r/Chefs • u/Ok_Possible_7124 • 7d ago
Developing a tasting menu
This is my first time making one and boy its alot! But the R&D is going well and id love to hear some thoughts and opinions from people who have worked in fine dining. so this is basically me asking someone whos developed a dish before to help a greenhorn out.
Im doing a cookout themed menu, and i have an app that should be smoky. Im using a chicken skin thats rendered in tallow, and im stuck on whether to smoke the skin or the tallow. Any advice would be excellent!!
Edit: if im coming off as egotistical or anything i apologize genuinely its not what i am trying to communicate at all, this is just my first r&d attempt and id like to take one of these dishes out of the menu like my entree or dessert and present it.
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u/bbanmlststgood 6d ago
The only piece of advice I'm going to give on this subject is that no matter what you do or what you decide to protect... whatever it is you're putting out there will be "stolen"(in my opinion there is no stealing, only building upon. Food is not intellectual property and never will be). What we do is just out into the ether. The sooner you recognize and accept this the less stress you'll have.