Chef Jamie Foy gets chatty with Unnati Joshi about the wonders of quick grill
Ever cooked a pizza in five minutesIJ International chef Jamie Foy says, “I am passionate about food and love to be inventive.” Which is why he has attached himself to the brand of grills that allows swift delivery with wholesome cooking in minutes. After serving mocktails to us, the ebullient chef has us cook with him. With the apron on, we cooked pizza, chicken, paneer and banana bread with him. Jamie, who is also Weber Grill Academy Development Manager, taught us few of his perplexing skills like tossing pizza dough, flattening dough with hands and grilling chicken flawlessly. Talking about his style of cooking, Jamie said, “As I cook or present food, I like to be quite exciting and make people enjoy.” Nice, roasted, simple and great flavours you can call this my style, he further added.The international chef is also a soccer player and confessed his love for bikes. We were startled to know about his road trip from Manali to ladakh on a Royal Enfield. Awarded with the Young rising star at British cookery school, Jamie is responsible for setting up Weber grill academy across Asia.
When asked about one signature dish, after a pause Foy told us that he enjoys cooking, smoked Scotch eggs. “I also love making desserts”, he said.
With a promise to try Rajma-Chawal, Jamie said, I love cooking Indian food. I like chicken tikka and the sweet white water balls (Rasgullas). Talking about grill academy he said, “I have been associated with Weber for about six years. I live, breathe and eat this brand. People come to grill academy and they have a perception about grilling and barbecuing, the whole point of coming here (in North India) is to educate them. Barbecuing at Weber is about lid on cooking and getting people set the barbecue properly.” I have faith and confidence in the brand, he added.
