#kitchenphilosophy

[sadiescissors]

Words of wisdom from one of my closest and renound kitchen philosopher @johanna_p_s 💜 "anyone can speak of love. Actions are what defines those words. If actions and words don't meet, people are going to notice" Thank you for being there when I need you. I touch on this subject in my video, link in bio! #friendship #myfriendsarebetterthanyours #motivation #truth #kitchenphilosophy #loved #✌💋☀

[chefheiszler-blog]

Kitchen philosophy

I grew up in Hungary and began my career in Cyrano Restaurant as a runner at the age of 17, continued in some excellent restaurants of Budapest like Costes, Chateau Visz, Aranyszarvas and Mák Bistro. After the mentoring of Krisztián Huszár I spent a year in Basque Country where I learned from legendary Michelin-starred chefs in Martín Berasategui Restaurant and in Akelarre. I admiringly watched the Basques cooking only local, seasonal ingredients, and was touched to see their love and respect towards the land which provided them with an unlimited assortment of viands. That was the time when I decided to run a kitchen in the same manner if I got a chance.

After a small detour in England he I was granted the opportunity to take over Tanti’s kitchen and the team and I achieved a Michelin star in 2015. 

When I cook I emphasize the most important characteristics of the main ingredients and do my best to highlight them. I think good food is a celebration of life.

[the-green-bowl-blog]

Philosophy and Ideas

What's my kitchen philosophy like?

Well, I've been a vegetarian for a year now and that's the very basis of my way of cooking and baking. Furthermore, I always try to keep my food low in cholesterol and generally healthy.

At the moment, I am really fond of low-carb food, which might be just a current mood I enjoy a lot, and, as I am aware of cholesterol, I often prepare vegan meals and never (or: hardly ever) use dairy products which are high in fat, like butter or cream. I don't replace those products with plant-based alternatives like soy, as my skin would hate me for doing this, which is the experience I made last year. I just make it without anything like this and it's working perfectly well.

Where do my ideas come from?

The first source of inspiration is: recipes. I hardly ever use recipes exactly the way they are though, they are more of an inspiration than a step-by-step instruction to me.

My second source of inspiration is my best friend, who is really fond of working in the kitchen as well. Cooking together is just awesome, as she is as much a food-freak as I am.

Last but not least, I can call my own creativity an important source for ideas as well. What I do mostly, is going to the supermarket, taking vegetables and other food I love or even haven't tried ever before and try to make something delicious out of it.

I think, that's all the basic information I can give...but maybe one last (important) thing: As I am a student and have neither a huge kitchen nor loads of different cooking utensils, I always try to keep the cooking procedure as simple as possible, but still not boring ...at least that's what I think ;-) 

[cucumbersandlimes]

Their capacities were only those of flesh and blood. They talked as they worked. They joked and laughed. They sang. The work was exacting and heavy and hard and slow. No opportunity for pleasure was missed or slighted... The work was long. At the end of this job the next would begin. Therefore, be patient. Such pleasure as there is, is here, now. Take pleasure as it comes. Take work as it comes.

Wendell Berry. The Art of the Commonplace.

[genewee-blog]

I think a lot of things in life is like cooking. You spend a lot of time preparing, cutting, slicing, chopping... then you put everything together.. Sometimes it comes out fantastic without you meaning to. Sometimes it comes out like crap, even though you put a lot of effort into it. But the one thing I learn is that, if you do it with a smile, and enjoy the smells and sounds and taste, then even if it comes out like crap, you still had a good time in the kitchen :)