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Neurozach's avatar

The phrase that keeps going through my head when reading about your process is, “Mise en place.” Once you’ve got the technique internalized and the ingredients prepared, you have the freedom to let go and cook.

I recently put in time at a culinary tools store that also offers cooking classes. It was fascinating to prepare for wildly different cuisines - some would take only a few minutes to assemble the ingredients, but would take forever to process into food - things like croissants, for instance. Others, especially Asian stir fry courses, would have what felt like hours of prep, only for the food to come together in seconds. Either way, it was vital for all the tools to be assembled and at arm’s reach for the classes to run on time.

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Amie McGraham's avatar

I love your perspective on social media as NOT a commercial or obvious self-promo tool. Seeing it almost as form of installation art makes it a bit more palatable. (Sprinkled in a little cooking metaphor there; I couldn’t help myself)

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