Cooking Channel, Roger Mooking, and an Ice Cream Truck
A couple of weekends ago, the Cooking Channel was in town to celebrate summer. It was hot — 95° in the shade and muggy, a normal for Atlanta this time of year. To help cool things off, they brought an ice cream truck with Jake’s ice cream for everyone and Roger Mooking.
I got to talk to Roger, a talented chef and an award-winning musician. He hosts Everyday Exotic and uses exotic ingredients in his cooking. Here’s what he has to say.
On his favorite ingredient
Love. Roger believes that anyone can follow a recipe and two people can follow the same recipe exactly the same but the one who gives more energy, intent, focus, and passion into the recipe is guaranteed a thousand percent that his dish will taste better. Oh, and also salt. Season with enough salt for taste.
On the most difficult ingredient he has ever had to work with
Can you guess which one? It’s none other than… anchovies!
On the transition from music to cooking
He has always wanted to be a chef from the time he was 3. He comes from a family of restaurateurs so it was only natural that he grew up in kitchens. He started working in a kitchen professionally at 14 and he would take all his money earned and go to the recording studio. He’s been doing it ever since. He is equally passionate about both music and cooking and cannot fathom doing just either one or giving up one or the other. He is happy that he can do both and if given the chance to choose and do just one, he can’t. The opportunity to cook and do music at the same time is providing entertainment for everyone around him.
On the perfect meal
I asked Roger if I ever get lucky enough to be invited for a meal at his house, what would he feed me. Just like great chefs, he doesn’t plan a meal based on dishes. Instead, he will go to a farmer’s market or grocery store and find what’s fresh and make a meal out of all the freshest ingredients he could find.
On his favorite cuisine
Dim sum!!!
Check out Roger on Everyday Exotic. Now!
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