I am  so lucky to have such a fine kitchen and such a great staff at Mckendricks steak house. I love to practice taking pictures in the kitchen and today I pulled out a lens that I normally do not use. I thought my Canon EF 50mm f1.4  was only for close shots but I have recently read that it can also be used for portraits. Above is the cooking line in the kitchen. Up front you see Danmon a line chef for about a year or more. Wonderful guy, great attitude and just a great guy  to work with! This is Jacob caramelizing a white chocolate and Grand Marnier creme brulee  with sugar in the...

I am so sorry it has taken me so long to write a post! I have been so busy with my photography that I have not had time to sit and concentrate on writing a post. After two years I  finished my first photography class, photography 101, at Showcase School of Photography last week. The class was  awesome and I loved learning about apertures, F-stops, shutter speed and Iso. Our teacher Vino Wong took us on field  trip to Oakland Cemetery for a photography scavenger hunt. We had twelve different photos  to search out and take. Vino has such a great eye for light and I enjoyed watching him...

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I wanted to do some barbecue this weekend and was thing about trying something different. I needed something light for dinner and decided on cold water lobster tails. These tails are the best money can buy. They are South African cold water lobster tails that are sweet, tender and delicious barbecued and dipped in drawn butter with the addition of cilantro. South African lobsters are different than Florida lobsters or even Maine lobsters because of the frigid waters they are raised in. Florida lobster tails have no claws and because of the warm water they tend to be a little tough and...

Seems like these days when I need a fix for fried foods I tempura them. Tempura is a thin batter that is very crisp on the outside and moist on the inside.  There are many different types of tempura but this one has suited my needs for years. I have tried to tempura many items, King Crab, foie gras, lobster and vegetables, some successful and some not!  The shrimp at the local farmers market were amazing, fresh, large and right from the sea. I picked up a couple of pounds and I still had some vegetables and herbs left from my garden and decidable to make a quick dinner last weekend. My cayenne...