Brian lagerstrom

Hi! I'm professional chef and baker, Brian Lagerstrom. On this channel I'll show you how I think about and cook food at the professional level then turn thos...

Chicago Italian Beef is made by slowly roasting lean beef on a rack above a pan filled with seasoned beef-based stock. Some folks call it gravy, but in most Chicago Italian households gravy is a term reserved for tomato sauces. Others call it au jus or "juice" for short, although it is often made with bouillon, and that is not technically au jus, which normally refers to natural cooking juices. Let's just call it juice, OK? It's what keeps the sandwich nice and moist.

I truly think that this is the perfect chocolate chip cookie. It's chewy and gooey in the middle, a little crunchy around the edges, buttery, chocolatey, a touch salty.

I found a great way to make (and more importantly EAT) Italian beef with less than half the effort as your traditional Italian beef. This sandwich is so nostalgic for me and brings me back to being a teenager in Chicagoland again.

Meatloaf often reminds us of the dry and sometimes punishing dinner that our childhood nightmares were made of. It would be a stretch to say that I was excited to develop this recipe. BUT it fully won me over. This recipe for meatloaf as craveable and nostalgic as just about anything.

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Brian Lagerstrom on Instagram: "This carbonara recipe checks so many boxes for me. Delicious ✅ silky ✅ fast ✅ easy ✅. Even without prepping, I can bust this out In about 15 min. Check out the recipe & process in the new video up now on YouTube. #carbonara #pastaofinstagram #carbonararecipe"