Down time

Whilst I consider myself to be somewhat lucky so far as the corona virus goes I do have a bit more time on my hands and thought I would let you know the things that have been catching my attention on the TV and on youtube.

Pro Home Cooks on you tube and his blog  https://www.prohomecooks.com/blog/ He is calling himself Mike G on his blog and is well worth checking out.

I believe he and his brother had this channel until late last year when they decided to go their separate ways. I noticed his videos popping up in my feed and decided to check them out. He is clearly a really talented home cook and has an amazing set up. He has recently built a kitchen and is massively into sourdough and preserving foods including Kombucha. I watched one of his videos on using an air-fryer today and I am now going to have to give mine a rethink and a whole lot more air time (pardon the pun)   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH5n3Ih5kgQoiDAQt2FwLw


My all time favourite in the digital age is Bangkok based Mark Wiens and his blog Migrationology.com. Mark is a legend of food tourism travelling usually with his Thai wife Ying to great normally budget friendly restaurants at home in Thailand and throughout the world. He comes across as a really genuine guy who just loves to eat and really buys into the stories of the places he visits. If you are not yet across his stuff the you need to make it a priority. I have just finished all 39 parts of his trip around the world sponsored by the star alliance family of airlines.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA


As part of my food study I am also watching the series of public lectures by Harvard University on Scien

ce and Cooking put up on youtube so that we all have access. These though quite technical at times, are a great way to get access to some of the great chefs of the world and the science that is a part of their cooking.   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL546CD09EA2399DAB

I am also plugging through Jacob Burton's youtube channel a culinary school refresher course. Jacob really knows his stuff and is a great place for anyone who ever wanted to go to cooking school but missed the chance. His blog is  https://stellaculinary.com/chef-jacobs-culinary-boot-camp-f-step-curriculum and is full of useful cooking tips to lay a solid foundation for future cooking success.    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpkj3Cc40ZCoMAoVI9OkjzMpj0PZkq5zL

On netflix I am watching The Chef Show which is a really cool take on the cooking show dynamic with Jon Favreau and Roy Choi taking you through some great recipes. The show is a spin off from the successful 2014 movie called Chef staring Jon Favreau as a chef who storms out of his job as a chef in a top notch restaurant and ends up cooking great food out of a food truck. Roy is a Korean American Chef who taught Jon the ins and outs of being a chef so that he could successfully play the roll of the chef in the movie. Clearly Roy's love of food rubbed Jon up the right way and they didn't want the fun to stop when the movie ended. The two of them with guests along for the ride are a great source of culinary inspiration. https://thechefshow.com/

Another great show I love on Netflix is Chefs Table which gives great incite into some really fine chefs from around the globe. Just in case you thought you were doing something stand out an episode or of this show and the Chefs Table France are there to show you just how far away from the top you really find yourself. Not to say that the show disheartens in any way. I love the window into the cooking of some masters of food.  https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80007945


I also try to catch the podcast of Milk street radio with Christopher Kimble. This guy is an inspiration in the world of food knowledge and home cooking wisdom. I have also signed up on the website https://www.177milkstreet.com/ for a free online cooking class. It is too early to say it will be great but I am keyed up to give it a try.