French and Mediterranean Cooking with Chef Xavier Btesh

One of my dream destination will be Italy. Dreaming of having some wine with my husband and enjoying a nice sumptuous lunch or dinner while being mesmerized by the enchanting view but enough of those days dreaming since it's like I already went there when I met and attended a French and Meditteranean cooking class with Chef Xavier Btesh at The Maya Kitchen last Saturday.

Chef Xavier Btesh was born and raised in Paris.He was also trained under renowned chefs. He also becomes a consultant chef of various businesses. His book Les Petits Diner de Xavier sold more than 40,000 copies across Europe.

He told us that French cooking is just the same with our Filipino style cooking. It is simple, easy and not complicated.

For the Culinary Elite Series, Chef Xavier Btesh did a cooking demo of various and well-known French-style dishes from his cookbook, French Kusina.

Marseille Seafood Soup

The Seafood Soup is really flavorful. I can really taste every ingredient that was on it. It is perfect for the rainy day season. It will totally warm up your body.

Salad Nicoise

It was an easy to prepare salad. This one is so perfect if you have an expected guest. Just grab some fresh tomatoes, bell pepper, french beans ( one of my favorite), tuna chunks or anchovies with red wine vinegar and olive oil.

Boeuf Bourguignon

I thought stew is really complicated but after watching how Chef Xavier cooked this one, I was really interested in doing his recipe at home. The beef was so tender and while it's cooking, I can really smell it.

Authentic Pasta Carbonara

I was used to eating Carbonara with mushroom and cream but Chef Xavier told us that the Authentic Pasta Carbonara is not creamy and the only ingredients that will be add on the pasta are cheese and black pepper and some pasta water.

Milanese Risotto

For sure if you are visiting my page or you are one of the people who are close to me, you'll know that I haven't tried cooking Risotto before. I think Risotto is a bit complicated and will hard to achieve the desired taste but Chef Xavier's Risotto recipe is not too complicated.

My lunch

After the cooking demo, I was able to taste all those delicious French and Mediterranean dishes prepared by Chef Xavier. After attending this cooking demo I become curious on what other French dishes I can cook and prepare for my family. I've learned some cooking tips and some facts about the French dishes.

with Chef Xavier Btesh

Chef Xavier Btesh also advised that when you cook " cook with your heart and think about the people you are cooking for".

This is one of my favorite quotes from Chef Xavier Btesh
" Keep it simple, don't be scared. I truly, truly believe there is no bad chef "

If you want to learn and want to cook like an expert you can check The Maya Kitchen upcoming class and courses they offer. You can log on to www.themayakitchen.com, email them contactus@themayakitchen.com

The Maya Kitchen Culinary Center ( Tuesday to Saturday )
Add: 8F Liberty Building, 835 A. Arnaiz Avenue (Pasay Road ),
Makati City
Tel No: 8921185 local 108 / 09296796102

Again, as always thank you so much guys for visiting my page. I hope you enjoyed your stay. Please always do visit my blog for more of my adventures inside and outside my little kitchen. This is your Kitchen Mom, Dhess ... see you on my next adventure.

Mwuah! Love lots! 💖

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