“We arrived home with all the ingredients for a culinary masterpiece. Unfortunately, the master part was not something that could be purchased at the fish market or grocery store, so the preparation ensued chaotically. The team had an unspoken agreement that taking refreshing gulps of IPA or Sauvignon Blanc between chopping was essential for our success...”
The Drunken Chef is a fearless chef. A chef free of inhibitions and, instead, filled with a culinary charisma that mingles confidently with all ingredients. You will observe and feel through these stories a sense of not only how to cook creatively, but how to think creatively about cooking.
The recipes in these short stories are just that, stories. You will not find precisely what temperature to turn your oven to or how many grams of this or that to toss into the cauldron. These details are expected in recipe books, but you have just picked up a book about cooking, not a cookbook.
What you will find are aspects of cooking that I think are more valuable than a polished recipe text book. You will be introduced to the functionality of being expressive and attentive in the kitchen. Immersing yourself in the cooking experience is how you turn good ingredients into great dishes.
You will stumble through a hangover killing breakfast scramble, a seafarer’s delight, a tropical spin on a Mexican libation, and ultimately arrive at a humbling dinner dish that reminds us to either drink responsibly or order take out. Obviously just order take out.
-The Drunken Chef
