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Competitive Cooking & Food Styling: Part 1

With the Dole California CookOff 2014 launching soon, as well as other cooking contests currently running, these tips might just come in handy as you’re completing your entry(ies). As the 2013 winner of the Dole CookOff, I can assure you that the stakes are high and probably higher this year!  I’m really happy to be on the other…   READ MORE

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It Looked Good Enough to Eat

Early food memories are few for me but the ones I can recall with most detail are the ones that looked good enough to eat. I love that saying, “It looked good enough to eat.”  It couldn’t be more appropriate of a saying because when a dish is visually appealing, it’s even more appetizing. When…   READ MORE

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Simple.

There are several industries that tout skill and creativity as the sources of their finished products. Take, for example, the furniture industry. Let’s consider a handcrafted chair of an artisan furniture maker. It’s a simple design and for this story, let’s assume there are four pieces of wood plus a few nuts and bolts. These…   READ MORE

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World Food Championships Training Tips: Creating

By the time you read this, the WFC will be probably within a month or so until kick-off, and those of you who are competing know the clock is ticking.  So, what should you be doing now?  First of all, you should have read my first blog, ‘World Food championships Training Tips: Planning, if you haven’t,…   READ MORE