Spatula Diaries: How to (really) chop an onion

“Chef David Tiner was nice about it, but the look on his face showed what he really thought about my knife skills,” writes 225 food blogger Maggie Heyn Richardson. “Apparently, the schoolin’ I got at age 15 was pretty much opposite of what you’re supposed to do. I had long suspected this. Like many of us, I get hypnotized watching chefs with great knife skills online and on TV. I just can’t figure out how to replicate them.” To read what Maggie learned about proper knife technique, read this week’s Spatula Diaries by clicking here.