The evening included wine before/during/after the demo, a buffet meal of Chef Tsai's dishes, and a personalized autographed copy of Chef Tsai's book. All this for the bargain price of $75. Seriously.worth.every.penny.
Let's start with the Milestone Culinary Arts Center. It's located in the uptown area of Dallas - and is an AMAZING venue. They had a lovely space for receptions, a demo theater, and a teaching kitchen. The space is beautifully decked out with various Viking appliances and cabinet options. It's the un-store, store part of it. I would love to have a reception, party, or take classes here through the Viking Cooking School.
I could go on and on - because the facility and the chefs were just incredible.
I know you're really curious to hear about Ming Tsai. So I won't dither dather on any longer.
Quite simply, Ming Tsai is incredible. He's HYSTERICAL, in a crusty-sarcastic-chef sort of way. Right - my kind of people. He's an amazing chef too. If you didn't know, he's currently competing to win The Next Iron Chef competition on Food Network. He wouldn't tell us any thing, except that he made it to final 4, and the last challenge was in Vegas (which was the episode that aired on Sunday).
Chef Tsai's One Pot Meals cookbook is based on the premise of quick, healthy, and affordable meals. Quick: since all meals are made in one pot, clean up is easier. Healthy: fresh ingredients, readily available in most supermarkets. Affordable: a meal for 4, under $20. Seriously - who isn't looking for these three things?? I'm so looking forward to trying some of these dishes, and learning more about Asian flavors. (yes, I'll blog them for you!)
Chef Tsai demo'd his "Mom's Vinegared Shrimp" recipe for us - it was later one of the items on the buffet dinner we had. SO GOOD. So, so very good.
Here are a couple of pics from the demo:
And here's a pic of me with Chef Tsai (tongue tied, as usual):
I really enjoyed our evening, and can't wait for another opportunity like this!
Enjoy your new day!
How fun! I've always liked him but hadn't seen him around in a while. I was really surprised to see him on The Next Iron Chef. Seems like he should already be one!
ReplyDeleteI love him, that sounds like a great night. And that's such a cute pic of the two of you!
ReplyDeleteLove this post!!! What a great night Allie! He is one of our favorite Chef's. We have been watching him for years! I got the book, going to have to try "Mom's Vinegared Shrimp"!
ReplyDeleteYummy...and I'm not talking about the food ;)
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