Month: December 2017

Mexico: culinary holidays

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In order to expand my restaurant and mental horizons this time I made my way to Mexico.

It was an entertaining and gastronomic tour through the country’s out-of-the-way places as well as along its magnificent Caribbean coast.

PLANES

I am going to move step by step. Starting with the flight. I was getting there from Kiev: on my way there I changed planes in Paris and Mexico City, and on the way back – in Mexico City and Amsterdam.

I was flying with “FRANCEAIR” and “KLM”. The companies provide a pleasant service, but that’s not “wow”, of course. It was striking that the flight crew members were mostly communicating with each other, and the passengers were kind of in the background. In my mind, it looks not very professional. As to the minimality of troubles I liked the French more. Continue reading “Mexico: culinary holidays”

“Paprikash” wild hare

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The opening of the furry animals hunting season in Volyn region was quite successful for me. I managed to bag a hare and in the run-up of my birthday I decided to treat my guests with this delicacy according to the Magyar recipe.

So, wild hare “Paprikash”.

Paprikash is a typical for Hungarian cuisine method of cooking white meat (poultry fillet), which, as a matter of fact, is suitable for cooking hare meat. The main thing is, as Hungarian cooks say, to have meat which is not fat. Continue reading ““Paprikash” wild hare”

HOOKAH BAR AS BUSINESS: how to choose a proper hookah

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In the series of materials called “Hookah bar as business” I am going to consider a number of the most popular questions that you will have to deal with while opening this undoubtedly profitable direction of the Ho.Re.Ca. business.

In order to increase the material’s expertise I am going to write this column together with my partners in this direction that I have been cooperating with for 7 years – The “iHookah” Company that provides not only consulting, training and outsource services, but also is a manufacturer of their own hookah models. I invariably use them in my establishments.

Personally I am a chain-smoker and I have been smoking hookahs daily for 8 years. It’s noteworthy that I have never smoked and don’t smoke cigarettes, but hookah smoke dips me into some special nirvana and relaxation. So I am an expert in hookah smoke as well as in organizing hookah business, and will gladly share my experience with you. Continue reading “HOOKAH BAR AS BUSINESS: how to choose a proper hookah”