The recent star-chef-studded "Techniques" episode of the Travel Channel's No Reservations was so good, we had to point it out. Now we've got a few clips to share, of knife skills, chicken roasting, basic pasta and red sauce, and better omelette making.


First up, Anthony Bourdain, the host of No Reservations and a well-known, no-nonsense chef and food writer, demonstrates how to hold a knife and get your first rough chop out of an onion. We've previously posted our own onion cutting how-to, but Bourdain's bit has, shall we say, vastly superior production values:


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Next up, Jacques Pépin, the French chef who authored the seminal how-to tome La Technique, makes you totally rethink how you make an omelette, start to finish. Breaking the egg, mixing it, stirring it in the pan—there's a technique to all of it.

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Scott Conant, the chef at New York's renowned Scarpetta, digs into his heritage to demonstrate a pasta and red sauce. "Basic" only in that there's no meat or fancy white sauces going on here. It's just fresh ingredients, handled the right way.


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Finally, Thomas Keller shows us how to make a roast chicken. When the guy who founded the French Laundry and Per Se restaurants tells you to bring your chicken up to temperature before handling it, you should do so.


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As noted in our previous post, the full episode is available on iTunes, and may also hit the rerun realm on the Travel Channel at some point. It's definitely worth a watch.