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On Knife Techniques and Spirituality by Seiji Yamamoto, Chef of 3-Star RyuGin

Knife techniques can change the flavour of food. What is the essence of this delicate skill when it is honed to its finest edge?

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How To Cook With Alcohol

Chef Gabriel Kreuther explains how he cooks with alcohol—especially wine—at two MICHELIN star restaurant in New York City.

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How To Achieve Restaurant Quality Steaks At Home

Chef Aitor Jeronimo Orive of MICHELIN-starred Basque Kitchen shows how it’s possible to achieve the perfect doneness and char with a Teka SteakMaster home oven.

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Recipe: Wolfgang Puck's Grilled New York Steak With Cilantro-Shallot Sauce

The celeb chef shares his recipe for a bright Asian-inspired steak sauce and his five rules for great grilling results.

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Restaurant Secrets: Baking Basque Burnt Cheesecake

Three chefs from three MICHELIN-starred restaurants with their own takes on this trendy cheesecake share their tips and tricks.

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Technique Thursday: Chinese-style Smoking

Smoking heated tea leaves or wood shavings imparts colour, aroma and fragrance to ingredients and is one of the techniques of Chinese cuisine.

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Technique Thursday: What Is Emulsification?

What you need to know about the technique for making the creamiest, silkiest sauces and dressings.

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Technique Thursday: Velveting In Chinese Cooking

Velveting is the trick that Chinese restaurants use to make their stir-fried meats so deliciously silky and tender.

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Cold Brew Tea’s Time Has Come

Making a refreshing drink doesn’t get any simpler than adding cold water to tea leaves, and it’s a great way to beat the heat.

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Ask The Expert: Swedish Cooking Techniques

Tristin Farmer, executive chef of Restaurant Zén, the Singapore outpost of three-Michelin-starred Frantzén in Sweden, highlights the Swedish influences in his cuisine.

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Kitchen Language: What Are The Basic Knife Cuts?

Sharpen your knife skills with this handy guide to cutting terms like julienne, chiffonade and brunoise.

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Kitchen Language: What Is A Quenelle?

Hilton’s new executive pastry chef Cindy Khoo demonstrates this deceptively simple technique that elevates any plate to fine-dining standard.

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Technique Thursday: 6 Tips For A Great Roast

Executive chef Ian Hioe of The Carvery dispenses advice for perfect meat every time.

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Kitchen Language: What Is Dum Pukht?

This traditional Indian slow-cooking technique allows the dish to breathe and seals in all the flavours.

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Kitchen Language: What Does En Vessie Mean?

In this French cooking technique, wrapping meat "in bladder" before poaching ensures a moist dish that is infused with flavour.

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Turn Your Kitchen Scraps Into Flavourful Powders

Zafferano’s new head chef shows how you can repurpose food waste into flavour-packed powders for cooking, marinating and plating.

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The Beauty Of Basmati

Consider using more of this wholesome, fragrant and surprisingly versatile rice in your everyday cooking.

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Smart Science: 5 Inventions Inspired By Space Technology

Many kinds of advanced technology once exclusive to astronauts have become the mainstays of our daily life. Without exception, the food industry has seen a fair share of fundamental inventions inspired by space science.