Europe’s South has long been the epicenter of the continent’s culinary scene. Italian food is the most popular cuisine worldwide, while Spanish, Turkish and Greek also count amongst the world’s most popular cuisines. Add to the mix some fabulous Portuguese, Croatian and Balkan food. The cuisine of Southern Europe is often labeled as Mediterranean food, although dishes from other non-European countries along the Mediterranean coast such as Lebanon fit the description as well. Southern E...| Chef's Pencil
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No matter how many chopping and slicing kitchen gadgets come on the market you will still find 99% of professional Chefs using their knives for most of the things these gimmicks purport to be able to do better. However one gadget that I and most other Chefs I know, use and stand by, in fact I hesitate to even call it a gadget as they are usually made by very reputable kitchen tool and knife manufacturers. So allow me to rephrase that; one piece of "equipment" that I and most other Chefs I kno...| Chef's Pencil
There’s nothing really seasonal about chocolate, but I thought the endorphin lift it gives could better be utilized in the gloomier months and as such have decided to put it on the winter menu. Some would say there’s enough chocolate in this recipe to make a Nordic Laplander trapped in 6 months of darkness forget about the “gloomy” weather. So if the words chocolate, indulgence and excess aren’t words you like to describe winter desserts, please move on. ……Kidding!! You can alwa...| Chef's Pencil
Personal Chef to exclusive clients and with many years experience in restaurants and hotels Chef Paul Hegeman shares with you some of his favourite recipes.| Chef's Pencil
This is one of my favourite desserts to prepare when having guests over for dinner as it can be completed entirely on the day before and leaves time to focus on other parts of the dinner on the night. On top of this early preparation ease, the quality chocolate, the creamy texture, and the accompaniment of chocolate’s perfect match; raspberries, ensures it is always a big winner with guests and never fails to impress. It is quite an adaptable dessert as well; if you are not a fan of Cointre...| Chef's Pencil
I know it’s not overly creative of me, but hey can I help it if throwing mascarpone at any fresh fruit makes a wonderful dessert all on its own. Thank god for the Italians; they’ve created perfection in so many simple ingredients that lazy Chefs like me can impress with very little effort. With that said, I did stew the fruit and toast the almonds.| Chef's Pencil
Chef’s Pencil presents a range of mixed drinks and cocktails. Here you will find the best selection of winter-warming drinks and summer thirst-quenchers. Browse an assortment of tasty non-alcoholic cocktails, as well as our distinctive alcoholic sensations!| Chef's Pencil
Creamy baked milk paired with the sweetness of fresh spring berries. As I’ve said before, “I love spring!” A time when menus virtually write themselves. How can one not incorporate strawberries, raspberries, boysenberries and blueberries into at least one course of a dinner menu. In this dish I’ve steeped more than stewed; blueberries, raspberries and boysenberries in a light sugar syrup to accompany the delicate panna cotta. Even if I’m only cooking for four I still tend to make th...| Chef's Pencil
