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Chris Shaften

Fridge Notes: recipes worth cooking, techniques that actually work, and the stories behind them, from a lifetime in professional kitchens.

This seasons canned Peaches
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Fridge Notes Issue #1: Why I still can peaches every summer

Peaches, presence, and the hardest habit to unlearn from a decade in restaurants. FRIDGE NOTES Issue No. 1 Welcome This is the inaugural issue of Fridge Notes. As such, I want to say a big thank you for being among my first subscribers. Let me officially introduce myself: I'm Chris Shaften, chef, entrepreneur, and now creator. I've spent years as a professional chef working all over Canada in restaurants focused on farm-to-table cuisine built on classic European technique. I competed on Top...