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Sep 14
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Forget Fine Dining, Learn to Actually Co...

Chef Phil & Eric | Experienced Cooks & Restaurant Insiders
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🎙️ EP151 – 🍳 Forget the tasting menu. If you want to be a real cook, start in the trenches. 🔥This week we take on audience questions — and crack open the uncomfortable truths young chefs need to hear. ⚡

🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode:

👨‍🍳 Best Advice for Aspiring Chefs – Why foundations matter more than stars

🔥 “F### Tasting Menus” – The lost art of real cooking

🔪 Choosing Your Path – Decision fatigue in a career with too many options

🍚 The Rice Wars – There’s no one right way (sorry, Valencians)

🍗 The Underdog Meat – Why chicken deserves respect

🥂 Berlin Dining Scene – Hype vs. substance

🥔 Potato Purée Salt Debate – Timing, superstition, and science

🌶️ Cooking with Identity – Context, culture, and food credibility

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