Each year, the National Restaurant Association surveys thousands of top chefs around the country to learn what will be hot on restaurant menus in the upcoming year. Chefs rate each item as being a “hot trend,” “yesterday’s news,” or “perennial favorite.” Late in the autumn of 2013, the association interviewed nearly 1300 chefs to comeFIND OUT MORE |
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How to Prevent Common Holiday Baking Mistakes
The holidays are filled with delicious baked goods as gifts and as beautifully plated snacks for when family and friends come over to visit. Your oven will be getting more of a workout over the holidays than it probably does throughout the rest of the year. Even if you are an experienced baker, the stressFIND OUT MORE |
10 Great Gluten-Free Winter Recipes to Try
Wintertime is a time when we seek warmth and comfort from our food to combat the chill from outside. For many, that means hearty dishes, which rely heavily on bread and other grains that make those with a gluten-free diet feel left out. Fortunately, there are plenty of excellent wintertime recipes that don’t include gluten,FIND OUT MORE |
Cooking with Mushrooms: 5 Meal Ideas
Not only are they delicious, but mushrooms contain some of the most potent forms of natural medicine on the planet, they are high in B vitamins, are an excellent sources of minerals (namely potassium, selenium, and copper), they stimulate the immune system, they have potential links to reduced risk of cancerous tumor growths, and theyFIND OUT MORE |
Chef Works Sponsors Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival Events for 2013
Chef Works is proud to announce that we are sponsoring the chef jackets and kids chef apparel for the 2013 Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival. The festival, already considered a distinguished, staple event on Palm Beach’s annual social roster, will take place throughout Palm Beach County, December 13-17, 2013. Net proceeds from Palm BeachFIND OUT MORE |
10 Essential Cooking Tools You Need for Your Kitchen
Whether you’re moving into a new kitchen, sorting through your existing cooking tools to determine which you should keep and which you can afford to give away, or if you’ve owned your kitchen for awhile but have decided to become serious about using it to its full potential, there are several cooking tools you cannotFIND OUT MORE |
12 Fun Holiday Treats to Make with Kids
The holidays are an excellent time for baking sweet treats to fit the winter theme. There’s nothing better than having a platter of cookies always on hand for the ever revolving door of holiday guests, and kids love to help create the magic in the kitchen on cold winter days. Here are some fun, easy,FIND OUT MORE |
5 Great Winter Soup Recipes
As temperatures drop and the days grow shorter, we turn to feel-good foods and habits to bring warmth back into our lives. One of the most comforting winter warm-ups is a steaming bowl of homemade soup, preferably by the fire with a cozy blanket and friends or loved ones. While it’s up to you toFIND OUT MORE |
DIY Homemade Food Gift Ideas for the Holidays
When it comes to holiday gift giving, there isn’t much that can beat a delicious snack or treat prepared with your own two hands. Food gift ideas are highly personable and are often a budget-friendly gift that is appreciated much more than the last minute t-shirt idea you picked up from the mall. You canFIND OUT MORE |
7 Great Holiday Cookie Recipes
No holiday cookie collection is complete without the typical gingerbread, peanut butter kiss, decorated sugar cookie cutouts, snowballs, and thumbprints, but you’ve already got those recipes tucked away don’t you? Let us help you add to your collection! Here are seven great Christmas cookie recipes to try this month: Chocolate Candy Cane Cookie Sandwiches ForFIND OUT MORE |