[eutropia]

the person cooking it is Kenji Lopez-Alt, who is an MIT graduate turned professional chef, and his wife is the one who's colombian.

He's got several excellent cookbooks (like the Food Lab and Wok) and is a regular contributor to serious eats and has youtube etc...

[malnourish]

Ex-wife. I was not aware he went to MIT though (got a degree in architecture)

[jdironman]

Still, doesn't really make sense to be here. Content not author is what matters usually.

[dghlsakjg]

He takes a scientific approach to cooking, and could accurately be described as coming up with techniques that are in the spirit of finding non-traditional ways of doing things.

He hacks food in other words.

Someone doing a technical write up about a new technique in their discipline is pretty hacker news to me.

[stasomatic]

OP here. Apologies if I overstepped, but it is kind of about hacking the prep. I was simply piggybacking on another thread about ramen, I wasn’t thinking of the hacking angle at that moment.

[tptacek]

You didn't overstep, the preceding comment did. Anything that's interesting is on-topic here; even if the recipe isn't a "hack", if it's interesting it's a legit submission.

[CTDOCodebases]

I appreciate the post if counts for anything. Cooking hacks to save time or elevate a dish to the next level or even allow me to make something without the proper equipment are always good to add to the toolbox. The coffee I am drinking right now is an example of that.[0][1]

[0] - https://youtu.be/Odo0f9P2SgQ

[1] - https://youtu.be/WeNoDCWezls

[throwaway_fjmr]

Ex-wife I believe?