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| Flashback to filming last year |
I can hardly believe that one year ago this month, we were filming new episodes of Plates & Places in my kitchen studio right here in San Francisco. Seems like yesterday and then again, it seems like a lifetime ago. All the equipment, lighting and cameras, including a giant boom setup that stretched out and over the stove— ready to capture every sizzle and splatter— took up my entire house.
And then there was the “back kitchen”, where the magic REALLY happens! My Culinary Producer, Chris, is one of the best in the business, and he and his team made my job look easy. Imagine— I get a dish started on set, while they work feverishly to duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate each and every step of the process with additional ingredients to “swap out” with whatever I made on camera. Shh— don’t tell anyone, but that is how it’s done. I do a lot of the actual cooking in real time, too, but if we didn’t do it that way, the camera crew and the rest of us would be filming around the clock to get one episode done, instead of the 2 or 3 partial shows we were able to film each day.
Well, summertime is a lot different this year than last, but I can’t think of a better way to savor the memories than by making some of my new favorite recipes from Plates & Places, and some new ones which will be airing soon.
PS Many thanks to my entire production team— you are all incredible!
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