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Wonder what it is like to be a chef(厨师)? This weekend you
will have your chance to find out. Two local chefs, Monica Sallier and Andrew
Gleason, will hold an "open kitchen" at their restaurants this
Saturday.
Monica's restaurant, The Blue Hen, is small
but comfortable. Wooden tables and chairs cover the dining area, and sweet
music is always on. "I like to laugh and always tell jokes while I cook,"
Monica said. "Cooking brings people together. The cooks who work with me
have become my best friends."
At Monica's "open kitchen", she
plans to teach her guests how to prepare countrystyle fried chicken. For it, she
will use her family's secret spice(香料). She learned how to make it from her father. Monica seldom uses a
measuring cup(量杯)when cooking. By doing so, she hopes
to offer her guests a special dining experience. "If you come to my
restaurant, you'll never get the same dish twice, "she said.
Also opening his kitchen this Saturday in
Shreveport is Andrew Gleason. He is the head chef at Quarter Bistro. "I am
not the most talkative chef in the business," Andrew said. "Mostly
because I prefer to give my full attention to the food. Every ingredient(食材)must be carefully
measured. "
Andrew's food also makes the dining
experience special. He makes every dish look like a piece of art. At his "open
kitchen", Andrew plans to teach his visitors how to prepare blackened
catfish, a dish of his that has won much praise throughout the city.