Over three days, the chefs demonstrated some of their Japanese-influenced signature dishes – Blumenthal gave us his umami-packed "Sound of the Sea"; Adrià offered tricks with alginate, used for centuries by the Japanese to make tofu.
As the movie clapper board claps and cameras roll, our three chefs demonstrate the creation of snow, with a tongue-in-cheek recipe.
Over on Cooks' Questions (More4), the vintage feel continued as an audience of nice ladies and gentlemen sat in what looked like a Victorian observational operating theatre, watching chefs demonstrate their skill while occasionally proffering polite questions.
Enter "austerity chic" wherein celebrity footballers are hailed for the odd Poundland foray, millionaire property pundits teach us how to "make do" with handmade home projects and celebrity chefs demonstrate how to "save" on ingredients – after we've purchased their money-spinning books, of course.
Chefs demonstrate cooking in real time.
» Chefs demonstrate how do make their dishes on a recipe video app.
A parade of people in Renaissance costumes paraded through Italy's extensive pavilion, and in daily programs chefs demonstrate cooking techniques and recipe ideas.
The television version of Everyday Food sticks to the brisk, efficient tone of the magazine, with a team of five chefs demonstrating recipes in a no-nonsense style in a kitchen designed for function, not form: lots of stainless steel, no wicker.
There are a host of opportunities this weekend to eat, drink and donate to businesses and organizations helping those affected by Hurricane Sandy: The Chocolate Show at Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues), in Chelsea, will feature dozens of exhibitors showcasing their products, and pastry chefs demonstrating recipes, from Friday through Sunday.
Succeeding chefs demonstrated pumpkin risotto, spinach roll and pasta making.
