gyre wrote:There are plenty of things a chef can do with simple food to make it amazing.

I agree!

There is a lot of zen in a perfectly fried egg, a lovingly prepared soup or a well-balanced grilled cheese.

Well said.

I get the feeling no matter how hard I prepare over the next six months I will never be ready.

some of the more out in the open food camps with fancy food tend towards some interesting and sometimes weird VIP-like kind of arrangements..stuff like participants ending up with a 'coupon' or something of the sort that lets them invite one other person... among other types of things like only ser...

As a chef, cooking is both my art and my gift to fellow burners.

Which camps are best known for their cooking?

Thanks for all the responses.

I'm happy to say that I was one of the lucky ones. I have my ticket confirmation.

2. Have the best "Virgin Playa Chef" learning experience I can, possibly by assisting a more experienced chef in some foodie-loving camp. youll probably find that while some folks out there are cooking super fancy stuff.. that for many people who are eating out of cans and prepacked foods that the ...

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