The priest-chokers
One of the most significant inventions in the world of catering equipment concerns pasta: let's tak about the bronze man.
It was in ...
05
Dec
Posts by Giulio Virduci
02
Dec
Hawaiian pizza. Or maybe not?
One of the most divisive and controversial dishes in the history of cooking is certainly the Hawaiian Pizza, the (in)famous pizza toppe...
01
Dec
Tooth and nail
So, let's talk about breakfast.
More precisely, of the two most popular types of breakfast in hospitality: "full breakfast" and "conti...
30
Nov
Tooth and nail
Cooking al dente, meaning literally "to the tooth", is a fairly well-known way of cooking pasta.
The pasta is left to boil for less ...
22
Sep
Diabolic cutlery
Cutlery is a devil's tool.
At least the forks are.
This was said by Pier Damiani, theologian, then bishop, then cardinal, then Sain...
21
Sep
Have a blast (chiller)
Is there a way to "reduce the temperature" in the kitchen without using the blast chiller?
Well... no!
At least, not like a blast...
20
Sep
Last Supper’s menu
Among all the artistic works depicting meals, the most famous is certainly "The Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci.
As you well know,...
19
Sep
The Poor Artedi
One can't help but feel compassion for that poor soul called Peter Artedi.
Swedish scientist of the eighteenth century, he spent his...
08
Sep
Cook’s stress
Working as a cook has always been stressful.
And, once again, the proof comes from a work of art.
"Trinkender Koch" (a drinking coo...
07
Sep
Energy-saving and Pasta? Yes, but…
When it comes to cooking, there is a practice of energy saving that, despite being quite simple, has never caught on too much: turning ...
