Foodessa Chef Profile
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Foodessa Chef Profile
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About me
FOOD is always in my thoughts and conversations.
"Food should be: visually pleasing...tasty...delicious...memorable."
Once upon a time...Claudia's FOODESSA...a Food Fairy Countessa...gloriously came to life.
She was created out of pure delight and a desperate need for distraction.
Mostly...it was time to share my kitchen's heart with others.
I consider myself fortunate to be both of Italian origins and given birth in the city of Montreal, Canada.
Excitement and creativity run very high throughout this city's vivacious melting pot.
My flavour for life is the extension of this generously inspiring city.
Accomplishing what seems at times impossible has defined my ongoing need to open my heart to all possibilities when I least expect them.
Throughout my professional venues, I have led myself through the paths of:
Interior design, Fashion, Travel...and later towards having my own Bed and Breakfast.
My primary hobbies: photography, painting, gardening...have kept me very busy and gratefully out of trouble.
So...what experience do I hold in the kitchen?
Well, after having made ‘lasagna’ sheets with mom at the age of five...I pretty much never looked back from that very pivotal moment.
Sometimes you would think I was born with a spatula in one hand... and all else to do with cooking and baking in the other hand.
Not many moments come close to the excitement I feel when I succeed a difficult recipe.
Especially, if the recipe happens to become a product of a re-created popular recipe.
However, what exhilarates me the most...is when I have originated a recipe of my very own with great triumph.
So...am I a good cook? Heck...yes!
However, admittedly, some not so great meals have been forcefully eaten at our table.
Remember...waste not!
Am I a good baker?
Well...I would like to believe that I am ;o)
However, with a little more practice and many calories later...I will hopefully one day grace that line-up of great bakers I admire.
I am looking forward to sharing what I experience and create, just as much as learning from you will surely inspire a continued journey.
Here's to more insight towards a...
FASCINATING - EMPOWERING - GASTRONOMIC JOURNEY.
It will be most interesting to see how many persons share my sentiment.
Wishing you all the very best and flavourful wishes,
Claudia {Foodessa}
Cooking Influences
Throughout my very young years...my Mommy and my 'Nonna' were my inspirational encouragement to experiment in the kitchen.
I later realized what a pleasure it was to share invented dishes and desserts with friends and family.
Food based shows and cookbooks are usually only a starting point to get me going in my own little culinary world.
Recommendations
Favorite Cookbooks
- Chocolate Epiphany (Francois Payard)
- Very inspiring and challenging me with my favourite sweet!
- Mediterranean (by: Hermes House)
- A great blend of culinary backgrounds come together to unite for inspirational baking and cooking.
- Great Italian Cookbook [The] (Italian Academy of Cookery)
- This book was one of the very first of many to initiate my ongoing cherished bookshelf.
- La Varenne Pratique (Anne Willan)
- Her talented way of presenting us the culinary world has always inspired me to do better.
- Larousse Best Desserts (by: Larousse)
- One of my very first truly dedicated book to french sweets...yum!
- Chocolate and Coffee Bible (by: Hermes House)
- The book speaks volumes when incredible attention is geared towards my 2 favs!
- Encylopedia of CANADIAN Cuisine (Jehane Benoit)
- My mom had this book at hand at all times...it has now been passed on to me!
- Iced (by: Murdoch books)
- Ice cream...180 concoctions to keep experimenting on...need I say more?
- Asian Kitchen [The] (by: Hermes house)
- Intrigued to always try integrating the unknown brings on challenges and outcomes that surprise!
- Fannie Farmer Cookbook [The] (Marion Cunningham)
- A great go to book to re-unite me with some classics.
- Joy of Cooking (Rombauer and Becker)
- An all purpose informative bible of sorts that brings comfort in our kitchen.
- Paris Bistro Cooking (Linda Danneberg)
- Brings me back into my memorable moments through my Parisian travels. Book's Bistros still exist.
Chefs I recommend
- Nick Stellino (U.S.A.)
- I love his spunky wit and attention to great food and its preparation.
- Kary Osmond (Ontario, Canada)
- She has an exceptional aura that captures the attention towards simple cooking.
- Michael Smith (PEI, Canada)
- He's unique, genuine and extremely savvy in his kitchen
- Chef Lynn Crawford (Toronto, Canada)
- She's a priceless foodie! Much to be admired.
Restaurants I Recommend
- NONE...because most restaurants are usually over rated. (I much rather eat at home...Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
- I do just randomly eat out if the situation presents itself. This usually happens either when I'm with friends, clients or on travels.
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