Let's see what my under caffeinated brain comes up with: - received wisdom would say 'pick up Jacques Pépin La Technique, watch Gordon Ramsey Videos (etc), read about how Tim Ferris learnt to cook to gain some meta-handle on how to learn': all reasonable, and worth doing, but....
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- I alluded to Ferris' 4h cook earlier. I both hate and love that project. There is an enormous amount of noise in that book, but I really appreciate his general approach to learning, and the demystification of certain things. I think the best thing he introduces is enthusiasm:
- which brings me on to something that I think is absolutely foundational, and probably quite romantic. Food is all about love. Food is about passion, and tenderness, and sharing. I've been very, very poor, and still been able to cook a plate of rice and beans with dignity & love
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- If you can identify the basic spark which makes you enjoy food, or cooking for yourself or others, then that will be very helpful in giving you the willingness to learn. Cooking is not hard, and you seem smart so you'll learn quickly, so some basic motivation will go a long way
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PS: this is true of good home cooking, not true for a professional kitchen, which is more about repetition, efficiency, coordination, consistency, hard hard work, etc. Ofc, what distinguishes an ok restaurant meal from a really good one, is love/passion maintained through time.
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