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Mar 21, 2024

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Kitchen Tales: Stories from my time as a Professional Chef.

A compendium of kitchen experiences from behind the lines of professional kitchens in Canada.

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Kitchen Tales

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Arpad Nagy

The Day I Burnt the Face Off of My Apprentice Cook

Lamenting the lessons of Lobster Bisque

Nov 14, 2021

The Day I Burnt the Face Off of My Apprentice Cook

Nov 14, 2021

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Age of Empathy

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Arpad Nagy

A Feast for My People

Reflecting on moments with food and what it’s meant to me

Aug 17, 2023

A Feast for My People

Aug 17, 2023

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Kitchen Tales

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Arpad Nagy

From Cordon Bleu to Who the Hell Are You? Cooking with the Eccentric Frenchman

Flung From France in Disgrace, the Parisian Chef Roasts Under the Radar

Jul 7, 2023

From Cordon Bleu to Who the Hell Are You? Cooking with the Eccentric Frenchman

Jul 7, 2023

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Kitchen Tales

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Arpad Nagy

Kitchen Tales-Vol. 6: The Spaniard of the Rocky Mountains

The king of the bell, bawl and beast to the booze

Jan 13, 2023

Kitchen Tales-Vol. 6: The Spaniard of the Rocky Mountains

Jan 13, 2023

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Kitchen Tales

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Arpad Nagy

Kitchen Tales-Vol. 5: A 911 Call from My Junior Cook Sends Me on a Rescue Mission to Remember

Like a parent’s duty to their children, sometimes a Chef’s responsibility runs 24/7

Jul 20, 2022

Kitchen Tales-Vol. 5: A 911 Call from My Junior Cook Sends Me on a Rescue Mission to Remember

Jul 20, 2022

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Kitchen Tales

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Arpad Nagy

Kitchen Tales-Vol. 4: Cooking For The Lords of the Ring

The Night I gave a Stone Cold serving for Mankind and an Earthquake, survived the Undertaker, a Hitman, and his Bulldog

Jul 6, 2022

Kitchen Tales-Vol. 4: Cooking For The Lords of the Ring

Jul 6, 2022

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Kitchen Tales

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Arpad Nagy

Kitchen Tales-Vol. 3: Winnipeg-The Sequel. Bad Chef in the Mad House

Experiences inside Winnipeg’s finest dining house.

Mar 11, 2022

Kitchen Tales-Vol. 3: Winnipeg-The Sequel. Bad Chef in the Mad House

Mar 11, 2022

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Kitchen Tales

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Arpad Nagy

A Hell’s Kitchen Catastrophe

How an innocent question collapsed a kitchen and turned a brigade against me.

May 6, 2021

A Hell’s Kitchen Catastrophe

May 6, 2021

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Kitchen Tales

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Arpad Nagy

Kitchen Tales: Vol. 1-The Mad Chefs of Winnipeg

The jumping gnome Chef behind the lines of the city’s most prominent Italian restaurant.

Jan 31, 2022

Kitchen Tales: Vol. 1-The Mad Chefs of Winnipeg

Jan 31, 2022

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