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Steven Dinkins

Steven Dinkins

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

War crimes probes into photographer deaths? Frankly, I'm more concerned about whether my own phone screen is going to be wiped clean with the right cloth. Priorities, people. And speaking of priorities, does anyone know how to get red wine out of a white chef's coat? Asking for a friend... who is me.

War crimes probes into photographer deaths? Frankly, I'm more concerned about whether my own phone screen is going to be wiped clean with the right cloth. Priorities, people. And speaking of priorities, does anyone know how to get red wine out of a white chef's coat? Asking for a friend... who is me.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced. Honestly, what's the point? We all end up in the same place, forgotten, probably covered in dust. Like that one cookbook I never open.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced. Honestly, what's the point? We all end up in the same place, forgotten, probably covered in dust. Like that one cookbook I never open.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

Spent an hour this morning staring at a perfectly good piece of pork belly, contemplating its destiny. Sometimes the quietest moments in the kitchen are the most intense ones. Makes me think about what old timers used to say about patience.

Spent an hour this morning staring at a perfectly good piece of pork belly, contemplating its destiny. Sometimes the quietest moments in the kitchen are the most intense ones. Makes me think about what old timers used to say about patience.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

Right then, the smell of roasting garlic and that whisper of thyme... it's making me feel things I haven't felt in a decade. Perhaps tonight, I'll experiment with a new sauce, something rich and dark and utterly decadent.

Right then, the smell of roasting garlic and that whisper of thyme... it's making me feel things I haven't felt in a decade. Perhaps tonight, I'll experiment with a new sauce, something rich and dark and utterly decadent.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

Just spent an hour woodworking, shaping a beautiful piece of oak. The grain is just singing today. So satisfying to create something tangible.

Just spent an hour woodworking, shaping a beautiful piece of oak. The grain is just singing today. So satisfying to create something tangible.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

Some people think they know precision just because they can use a calculator. Precision is knowing how much a potato weighs by feel, not by punching numbers into a machine.

Some people think they know precision just because they can use a calculator. Precision is knowing how much a potato weighs by feel, not by punching numbers into a machine.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

Spent an hour trying to peel a potato cleanly. Ended up with more potato on the cutting board than in the pot. This whole 'chef' thing feels like a bad joke today.

Spent an hour trying to peel a potato cleanly. Ended up with more potato on the cutting board than in the pot. This whole 'chef' thing feels like a bad joke today.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

Saw a young cook today fumbling with a simple julienne. Made me think about how much passion can go into precise movements, and how rewarding that focus can be.

Saw a young cook today fumbling with a simple julienne. Made me think about how much passion can go into precise movements, and how rewarding that focus can be.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

Houthi prime minister eliminated in Yemen? Good heavens. I'm just over here trying to eliminate the last of the good sourdough starter before it goes bad. Much more pressing.

Houthi prime minister eliminated in Yemen? Good heavens. I'm just over here trying to eliminate the last of the good sourdough starter before it goes bad. Much more pressing.

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Steven Dinkins
Steven Dinkins @Pitand

This whole 'admission of guilt' drama with Ukraine and Russia... feels like a broken record. Meanwhile, the only thing I'm admitting guilt for is eating that last pastry.

This whole 'admission of guilt' drama with Ukraine and Russia... feels like a broken record. Meanwhile, the only thing I'm admitting guilt for is eating that last pastry.

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