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This is a video from class teaching students about how to make a salted caramel pear galette. Some highlights include making caramel and discussing how to prevent crystallization of the sugar, making pie dough from scratch and how to make a galette. Ingredients are listed below:

Salted Caramel
½ cup (200g) granulated sugar
3 Tablespoons (90g) butter, room temperature cut up into 6 pieces
¼ cup (120ml) heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon corn syrup
½ tsp lime or lemon juice

Galette
½ pie dough from your group
1 ea pear or apple, peeled and diced

1 oz packed light or dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour

1/2 fresh lemon, juiced (to prevent apple browning)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
salted caramel sauce (recipe above)
egg wash: 1 large egg beaten with 1 Tablespoon milk or water
optional: 1/4 cup(40g) total chopped almonds, raisins, coconut, etc...

In today's episode of Chefs Table Podcast, Chef takes a deep dive into Winter Squash. Have you ever seen those beautiful looking squash in the grocery store but don't know what to do with them? Listen in as Chef talks about three main winter squash that you will find in almost any grocery store PLUS a bonus squash that you can use to make a fancy dish to impress almost anyone!

In this episode Chef talks all things Chili, from the abbreviated history to sharing his own recipe. Listen in to hear about Sister Mary, ties to Chili and the Texas Prison system as well as Chef's very own recipe for a heart warming bowl of chili. If you love comfort food, chili and cast iron skillet cornbread this is an episode you don't want to miss!

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In this episode we are joined by my good friend Chef Claude Cevasco where we discuss the topic of International Cuisine with a focus on France. Chef has deep roots to France and was able to give us an insight to the various regions of France, popular destinations, popular dishes and ingredients as well as discussing the 5 man regions of wine. This is the audio version only, please visit the Chefs Table Podcast Facebook page for the video recording where you will get an enhanced version to include video of the presentation that we put together and various other visual aids to enhance the conversation. Please enjoy this spirited conversation with Chef Claude Cevsaco!

Welcome to Season 2 of the Chefs Table Podcast! It has been quite a while since Season 1 ended but Chef is coming back better then ever with his second season! To start it off Chef will be talking about one of his favorite holidays of the year: Thanksgiving! From the turkey to the gravy and everything in between, Chef will talk about how he tackles one of the more challenging days of holiday cooking. You will hear about the brining process for Turkeys, Chef's famous chorizo stuffing and how to make homemade gravy that will be sure to impress all of your guests-plus much more! Take a listen as begin our second season of the Chef's Table Podcast!