Chef Amadeus – Don’t Bother With Culinary School

What If, Part 2

by | Oct 10, 2015 | Food Industry

Courtesy of Chef Amadeus Chef Amadeus thrives in the What If world. What if you added a particular ingredient to a classic dish? What if you changed that ingredient’s format – dehydrate and grind it instead of serving it fresh or smoke it first? What if you...

Idea Graphing

by | Oct 6, 2015 | Food Science

As I was listening to Chef Amadeus spring from one idea to the next, a powerful image popped into my head, which I had seen in the Harvard University Food For Thought course 2013, during Chef Grant Achatz’s spotlight. It was an idea spider graph, essentially. No, I...
Chef Amadeus – Don’t Bother With Culinary School

Chef Amadeus – What if?

by | Oct 4, 2015 | Culinary Arts, Food Industry

Courtesy of Chef Amadeus Chef Amadeus is a large man – not in stature, but definitely in personality. I’ve been following his radio show ever since considering going to culinary school (insert post), and I listen carefully to the advice he sometimes gives to his...
Chef Amadeus – Don’t Bother With Culinary School

Accountability: Surfing the Wave of Change

by | Sep 19, 2015 | Food Industry

@jbergantine I’m an alumna of Pepperdine University, and our campus is located in Malibu, CA, just off the PCH, across the highway to famous beaches. Surf culture was definitely around, and many of my friends could surf. Our mascot is even Willie the Wave, so,...