based Parties That Cook [...]
Zak Pelaccio
Posted on 02. Sun, 2010 by admin in Chefs
Fatty Crab http://fattycrab.com/ Fatty Crab West Village 643 Hudson Streethttp New York, NY 10014 212-352-3592 Fatty Crab UWS 2170 Broadway New York, NY 10024 212-496-2722 Zakary Pelaccio is the award-winning executive chef/partner at the critically acclaimed Fatty Crab, a small Southeast Asian eatery focusing on Malaysian Cuisine. Prior to opening Fatty Crab in 2005, Zakary was the executive chef/partner at the critically acclaimed 5 Ninth Restaurant, located in the heart of Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Previously, Zakary was the chef at the highly lauded Chickenbone Café, a modern gastropub located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 2007, Zakary Pelaccio developed a Malaysian-influenced restaurant called Suka, in London’s ultra-hip Sanderson Hotel that won England’s Food & Travel Magazine “Best Asian Restaurant of 2007” award. [...]
Eleanor Hoh
Posted on 02. Thu, 2010 by grace in Chefs
As a child, bland boarding school food in England motivated Eleanor to learn cooking from her mother. Introduced to using a cast iron wok by her mother, she has been an advocate and enthusiast ever since. Now a wok cooking teacher, Eleanor also offers an indispensable “Wok Star Kit”. However, when she started teaching, she realized she needed to adapt wok cooking for busy lifestyles. This led to her mantra: “No-recipe, no-measuring makes weeknight dinners easy to accomplish and encourages a make-as-you-go attitude.” Be a Wok Star blog: http://eleanorhoh.blogspot.com Wok Star Kit: http://wokstar.us
Craig Koketsu
Posted on 02. Tue, 2010 by grace in Chefs
Quality Meats 57 West 58th Street New York, NY 10019 212-371-7777 Park Avenue 100 E 63rd St New York, NY 10065 (212) 644-1900 Craig Koketsu fostered his passion for precision, knowledge, and flavor by working with acclaimed chefs from diverse backgrounds at some of America’s top restaurants. As executive chef of Quality Meats, Koketsu draws from his experience to create a rustic New American menu that features innovative interpretations of classic flavors. Koketsu started at Stars in Palo Alto, California working with renowned chefs Jeremiah Tower and Joyce Goldstein. After moving through all the posts in the kitchen, he received the distinction of being named banquet chef for all private events at Stars, which allowed him to create more intricate [...]
Trissa Lopez
Posted on 01. Sat, 2010 by grace in Chefs, Filipino
Trissa Lopez Banker by day and frustrated cook the rest of the time, Trissa grew up running around the kitchens of her mother and grandmother, both of whom jointly managed one of the Philippines’ most established Spanish restaurants. Trissa chronicles her food (mis)adventures through her blog, Trissalicious.
Akira Back
Posted on 01. Thu, 2010 by grace in Chefs, Korean, Las Vegas, Restaurants
Akira Back Executive Chef, Yellowtail Japanese Restaurant and Lounge at the Bellagio Las Vegas A Korean native and former professional snowboarder who was raised in Colorado, Chef Akira Back brings his sense of adventure and boundless creativity into the kitchen at Yellowtail, which opened in summer 2008 at Las Vegas’ Bellagio Resort & Casino. Back’s menu embodies classic Japanese cuisine, which features innovative creativity utilizing fresh ingredients from the world’s top purveyors. As a result, Chef Back was awarded the title of “Rising Star” by Restaurant Hospitality in October 2008. In addition, he had the distinguished honor of hosting a multi-course dinner at the prestigious James Beard House in December 2008 and March 2010. Back spent his early years as [...]
Taekyung Chung & Debra Samuels
Posted on 01. Sun, 2010 by grace in Chefs
Taekyung Chung & Debra Samuels, Co-Authors, The Korean Table
Taekyung Chung, Korean, and Debra Samuels, American, met 15 years ago in an Indian cooking class in Tokyo when both were living in Japan as ex-pats.
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