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April 25, 2004

Master Chefs, LLC launches Seal of Excellence
Capital Crimes of Cuisine
Recipe Club, High Altitude Baking by Randi Levin
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Recipe of the Week: Roasted Plum Ravioli, Brandy Sauce
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News Desk: Master Chefs, LLC launches Seal of Excellence

April 19, 2004, Beacon, New York – A team of world-renowned Master Chefs and culinary leaders announced the formation of Master Chefs, LLC with the goal of recognizing the highest standards of quality through the Seal of Excellence.

The Master Chefs Seal of Excellence was designed to evaluate and test food, equipment and beverage products and to recognize those which have achieved the Master Chef level of quality.

“The Seal Of Excellence represents the quality and integrity which instills confidence in purchasing decisions. It is our goal to provide a valued service to the industry and to establish the Seal of Excellence based upon credibility and uncompromising standards,” said Ferdinand Metz, Managing Partner.

The team of Master Chefs, LLC having won numerous national and international awards, combines over 190 years of foodservice experience along with the highest level of culinary credentials- that of being a Master Chef, of whom there are fewer than 80 in the United States.

The group includes; Ferdinand Metz, CMC (Certified Master Chef), MBA, Edward Leonard, CMC, Executive Chef of the Westchester Country Club and Manager of the ACF National US Culinary Team, Fritz Sonnenschmidt, CMC, author, TV Personality and past Chairman of the American Academy of Chefs, Reinhold Metz, German Master Chef and President of the German Chefs Federation, Alexandra Wiedholz, Master Pastry Chef, food writer and Instructor of Baking and Pastry Arts. For the rest of the story, Click Here

 

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Capital Crimes of Cuisine by Bruce Morgan

First, let me explain that I am no culinary snob. I often take Red Wine with fish and engage in cooking practices that are occasionally unconventional. Nor am I a trained chef or an expert in anything culinary. I have visited 60+ countries and have enjoyed some fare that many in this country have never ever heard of and so I am inclined to be open-minded about what I will eat. HOWEVER, there are some things that are just plain wrong!

There is a long list of candidates for dishes that should be banned or least never be prepared without a warning label, but today I will focus this “rant” on one dish only, and that is the lovely and sublime pepper steak. Few dishes are as appreciated by true carnivores, but unfortunately few dishes are as routinely desecrated by uneducated or careless chefs. Some of the best and worst steaks I have ever eaten were pepper steaks, or at least were advertised to be so.

The hazard of ordering a pepper steak has in my experience been so great that I now routinely ask how the pepper steak is prepared before ordering it. Personally I hate doing this. To see how this culinary rant ends, CLICK HERE.

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Recipe Club: High Altitude Baking

Date: April 26 - 30, 2004
Guest Host: Cookbook Author Randi Lee Levin
Theme: High Altitude Baking by The Muffin Lady
  • Monday: Happiness Cake, Pecan Balls, Schnecken
  • Tuesday: Great Grandmother’s Carrot Cake, Carl’s Apple Cake, Dump It Cake
  • Wednesday: Great Grandmother’s Berry Berry Muffins, Jalapeño Corn Muffins, Peach Muffins
  • Thursday: Dad’s Favorite Bran Muffins, Apricot Nut Bread, Cherry Peach Crisp
  • Friday: Cherry Cobbler, Apple Brown Betty, Aunt Essie’s Hershey Syrup Brownies, Aunt Lil’s Aunt’s Chocolate Icing

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ROASTED PLUM RAVIOLI WITH BRANDY SAUCE ANGLAISE

Ingredients:

20 - 9 x 14” sheets Athens™ Fillo Dough, thawed (1 roll)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 fresh purple or black plums, cut in half
1/2 cup butter or margarine

Preparation:

Thaw Athens Fillo Dough according to package directions. In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over plums. Place cut side down on greased baking pan. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 5-10 minutes until plums are soft to the touch, but retain their shape. Layer 5 sheets of Athens Fillo Dough and brush each sheet with melted butter. Repeat three times. Cut each set of layered fillo into six 4-inch circles. Place one circle on baking pan and brush with butter. Place plum half in center and top with another fillo circle. Score top to vent, brush with melted butter and press edges to seal. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve each Plum Ravioli with 2 tablespoons Brandy Sauce Anglaise (below).

Serves 12


BRANDY SAUCE ANGLAISE

Ingredients:

6 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons Brandy

In a double boiler over medium, heat whisk together egg yolks, sugar, milk, vanilla extract and Brandy, until thick and smooth.

Recipe by Athens Foods

 
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