Episode 109: Pine, Yolks, & Soup

This week on Cooking Issues, Dave Arnold and Nastassia Lopez talk about their experience acting as fluffers at the South Beach Food and Wine Festival. Who was more popular at the festival - Dave or Tony the Tiger? Later, Dave tackles this weeks listener questions! Hear why Dave and Nastassia hate the word espuma, and learn how to use pine flavor in your food and drink! Dave talks about the differences in cooking temperatures for egg whites and yolks, and offers some suggestions for sous vide eggs. Learn how to prevent evaporation with an immersion circulator. Listen in to hear Dave offer tips on how to win cooking contests! This program has been sponsored by The International Culinary Center. Im against the word espuma on an English menu. If the whole menus in Spanish, then go ahead. [8:15] A lot times when working with pine and lavender... even when you do a really good job with it, you might have some bathroom cleaner memories. [10:50] -- Dave Arnold on Cooking Issues