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Every Chef Knows This Trick for Perfect Pasta. Nobody Tells You Because It Seems Too Simple.

Kitchen Secrets by Jean Louis

The difference between restaurant pasta and home pasta is not the brand or the sauce recipe. It is one technique every professional kitchen uses... read more >>

The Croissant Is Not French. Jean Louis Has Strong Feelings About This.

Features, Food Stories by Jean Louis

The croissant is not French. It began as an Austrian kipferl documented in Vienna in 1227, arrived in Paris in 1839 via one Austrian... read more >>

Two New Pieces, and a Word on How This Works

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Two new pieces on Beestrot this week. Both, I think, are worth your time. The first began with a boeuf bourguignon and a book... read more >>

How to Boil an Egg Perfectly (Tutorial with Timers & No Cracks)

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🎓Beestrot Foundation SeriesLearn it once, use it for life. Say it with us: “I can do this!” 😅 Simple, Not Easy You’d think boiling... read more >>

The Guide Escoffier: The Culinary Bible That Shaped Modern Cooking

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Introduction Imagine walking into a professional kitchen anywhere in the world and witnessing the synchronized dance of chefs in their stations, each focus read more >>

If You Cook Seriously, Your Wedding Registry Is the Most Important Kitchen Decision You Will Make

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Key Takeaways Short Answer If you cook, your wedding registry is not a formality. It is a foundation. Treat it accordingly. The Kitchen You... read more >>

McDonald’s: The Brothers, The Salesman, and the Burger That Ate the World

Features, The Fast Food Revolution

Special Beestrot Serie!The Fast Food Revolution: How Three Entrepreneurs Changed What the World Eats How a simple California hamburger stand became a $26 billion... read more >>

The Best Ingredient I Ever Added to My Kitchen Had Nothing to Do with Food

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Key Takeaways Short Answer If you spend serious time in the kitchen, you already have more listening time than most people realise. The question... read more >>

Top 10 Food and Cooking Movies: A Cinematic Feast for Food Lovers

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1. Babette’s Feast (Le Festin de Babette) Year: 1987Director: Gabriel AxelMain Cast: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte FederspielLanguage: Danish, French My Take: This Danish... read more >>

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Features

Food Stories, Techniques, History and Culture

Every Chef Knows This Trick for Perfect Pasta. Nobody Tells You Because It Seems Too Simple.

The Croissant Is Not French. Jean Louis Has Strong Feelings About This.

Two New Pieces, and a Word on How This Works

How to Boil an Egg Perfectly (Tutorial with Timers & No Cracks)

The Guide Escoffier: The Culinary Bible That Shaped Modern Cooking

If You Cook Seriously, Your Wedding Registry Is the Most Important Kitchen Decision You Will Make

McDonald’s: The Brothers, The Salesman, and the Burger That Ate the World

The Best Ingredient I Ever Added to My Kitchen Had Nothing to Do with Food

Top 10 Food and Cooking Movies: A Cinematic Feast for Food Lovers

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