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February 27, 2018May 24, 2018 Bernadett Vanek

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A bit more green added to the white dish. . 💚Steamed hakurei turnip, tokyo negi onion- miso soubise, wasabi mizuna, Chinese broccoli blossoms 💚 . Thank you @ingridgoesnar for the gorgeous gift from @allfiredup.pottery. Sandra, your tiny bowl inspired this plating. I had a different look in mind but when looked at your bowl this vision just fled in✨✨✨. Aaron @girlndugfarms thank you for the onions, they made the perfect sweet creamy base for the turnips💚 . . #Chefbernadett #winterdish #turnip #eatlocal #culinaryart #gastroart #theartofplating #cookniche #chefsofinstagram #chefslife #truecooks #lifeandthyme #food52 #f52grams #plantbased #forkyeah #eeeeeats #dinela #eater #privatechef #vscofood #foodstyling #foodphotography #thekitchn #hautecuisine #infatuationla #professionalchefs #bonappetitmag #thebestchefsoftheworld

Fennel risotto with white beet and turnip “parmesan”. Cooked the risotto with a fennel stock and at the end creamed it with a fennel cream I made with braising the fennel bulb only, with wine and vegan butter🌱. (Myokos creamery butter is amazing!!!) Check out my story for more pics on the dish. I think the most difficult part is actually capturing these plates, but I keep going. Love the challenge and there is more to come❄️ Pottery by @allfiredup.pottery cpurtesy of @ingridgoesnar 💖 . . #Chefbernadett #winterdish #fennel #eatlocal #culinaryart #gastroart #theartofplating #cookniche #chefsofinstagram #chefslife #truecooks #lifeandthyme #food52 #f52grams #plantbased #forkyeah #eeeeeats #dinela #eater #spoonfeed #vscofood #foodstyling #foodphotography #thekitchn #hautecuisine #infatuationla #professionalchefs #thekitchn #bonappetitmag

❄️Next up the white dishes.❄️ White beet ravioli filled with tofu, braised beet green in a horseradish cashew cream. This white beet tastes amazing, sweet with subtle beet flavor, perfect in this raw application. And if you never matched horseradish with beet, it’s high time to do so!💚 . To break the white a bit, I added mustard greens and pea flowers. The whole dish reminds me the flower called snowdrop which is the first sign of spring even when snow covers the soil. This is how winter feels like here in Southern California all the time. Winter here is ‘almost spring’. . . . #chefbernadett #winterdish #whitebeet #eatlocal #culinaryart #gastroart #theartofplating #cookniche #chefsofinstagram #chefslife #truecooks #lifeandthyme #food52 #f52grams #plantbased #forkyeah #eeeeeats #dinela #eater #spoonfeed #vscofood #foodstyling #foodphotography #thekitchn #hautecuisine #infatuationla #professionalchefs #thekitchn #bonappetitmag

Fennel and oro blanco, almond cream, burnt grapefruit vinaigrette. Easing into my white food series. . . Winter brings all sorts of citrus to California. I will never forget our first trip to Ojai 5 years ago, in the winter of our moving here from England. I started screaming every time I saw a new patch of orange or grapefruit grove. Then I got tired because there was so many of them. Citrus here is nothing like I had in Europe. And when I discovered all different types of grapefruit I was in heaven. My favorite is definitely oro blanco. It has just a touch of bitterness and it is the perfect balance of sweet and tart. Goes so well in salad with fennel or chicories. Add some nuts and you ate so much good stuff, without even realizing. The sweet nectar of my fresh white alyssum matches the honey in the vinaigrette perfectly. 💚💚💚 more in my stories 📸 . . #Chefbernadett #winterdish #citrusseason #eatlocal #californiacitrus #culinaryart #gastroart #theartofplating #cookniche #chefsofinstagram #chefslife #truecooks #lifeandthyme #food52 #f52grams #plantbased #forkyeah #eeeeeats #dinela #eater #spoonfeed #vscofood #foodstyling #foodphotography #thekitchn #hautecuisine #infatuationla #professionalchefs #thekitchn #bonappetitmag

It all started with a simple roasted carrot hummus for a catering. Then it turned into one of my best dishes. . Roasted carrot and red lentil hummus, chimichurri, raw carrots and kumquat. The carrots got roasted whole, long at low temperature, the flavor is so deep and sweet. Got blended with red lentil cooked with aromatics. For the chimichurri I used all the carrot tops, dill and it has the scent of lemon and orange. One final change on the dish will be dehydrating the kumquat. Have you tried kumquat chips?! If your palate loves tart, you will be in heaven✨✨✨. . With this dish I think I close the orange sequence in my feed🤣. If you saw my stories after the Wednesday farmers market, you know what’s coming. ❄️❄️❄️Snow White dishes❄️❄️❄️ . . . . #chefbernadett #culinaryart #gastroart #theartofplating #cookniche #lachef #chefsofinstagram #chefslife #truecooks #lifeandthyme #food52 #f52grams #letscookvegan #plantbased #plantstrong #forkyeah #eeeeeats #dinela #eater #spoonfeed #vscofood #foodstyling #foodphotography #hautecuisine #infatuationla #professionalchefs

🌅Sunset plate from last year. Carrot textures, yam purée, huacatay. . I have been very busy cooking and catering for real people and hardly finding time for creating here. Then yesterday suddenly I had some unexpected time off so already planned a cauliflower/date dish and was happily driving to the farmers market. And then got into a car crash😔. Nobody got hurt but unfortunately it looks like the driver at fault was uninsured... and my day was ruined and so were my plans... hence this dish from this time last year. I promise the cauliflower date dish coming soon! 💚🌱💚 . . #chefbernadett #theartofplating #gastroart #cookniche #chefsofinstagram #lachef #cheflife #plantbased #plantkingdom #instagood #photooftheday #gastroart #professionalchefs #foodphotography #foodstyling #eatwell #hautecuisine #vegandinner #whatsonyourplate #bestchefsoftheworld

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