Ingredients matter
Good ingredients are worth choosing carefully. You do not need the most expensive option, but you do need one that tastes good.
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A FEW PRINCIPLES
Mise en place
Do the chopping, weighing and grating before you cook. Especially when pasta or risotto leaves you no time to hunt for a grater.
Food should be a pleasure
Cooking is not an exam. The point is to enjoy both the process and the meal—and, ideally, share it with someone.
Carbonara: do not improvise
Guanciale means guanciale. No bacon, no cream, and no random cheese.