Comments on: The Chef’s Table, Episode 3 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:46:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dalal http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478817 dalal Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:11:29 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478817 I tried it, and everything was perfect :))) I tried it, and everything was perfect :)))

]]> By: Haterhaute http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478394 Haterhaute Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:05:55 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478394 I think these videos would be better with out the backtrack music and without comments from the random tasters.. Hearing the chef announce what the dish was and having 4 people ask back "What? What is it called?" was quite annoying.. Maybe a one on one interview thing might be better? As far as gloves go, being a chef myself, I actually prefer using them because personally I just have a thing about handling ready to eat foods.. I'll go barehanded if I'm working with a product that will be cooked but mostly I advocate and like to see glove use. And whoever explained about food interpretation is exactly right.. Food is so amazingly malliable.. You can take an idea, tweak it with your own riff and voila! Something new.. Honestly, culinary professionals do it all the time I am excited for Chef Ahmed and wish him success with his bistro. I look forward to stopping by soon. As long as he doesn't gouge me 2KD for that tomato salad that I know costs about .300fils, like 80% of the restaurants do in this country, I think we'll be okay :) I think these videos would be better with out the backtrack music and without comments from the random tasters.. Hearing the chef announce what the dish was and having 4 people ask back “What? What is it called?” was quite annoying.. Maybe a one on one interview thing might be better?

As far as gloves go, being a chef myself, I actually prefer using them because personally I just have a thing about handling ready to eat foods.. I’ll go barehanded if I’m working with a product that will be cooked but mostly I advocate and like to see glove use.

And whoever explained about food interpretation is exactly right.. Food is so amazingly malliable.. You can take an idea, tweak it with your own riff and voila! Something new.. Honestly, culinary professionals do it all the time

I am excited for Chef Ahmed and wish him success with his bistro. I look forward to stopping by soon. As long as he doesn’t gouge me 2KD for that tomato salad that I know costs about .300fils, like 80% of the restaurants do in this country, I think we’ll be okay :)

]]> By: S http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478307 S Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:09:31 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478307 Chicken Soup: hahhahaahah amazing comment.......envy is so ugly, don't you agree ;) Chicken Soup: hahhahaahah amazing comment…….envy is so ugly, don’t you agree ;)

]]> By: Chicken Soup http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478212 Chicken Soup Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:53:53 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478212 What boggles me is that I don't see any of you mustering up the courage and talent to do 1/2 of what Ahmed Al-Bader has done. I applaud him for his amazing work and fine taste in cuisine, and even more so for sharing it with this ungrateful audience. Mastering food is NOT EASY, contrary to what you all think. There's a beautiful connection between the chef and the food; knowing which ingredients to pair, how to cook things, how to present them! Everything counts and honestly, Al-Bader has outdone himself. How many of you brunch at Prime&Toast or eat dinner at Burger Hub every weekend? Those menu items didn't come up like fage3 you know :) There is a MASTERMIND behind everything on those menus! So talk all you want - I can't WAIT to see you guys there. Oh, and I'm very sure Mary and Kumar wear gloves when they're making your lunch. GET OVER YOURSELVES. What boggles me is that I don’t see any of you mustering up the courage and talent to do 1/2 of what Ahmed Al-Bader has done.
I applaud him for his amazing work and fine taste in cuisine, and even more so for sharing it with this ungrateful audience. Mastering food is NOT EASY, contrary to what you all think. There’s a beautiful connection between the chef and the food; knowing which ingredients to pair, how to cook things, how to present them! Everything counts and honestly, Al-Bader has outdone himself. How many of you brunch at Prime&Toast or eat dinner at Burger Hub every weekend? Those menu items didn’t come up like fage3 you know :) There is a MASTERMIND behind everything on those menus!
So talk all you want – I can’t WAIT to see you guys there.
Oh, and I’m very sure Mary and Kumar wear gloves when they’re making your lunch. GET OVER YOURSELVES.

]]> By: hamad http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478164 hamad Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:49:47 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478164 i dont know about the rest but the guy with the shaved head is a well known food critic in the region. i dont know about the rest but the guy with the shaved head is a well known food critic in the region.

]]> By: CBA Guy http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478076 CBA Guy Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:13:16 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478076 <3 albader. A local entrepreneur. <3 albader. A local entrepreneur.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478067 Anonymous Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:13:21 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478067 you mean garbage nearby? check out the bread section at dean & delluca... they leave their bread uncovered, not even partitioned by glass.. and people actually buy it! i can't imagine how much saliva has drenched the bread from both the employees and the customers... absolutely disgusting you mean garbage nearby? check out the bread section at dean & delluca… they leave their bread uncovered, not even partitioned by glass.. and people actually buy it! i can’t imagine how much saliva has drenched the bread from both the employees and the customers… absolutely disgusting

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478063 Mark Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:48:19 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478063 Since we are on the subject of gloves, I had the worst experience tonight. I passed by Carrefour to pick up olives. I got to the counter and the employee was moving around like the trash or something, crates and boxes around behind the counter. I noticed he was wearing gloves and it was like ripped with his thumb sticking out and it looked yellowish or had yellowish liquid on it. He then asked me what I wanted and I figured he would change gloves but he didn't. It was really gross, I just took the olives from him and just dumped it in the fridge nearby. Never ever getting olives from carrefour again. Since we are on the subject of gloves, I had the worst experience tonight. I passed by Carrefour to pick up olives. I got to the counter and the employee was moving around like the trash or something, crates and boxes around behind the counter. I noticed he was wearing gloves and it was like ripped with his thumb sticking out and it looked yellowish or had yellowish liquid on it. He then asked me what I wanted and I figured he would change gloves but he didn’t. It was really gross, I just took the olives from him and just dumped it in the fridge nearby. Never ever getting olives from carrefour again.

]]> By: bigdig http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478061 bigdig Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:07:51 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478061 realist; it seems betmooot 7ara o gahar from 86; you will die soon from al7araaa lol lol realist; it seems betmooot 7ara o gahar from 86; you will die soon from al7araaa lol lol

]]> By: Realist http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478042 Realist Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:46:56 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478042 casablanca - If I'm inspired by a cheeseburger spring roll I saw somehwre else and I want to serve it, I would be riding on its popularity and thus wouldn't be highlighting it as part of my innovative cooking. casablanca – If I’m inspired by a cheeseburger spring roll I saw somehwre else and I want to serve it, I would be riding on its popularity and thus wouldn’t be highlighting it as part of my innovative cooking.

]]> By: casablanca http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478029 casablanca Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:09:48 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478029 1001 nights-i went looking today, its next to Karam and ColorMeMine. If u pass Napket on the right, there's a door that takes you outside- its there, past karam. 1001 nights-i went looking today, its next to Karam and ColorMeMine. If u pass Napket on the right, there’s a door that takes you outside- its there, past karam.

]]> By: safi http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/the-chefs-table-episode-3/#comment-478026 safi Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:45:18 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8398#comment-478026 Hah I love how people are attacking anyone that thinks this is not "all that". To everyone their own. *For instance*, if I believe it's unoriginal... then I say it's unoriginal (again, it's an example); and my intent would not be a personal attack on the chef. Hah I love how people are attacking anyone that thinks this is not “all that”.

To everyone their own. *For instance*, if I believe it’s unoriginal… then I say it’s unoriginal (again, it’s an example); and my intent would not be a personal attack on the chef.

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