Posts Tagged ‘chefs accessories’

Slice It Up.

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

If you want to take slicing to the next level, you’d do pretty well for yourself to get one of these Beriner turning slicers. They can create continuous strands of grated vegetables, spiral-sliced carrots, potato strings and a whole lot more. The varying blade options (4 different blades) make the slicer even more versatile and suitable for most types of produce. The Beriner mandolin is also a great item, made from hardened plastic which doesn’t buckle over time like so many stainless steel mandolins do. Just be careful of your fingers – the blade is seriously sharp.

And a reminder – good knives should never be blunt, so remember you can bring your own kitchen knives in to be sharpened at Chefs Warehouse. Drop off Monday, pick up Wednesday. Easy as that.

An Evening with Newton Johnson.

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Chefs Warehouse hosted an intimate evening with Newton Johnson wines last week. Bevan Newton Johnson cracked open a few bottles of their superb wines, Liam demonstrated how easy it was to make some great-looking and delicious snacks and and everyone had a brilliant time enjoying them in the cooking studio.

Newton Johnson is a family run winery, with their wines all grown and made in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus. We drank their Rose, the Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and the Syrah Mourvedre. If you haven’t had a bottle of their Pinot Noir, I suggest you get hold of some – this wine knocked our socks off.

Liam’s snacks for the evening were a Tataki of Tuna (seared tuna with ponzu sauce), Truffle Sandwiches (sliced truffle on toasted sourdough) and Strawberry Spider (strawberry consomme, vanilla bean ice cream and a dash of soda water) for dessert. Just the kind of thing you’ll be able to whip up once you’ve done his course.

Thanks to all that joined in on the fun, and to Newton Johnson wines. More pics from the night below…