Feb 19, 2019
Chefs for a Day Join CVI Valentine’s Day Dinner Team Amanda Yoho cashed in her Christmas gift certificate and spent February 9th as “Chef for a Day” at the Culinary Vegetable Institute. Amanda shared the experience with her boyfriend, David Stopher, who surprised her...
Feb 12, 2019
If your rice is covered in mold, it’s garbage, right? Or is it? That depends upon the mold. If it’s aspergillus, you’re probably onto something good. Aspergillus is a fungus whose spores are present in the air we breathe. And, rice that is inoculated with aspergillus...
Jan 29, 2019
If someone says, “Wow, that meal really tasted great!” we know exactly what he or she means—and we’d probably be tempted to try those same dishes ourselves. The same is true when someone says that a dish “just didn’t taste right,” making it more likely that we’d not...
Jan 22, 2019
One Chef’s Trash is Also His Treasure “Zero waste” is a buzzword that is popping up more and more frequently in conversations about minimizing the volume of trash we generate as individuals, groups and societies. In the CVI kitchen and many others, zero waste is not,...
Jan 15, 2019
Extracting all of the usable potential from every single vegetable is a daily goal and primary mission for Culinary Vegetable Institute Chef Jamie Simpson. Adhering to a “zero waste” philosophy requires unwavering adherence to waste-reducing kitchen practices. But the...
Jan 8, 2019
Increasing numbers of restaurants, chefs and diners are focusing on plant-based dishes, either exclusively or as a growing menu percentage. So, it isn’t really surprising how we’re seeing more news coverage about swapping traditional grain-based carbs for healthy...
Dec 28, 2018
Rustic Homemade Vegetable Pot Pie is Rich in History and Flavor Say “pot pie” and the two words conjure up feelings of hot and hearty stick-to-your-ribs goodness, velvety gravy and the tantalizing aroma of meat and vegetables nestled inside tender buttery pastry. So,...
Dec 24, 2018
The busy holiday season is here, but then, it’s always the busy season at the Culinary Vegetable Institute. A look back at the years’ events is simply mind-boggling. Six Vegetable Showcase dinners highlighted the boundless potential for using seasonal vegetables from...
Dec 19, 2018
A Popular Holiday Song is a Menu Muse Everyone knows the “Twelve Days of Christmas” is a holiday song meant for singing. But, at the Culinary Vegetable Institute, it was transformed into a holiday song for eating during the three consecutive evenings of the fourth...
Dec 11, 2018
At the Culinary Vegetable Institute, we are blessed to be able to explore every iteration of each and every vegetable grown at The Chef’s Garden throughout the year. And, this year, Chef Jamie Simpson got to brainstorm with Farmer Lee Jones to make an extremely...
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