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Juan Aneiros · 9th November 2001, 02:33 AM

Old Soul,

LOL! I can assure you none of us need to go to Mac Donalds after having dinner. Not that there is anything wrong with Mac Donalds, every now and again a hamburger and chips is not bad. Eat what you enjoy not what people say you should be eating. Mrs Lee is thin by nature, she can eat anything and not put on weight. Mr Lee keeps is shape by playing golf and working very hard on his films.

Christina and I put on weight just by looking at food. With me, is not so much what I eat, but all the tasting I do during the day. I never cook anything without tasting things at every stage. Then, sitting in front of a computer is not exercising anything other than the fingers.

With food, it has a peak. You have to be able to know where that
peak is and you can only do that by tasting. One minute of simmering can make a whole difference when making a sauce or a soup and timings change. Books tell you, cook for 25 minutes. How the hell do they know? Ingredients are different every time. A carrot may be tougher that another carrot and meat could have been hanged for longer. It is also very fashionable now for celebrities to write their own cook book. You know of course that the book, perhaps not in every case, looks pretty but is totally useless.

For people that want to learn how to cook well, buy a frying pan instead of a book. Books can give you ideas but will never teach you how to cook.

Our Countries the US and the UK are loosing the very important tradition of sitting down at a table an enjoying a meal. Everything seems to be rush, convenience and fast foods these days. Food is one of the pleasures of life, there is nothing better that sitting down at a table with friends or family and having a conversation. I also don't believe on healthy foods, they have so much crap added to them that it is probably worse that eating what they call unhealthy stuff like butter, etc. Then of course , there is the stay thin rubbish and people who are overweight are treated like outcasts by society. Why? Bloody TV. There are people that spend all their lives dieting and don't realize that everyone has a different metabolism.

You must think now that we all eat a horse a day, no. We try an eat wholesome home cooked food and unless we have no time, the microwave is just for decoration. Every now and again a pizza is also something that can be enjoyed.

Good food is also not just expensive food. A nicely prepared stew has much more flavor that a fillet steak. A a vegetable soup tastes better that caviar, at least to me anyway. Have you ever tasted a hamburger made out of fillet steak? I have when I worked at the Savoy years ago. An American did not like anything that was on the menu and requested a hamburger, the Executive Chef ordered the Grill section to make it with fillet steak. Of course, it tasted nothing like it should and it was a total waste of meat. The customer sent it back.

Also, the myth that men are better chefs that women is totally false.

You've got me started now.

Today I was working at a restaurant and guess what was the first thing that I've noticed hanging on the wall? An autographed picture of Edward Woodward and a few phrases, apparently it was one of his favorite London restaurants. Didn't want to drive the owner crazy, so I didn't say a thing. A year ago, I would have
said Edward What?

9th November 2001, 02:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
Juan Aneiros Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,553 Rep Power: 60	Old Soul, LOL! I can assure you none of us need to go to Mac Donalds after having dinner. Not that there is anything wrong with Mac Donalds, every now and again a hamburger and chips is not bad. Eat what you enjoy not what people say you should be eating. Mrs Lee is thin by nature, she can eat anything and not put on weight. Mr Lee keeps is shape by playing golf and working very hard on his films. Christina and I put on weight just by looking at food. With me, is not so much what I eat, but all the tasting I do during the day. I never cook anything without tasting things at every stage. Then, sitting in front of a computer is not exercising anything other than the fingers. With food, it has a peak. You have to be able to know where that peak is and you can only do that by tasting. One minute of simmering can make a whole difference when making a sauce or a soup and timings change. Books tell you, cook for 25 minutes. How the hell do they know? Ingredients are different every time. A carrot may be tougher that another carrot and meat could have been hanged for longer. It is also very fashionable now for celebrities to write their own cook book. You know of course that the book, perhaps not in every case, looks pretty but is totally useless. For people that want to learn how to cook well, buy a frying pan instead of a book. Books can give you ideas but will never teach you how to cook. Our Countries the US and the UK are loosing the very important tradition of sitting down at a table an enjoying a meal. Everything seems to be rush, convenience and fast foods these days. Food is one of the pleasures of life, there is nothing better that sitting down at a table with friends or family and having a conversation. I also don't believe on healthy foods, they have so much crap added to them that it is probably worse that eating what they call unhealthy stuff like butter, etc. Then of course , there is the stay thin rubbish and people who are overweight are treated like outcasts by society. Why? Bloody TV. There are people that spend all their lives dieting and don't realize that everyone has a different metabolism. You must think now that we all eat a horse a day, no. We try an eat wholesome home cooked food and unless we have no time, the microwave is just for decoration. Every now and again a pizza is also something that can be enjoyed. Good food is also not just expensive food. A nicely prepared stew has much more flavor that a fillet steak. A a vegetable soup tastes better that caviar, at least to me anyway. Have you ever tasted a hamburger made out of fillet steak? I have when I worked at the Savoy years ago. An American did not like anything that was on the menu and requested a hamburger, the Executive Chef ordered the Grill section to make it with fillet steak. Of course, it tasted nothing like it should and it was a total waste of meat. The customer sent it back. Also, the myth that men are better chefs that women is totally false. You've got me started now. Today I was working at a restaurant and guess what was the first thing that I've noticed hanging on the wall? An autographed picture of Edward Woodward and a few phrases, apparently it was one of his favorite London restaurants. Didn't want to drive the owner crazy, so I didn't say a thing. A year ago, I would have said Edward What?