2007 Chefs Know Best Web Extras
Ingredients
What’s your favorite type of salt?
38%
Fleur de sel
24%
Maldon
10%
Kosher
What’s your favorite type of non-black pepper?
31%
Piment d’Espelette
12%
Cayenne
12%
Red chile
What’s your favorite butter?
31%
Plugrá
8%
Double Devon Cream
8%
Organic Valley
What’s your favorite part of the pig?
50%
Pork belly
20%
Whole pig
10%
Jowl
Where do you get your favorite cured meat?
6%
Salumi (salumicuredmeats.com
4%
DiPalo Dairy (212-226-1033)
4%
La Quercia (laquercia.us)
We’ve been seeing a lot of grains on menus. What’s your favorite?
26%
Barley
22%
Farro (Italian spelt)
20%
Quinoa
What’s worth making from scratch as a home cook?
29%
Pasta
19%
Jam
15%
Pickles
What’s your favorite newfangled ingredient for cooking?
30%
“I never use newfangled ingredients.”
Equipment
What’s your favorite pan?
39%
All-Clad
14%
Le Creuset
10%
Blue steel (no brand)
What’s your favorite new equipment or technology to make its way into the U.S. kitchen?
26%
Immersion circulation
14%
Dehydrator
12%
Pacojet
12%
Plancha griddle
Drinks
What’s your cocktail of choice?
14%
Mojito
14%
Single-malt Scotch on the rocks
6%
I don’t drink
Travel
What’s your favorite restaurant in the world?
6%
Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA (1517 Shattuck Ave.; 510-548-5525)
6%
Louis XV in Monte Carlo, Monaco (Hôtel de Paris, Place du Casino; 011-377-9806-8864)
4%
Arzak in San Sebastián, Spain (Avda. Alcalde José Elósegui, 273; 011-34-94-327-8465)
4%
Jean Georges in New York City (1 Central Park West; 212-299-3900)
4%
L’Astrance in Paris, France (4 Rue Beethoven; 011-33-1-40-50-84-40)
What is the best food destination in the world?
18%
New York City
12%
France (Paris, Provence)
12%
Italy (Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna)
12%
Spain (San Sebastián)
Restaurant Trends
What’s the next big menu trend?
28%
Pared-down menu descriptions
16%
Melding of sweet and savory
10%
Japanese ingredients
What food trend do you want to disappear?
20%
Molecular gastronomy
14%
Foam
Other
How much of a role does science play in your kitchen? Please answer on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being all about the ingredients and 10 being all about the science.
33%
5
19%
1
15%
2
15%
3
What’s your favorite cookbook?
6%
Joy of Cooking
4%
Chez Panisse series
4%
Larousse Gastronomique
4%
The Zuni Cafe Cookbook
If you could open a fast-food place, what would it be?
18%
Taco stand
14%
Burger joint
10%
Barbecue joint
What kind of music do you think diners should listen to at your restaurant?
35%
Jazz
10%
Classical
3%
Classic rock ’n’ roll
3%
Indie/Alternative Rock
What kind of shoes do you wear in the kitchen?
38%
Clogs
12%
Designer shoes
10%
Birkenstocks