Wickedfood Newsletter 28 October 09

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

SUNNINGHILLInformation & bookings (011) 234-3252 sunninghill@wickedfood.co.za

Hi all,

We hope you are having a good week so far. This weekend I’m sure everyone’s eyes will be on the Currie Cup final (coverage starts at 16:30). There are only  one or two individual classes left this month as we wind down to the end of the year, but keep an eye out on the blog as we are updating recipes as often as possible.

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Please contact the school should you wish to make a booking:

Wickedfood Cooking School, Sunninghill

Looking for info on food? -Wickedfood Cooking School’s blog is changing everyday, for those of you who have been checking it out, you will know it is updated nearly everyday with recipes. If there is a recipe you’re looking for or if you need any help in the kitchen, write to us and we will do our best to get back to you with all the info you need. Click Here for more information, hope to hear from you soon.

Cookbook of the week This interesting book is all about pork from day one when Stephane’s grandpa Barbe sat him down and showed him his first slaughter, not much has changed in the way Stephane slaughters his pigs in the last 30 years – maybe just that he’s allowed wine while he does it now. Click here to read more

Our food article of the week: - In the world of haute cuisine it ranks as the ultimate heresy. A food writer has had the temerity to accuse Ferran Adria, often described as the world’s best chef, of inadvertently poisoning diners with additives. Adria, who presides over El Bulli, near Barcelona, inspires a reverence usually reserved for rock stars as he experiments with frozen foams and oyster cubes that many regard more as art than cookery. Click here to read more.

Our favourite ingredient: – Sweet Chilli Sauce – A great quick and easy sweet chilli sauce to make, if you find it is too hot or not hot enough.  Take away/add some chillies. Click here to see how its made.

Food quote of the week: – In Mexico we have a word for sushi:  bait”.  ~José Simons

Food tip of the week: – When boiling new potatoes or cauliflower add a 1/4 of a lemon to the water – this will stop them from going grey and keep them white so they can be used later.

Recipe of the week – Chilli Salt Squid

The Wickedfood Team

Wickedfood Cooking School runs cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built Johannesburg cooking studios. Cookery classes are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.

Our cooking lessons are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and teambuilding cooking classes these events are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.

Pork & Sons

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Pork&SonsThis interesting book is all about pork from day one when Stephane’s grandpa Barbe sat him down and showed him his first slaughter, not much has changed in the way Stephane slaughters his pigs in the last 30 years – maybe just that he’s allowed wine while he does it now.

Recently the Wickedfood chefs were given a detailed demo on how to butcher a wild pig and once you’ve actually done the work you realize that butchers (the true ones that can take a carcass apart like a true art) are very special people. I would even be so bold as to say that you could compare them to doctors – making sure every cut is perfect, no sinew, no excess fat, but enough to keep the meat from drying out, to making sure not one gram of tasty meat is wasted…a true art.

This book takes you on a well-guided tour of every use for pork from the simple but tasty dishes like fillet mignons with peanuts to the types of sausages made with pork and the differences between hams from Italy to hams from France.

Whether you are after a great insight into how pork products are made, and are interested in the lives of true masters of the art of butchering, or you’re just looking for a great cook book, this is definitely a great buy.

Wickedfood Cooking School

Sunninghill – (011) 234-3252 sunninghill@wickedfood.co.za

Wickedfood cooking school runs cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built Johannesburg cooking studios. Cookery classes are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.

Our cooking lessons are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and teambuilding cooking classes these events are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.