How to cook lobster risotto like a Chef

The lobster risotto recipe has been with me for many years now and when summer arrives, I can’t help but revisit this recipe and that’s what I’m doing here in the Maldives too, letting myself be inspired by the local colors and ingredients. So I decided to bring here on my blog the recipe of…

10 Rules of the Chef in the Modern Era

Ten “Rules” of the Chef by Cristian Marino: The world of work has changed a lot and consequently also the way of working in the kitchen.When I started my career in the 1990s, chefs were famous for being fat and arrogant.Nowadays, many new-generation chefs are fit and with a very different attitude. But just as…

The Octopus and its Secrets

Octopus (belonging to the cephalopods, mollusc family) is a fundamental ingredient for those who love seafood. Its tasty tentacles and its meat, when fresh and tender, can enrich sauces and first courses or offer grill lovers a worthy opponent. Before cooking it, however, the octopus must undergo some operations that will help make the meat…