Chef and author Franco Lania announces the release of his powerful new memoir, Cooking Inspired: Design Your Dish, Design Your Life, a deeply personal and globally spanning culinary journey that connects gastronomy, travel, resilience, and transformation. More than a cookbook, Cooking Inspired is a reflective memoir that traces Lania’s path through kitchens across the […]
A fresh start in life can often be found in the most unexpected places. Most careers are built on skills, while some rely on opportunity. However, certain lives are transformed by something much more fundamental: structure, struggle, and the daily discipline of perseverance. In Cooking Inspired: Design Your Dish, Design Your Life, Chef Franco […]
Are you planning to open your own restaurant? Good idea, but before getting started, you need to know that starting a restaurant is not just about having a good idea or a great menu. While these things do come first when you are a customer, for restaurant owners, it is about understanding people, rhythm, […]
A full refrigerator does not guarantee that every dish stays at a safe temperature. For hosts who prep ahead or serve food over several hours, ice may be the difference between a smooth meal and a risky one. Food safety plans that depend on ice supply work best when ice is treated as a […]
I am thrilled to announce that my inspirational memoir Cooking Inspired is now available for purchase on the Barnes & Noble website. In Cooking Inspired: Design Your Dish, Design Your Life, I describe how learning to prepare food forced me to slow down. You cannot rush a recipe and expect it to work. You cannot ignore steps and […]
Hello friends! I’m excited to share that Cooking Inspired has received a 4-star review from Online Book Club. The reviewer provided an insightful analysis, and I believe that those of you who have read the book will find the full review intriguing. They conducted a thorough assessment during the review process. For those of you […]
Delicate fish needs a gentler approach than many other proteins. Steak can tolerate a little extra time, while chicken often provides more visual cues. By contrast, just one extra minute in the pan can leave a tender fillet dry and disappointing. The good news is that once you learn how to stop overcooking delicate […]
In Cooking Inspired: Design Your Dish, Design Your Life, Chef Franco Lania makes one thing clear from the very beginning: recipes alone are never enough. A list of ingredients and steps can guide a dish, but it cannot explain the life behind it. It cannot capture the pressure of a busy kitchen, the discipline required […]
Chef and author Franco Lania announces the release of his powerful new memoir, Cooking Inspired: Design Your Dish, Design Your Life. It is a deeply personal and globally spanning culinary journey that connects food, travel, resilience, and transformation. More Than a Cookbook Chef Franco wrote a reflective memoir that traces Lania’s path through kitchens across […]