The more I cook, the more I'm reminded that a great dish comes down to the tiniest details. The right piece of meat, the right cut, the right temperature -- those little things add up in a final ...

Since childhood, I have loved watching TV chefs cut vegetables. The blur of the knife, perfect slices dropping like dominoes behind nimble fingers with nary a Band-Aid in sight -- like professionals ...

When it comes to spicy jalapeños, sometimes a rough chop simply won't do, and a recipe will call for a dramatic, precise cut like a fine brunoise or 1/8-inch cubes. Chopping jalapeños into small, ...

Every time I chop onions, I recall the scene in the movie "Julie and Julia" in which Julia Child (played by Meryl Streep) masters the art of correctly chopping onions. She is ecstatic. For the better ...