Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 18, 2010
Welcome to The Balsams kitchen! Executive Chef Josh Berry has taken a film crew behind the scenes at this NH grand hotel to capture his methods of creating some of the famous dishes he serves to guests in the elegant dining room here, so that home cooks can also prepare and enjoy his gourmet meals!
This video is first in a series that feature Chef Berry as he takes us through all the steps of fixing a dish, served up with a dash of food history as well as tips on ingredients and technique. These videos have been accepted to IdealChef.com, an “online video cookbook” that showcases video recipes from professional chefs around the world. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on July 12, 2010
Culinary staff at this New England resort recently reached out to a New Hampshire trout farm to continue attempts at localizing their purchasing processes.
Marc Moran over at Hopewell Farms in Newbury says his business was proud to make its first delivery of live trout to the resort on June 1.
The Balsams staff used the opportunity to train culinary apprentices on the handling and processing of live fish.
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Filed under: Dining in New Hampshire, NH Culinary School, NH Vacations
Tagged: culinary apprenticeship programs, culinary schools, New England resort, New Hampshire restaurants, New Hampshire vacation, NH Culinary School, NH dining, NH gourmet dining, NH resort, NH restaurants
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on June 14, 2010
Josh Berry trains an apprentice at The Balsams
Josh Berry, Head Chef at this New England resort, hardly resembles the wild-eyed cooking-monster from Hell’s Kitchen. But starting on June 14th he’ll be putting twelve new culinary apprentices through an intense period in their lives, at one of New Hampshire’s most respected dining facilities. These carefully-selected freshmen are mostly accomplished cooks already, but generally just half make it through The Balsams’ roughly four-year culinary training program. Read More »
Filed under: NH Culinary School, NH Gourmet Food, NH Vacations
Tagged: culinary apprenticeship programs, New England resort, New Hampshire dining, New Hampshire resort, New Hampshire travel, New Hampshire vacation, NH Culinary School, NH gourmet dining, NH resort, NH restaurants
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on April 27, 2010
In the heart of historic Portsmouth, NH sits a little bakery café where the bakers and chefs bring the skills they honed at this New England resort in Dixville Notch, NH to the locals and tourists of the popular seaside town. Popovers on the Square features fine cakes, pastries, and cookies, but is also a hopping lunch and dinner spot, with a substantial menu of soups, salads, sandwiches and quiches served with, of course, a freshly baked popover. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on March 22, 2010
Chef Berry in action
When Josh Berry first joined the rigorous culinary apprenticeship program at The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, he experienced “a mixture of panic, excitement, and awe.” Over a decade later, Chef Berry is now the man in charge of the program. Today he takes some time away from training his elite students to explain a bit about the endeavor and how it benefits NH dining connoisseurs. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on February 23, 2010
The chefs and culinary apprentices at this New England Resort are offering guests a new dining adventure every night with a special “Tasting Menu” in addition to the traditional “A La Carte” fare. Diners now have the option to go with the chef’s coordinated four-course meal, which changes every night, or to choose various dishes from the regular Weekly Menu. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on February 5, 2010
The Entrance to Beaver Lodge
This NH Resort is about to expand its options for accommodations. After many years of housing apprentice chefs enrolled in The Culinary Apprenticeship Program, Beaver Lodge is now available as a guesthouse to visitors of The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on October 6, 2009
What does Gordon Ramsay’s reality show competition Hell’s Kitchen have in common with this NH hotel’s world class culinary school?
- Both offer an incredibly demanding opportunity for would-be gastronomes to achieve success in a challenging profession.
- Both have rigorous requirements that prevent many participants from making it to the end.
- Both can boast of turning out some of the most accomplished chefs in the world. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on September 28, 2009
The Balsams recently acquired a new Head Chef, Josh Berry. A graduate of the Resort’s Culinary Apprenticeship Program, he trained from 1994-1998. We caught up with Josh after a few days on the job and here’s what he had to say:
Q: What were your impressions of the apprentice program when you first started? Read More »
Welcome to The Balsams kitchen! Executive Chef Josh Berry has taken a film crew behind the scenes at this NH grand hotel to capture his methods of creating some of the famous dishes he serves to guests in the elegant dining room here, so that home cooks can also prepare and enjoy his gourmet meals!
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