Kitchen Language
Kitchen Language: What Is Omakase?
The complete fate of your meal is in the hands of the chef.
Kitchen Language: Mise en Place
Mise en place is a vital aspect of learning to cook professionally.
Kitchen Language: What Is Bouquet Garni?
This little herb packet adds a flavorful French flair to stews, stocks and sauces.
Kitchen Language: Know Your Knife Cuts
Sharpen your knife skills with this handy guide to cutting terms like julienne, chiffonade and brunoise.
Kitchen Language: What Is a Quenelle? (Video)
Hilton Singapore’s new executive pastry chef Cindy Khoo demonstrates this deceptively simple technique that elevates any plate to fine-dining standard.
Kitchen Language: What Is 'En Vessie?'
Wrapping meat in a pig's bladder before poaching ensures a moist dish that is infused with flavor.
Kitchen Language: What Is Nage?
Combining steaming and poaching, the French method of cooking ‘à la nage’ partially submerges seafood in flavorful broth.
Kitchen Language: What Is a Plancha?
Brush up on your food terminology with us, from commonplace colloquialisms to obscure obsessions, as we demystify culinary lingo in our Kitchen Language column.
Kitchen Language: What Is Solera?
Brush up on your food terminology with us, from commonplace colloquialisms to obscure obsessions, as we demystify culinary lingo in our Kitchen Language column.
Kitchen Language: What is Kaiseki?
Fact: It is often considered the finest level of dining in Japan.
Kitchen Language: What Is a Stage?
Brush up on your food terminology with us, from commonplace colloquialisms to obscure obsessions, as we demystify culinary lingo in our Kitchen Language column.
Kitchen Language: What is Sous Vide?
Brush up on your food terminology with us, from commonplace colloquialisms to obscure obsessions, as we demystify culinary lingo in our Kitchen Language column.
Kitchen Language: What is Amuse Bouche?
From commonplace colloquialisms to obscure obsessions, brush up on your food terminology with us as we demystify culinary lingo in our Kitchen Language column.
