Getting to Know Chef Eats..

A Quick Bio

Now that I've been featured on Xanga's front page a couple of times now. (thanks to whoever was responsible for that) And with a bunch of new readers asking me who I am, where do I cook, what do I cook... etc.. well here we go.. the guy who's behind "Chef Eats"..

My name is Allen. I graduated from the Delgado Culinary Apprenticeship (3 year program) in New Orleans top of my class. Recognized by the L'Academie Brillat-Savarin and awarded the "Jeune Professional Award".  I've competed in the American Culinary Federation N.O. Culinary Classic and won an "ACF Silver Medal". I'm currently a "part-time" Chef at a country club in New Orleans. I was offered positions at Cuvee and Restaurant August. But due to my dad's untimely death last year, I assumed other responsibilities and I could not take the jobs.

I love cooking.. I am truly passionate about the craft and the art. If I could be a just a line cook at really good restaurant for the rest of my life, that would probably do it for me. (hopefully it's a restaurtant on a beach somewhere..lol) I don't need the money or the fame. As long as I'm free to utilize my skills & obtain and share knowledge.. this would be ideal.

Something I've created..

Orange Chocolate Mousse..

It's an Orange-scented Chocolate Mousse! I made this for my dessert class a while back in culinary school. They teach you to utilize every last bit of your ingredients.. So I extracted the juice of 2 oranges.. used the peel of one to make a couple of roses for garnish. The other orange was hollowed out and zested. It was then put into the freezer to keep it's shape and keep the mousse cold later on. I took the strips of zest and caramelized it in some simple syrup to use it as a topping. And for the mousse, I made it with my normal recipe and added the orange juice to it. That's it.. I believe my pastry chef gave me a 113 out of 115, he said something about "dirty work station"?.. uncalled for, he has a problem giving perfect grades.. damn it.. lol


My friend Lorin actually writes Emeril's Blog and she gave me a few minutes of fame a while back:
*My mark on Emeril's.com*

She's pretty damn cool, and owes me lunch too.. well she did kinda made up for that inadvertently with NOWFE.. but that's another story.. lol Make sure you catch her on the radio too! The new 99.5 FM!

Well now that we've broken the ice.. I'll give you guys/gals more entries about the stuff I'm making/made. Along with my regular food reviews of course! This should be interesting.. Let me know if you have any other questions. ciao!