Secrets of the Best Chefs

to crack it on the counter and submerge it in water. The water
will get between the shell and the egg and help you peel it when
you’re ready.
THINK ABOUT temperature when creating a dish: for example,
with the puntarelle salad, Falkner wanted cold puntarelle (she
added ice to get it even colder) and hot candied bacon for
contrast. She uses a similar approach with her plated desserts.
TO ADD an extra dose of flavor, inject the inside of your
cupcakes using a piping bag. For example, you could inject
lemon curd into a lemon cupcake or raspberry jam into red
velvet cupcakes.