Experimental Culinary Pursuits is all about discoveries in culinary therapy and everyday delights. I believe that the creation of food should be an inventive art, leaving the chef free to dream up possibilities to fulfill his/her tastebuds’ desires. So I devote time in the kitchen to experimentation, conjuring up new marriages of ingredients and flavors. Food is the essence of life and forever connected to our experiences, so EC Pursuits is also the space where I write my stories and connect them to these food creations. The recipes you’ll find here are almost always vegetarian, but I think of this blog as much more flexible, and I hope the stories and recipes inspire you to experiment with your own twists to make them your own.
You can find me at: Experimental.Culinary.Pursuits [at] Gmail [dot] com
Thanks for joining me on my adventures!
Shelly (Writer, Experimental Chef)
Shelly loves to conduct fun experiments in the kitchen and discover new tastes and flavors. She has a strong olfactory sense and prides herself on being able to distinguish perfume notes in blind tests, which she believes allows her to “imagine” how a dish would turn out by “smelling” the raw ingredients. Outside of The Kitchen, she works as a brand marketer in the business of “making women pretty” “increasing decadent chocolate consumption”, and loves to spend weekends exploring NYC and contemplating life in Central Park (or Sephora).
Brian (Sous Chef, Food Tester, newly promoted Head Photographer)
Brian is the gracious benefactor/guinea pig of Shelly’s food experiments. He is also an excellent grocery shopper buddy and sous chef. His main responsibilities include:
- Grating cheese, opening cans & jars, and reaching things on top shelves
- Making yummy noises and complimenting Shelly on every dish
- Reigning as the resident Breakfast Maker. And a damn good one!
Outside of The Kitchen, Brian is a consultant and travels during the week to exotic places in the world like Detroit, MI. He likes to spend his time cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes and engaging in scary sports like skiing.
Heee hee , how witty and clever!
Hi Shelly! This is such a great idea! Congrats and good luck on your new adventure. I will be diligently following… (in a non-creepy way)
Take care!
How lovely!!! I’ll be happy to become the benefactor/guinea pig of Shelly’s food experiments, too!
Awesome Shelly! I’ve added you link to my site too! Excited to try your recipes! : )
Is it only a pure coincidence in terms of timing? Or did you decide to do this website after we had wondered at work which kind of pot was symbolizing your hobby
? In any case, this is a great idea! Your start is already creative, witty, and yummy!
Hi Shelly! Great idea and Congrats!!!! You look great by the way
Talk to you soon.
Hi Shelly,
Your titles sounds innovative. Anyway, nice to meet you both, experimental chef, food tester … Brian must be adorable enough to have accepted the name of a dishwasher.
Thanks for being friends on foodbuzz.
I’ve got an award waiting for you over at my site – it’s on the post from today – just copy the code on the upper right of my site to add it if you want.
Hi Shelly, nice to find someone who shares same philosophy about not following recipes. It’s so liberating. Cooking is an expression of who you are. You don’t need recipes to cook dinners during the week, keep it simple. Not sure why we’ve not met till @foodista tweet today. Great blog, nice to meet you.
Great information,I have bookmarked this site for future and will keep a eye on your other postings. Thank you
Hi, excelent, this is top notch stuff, i enjoy it allot.Bye Bye
Hi Shelly, Hi Brian,
Congrats for you awards! Never saw anyone experimenting the food like you do!Looks like EVERY single ingredient matters to you!
Just wanted to let you know that if you plan to attend any events during the NYC Wine & Food Festival, The Feast and NBC local media will be hosting a series of talks with the biggest names in the culinary industry in the plaza of The Standard hotel on Saturday 1:30pm-5:30pm. If you are free, we’d love to have you visit. Details are attached and for more info you can go to http://bit.ly/FeastTalk.
For most up to the minute news on the The Standard, you can check out their new Culture Site at http://standardculture.com/.
Hope to see you there and let me know if you need anything else!
Daphne
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