Fresh Pasta Week officially begins with Part 1 as Chef Riq starts where every great pasta dish begins: the dough.

In this Technique Monday episode, you’ll follow the first stage of the fresh pasta process by getting organized inside the Culinary Cockpit™, combining the ingredients, and beginning to understand how fresh pasta dough develops through a sensory-first approach.

Rather than rushing straight to the finished pasta, this episode focuses on building a strong foundation and paying attention to how the dough changes as it comes together.

Whether you’re blind, have low vision, or simply want to become more confident working with dough, Part 1 gives you the starting point for making fresh pasta from scratch.

Next, we’ll continue with kneading, texture, and resting the dough before it’s ready to roll.

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Fresh Pasta Week begins inside the Culinary Cockpit™ as Chef Riq starts with one of the most important foundations of pasta making: the dough.

In Part 1 of this three-part series, explore how fresh pasta dough comes together using the Unseen Cuisine Method™ and a sensory-first approach designed to build confidence without depending on sight.

This episode focuses on getting organized, understanding the dough-building process, and beginning to recognize what your ingredients are telling you through your senses.

Whether you’re blind, have low vision, or simply want to become a more confident and intentional cook, this series will take you from fresh pasta ingredients to finished pasta one step at a time.

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We’re closing Restaurant Week with Chef Riq’s Cuban-Style Ropa Vieja—slow-braised shredded beef with peppers, tomato, garlic, cumin, oregano, and fresh lime.

Learn how sound, aroma, texture, and resistance can help determine when braised beef is truly tender without depending on sight.

The clock tells us when to start checking. The beef tells us when it’s ready.

Plus, we close our Restaurant Week Accessible Hospitality series.

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Restaurant Week — Week Two continues with Chef Riq’s Pollo Asado—Citrus-Herb Roasted Chicken with Smoked Chipotle Essence.

In Flavor Lab Wednesday, we explore controlled fire through aroma, sound, texture, and temperature.

Char is not burning. Char is depth.

Plus, another Accessible Hospitality tip for blind and low-vision diners.

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Restaurant Week — Week Two begins with Chef Riq’s Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes with Cajun White-Wine Caper Sauce.

This Technique Monday is all about texture and restraint—using aroma, touch, resistance, sound, and temperature to protect those jumbo lumps and cook without depending on sight.

Plus, an Accessible Hospitality tip for blind and low-vision diners.

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Can dairy-free bread pudding still deliver that rich, custardy, restaurant-quality texture? Absolutely.

In this Restaurant Week edition of Recipe Friday, Chef Riq makes Dairy-Free Bread Pudding with Warm Whiskey Sauce—a decadent dessert featuring soft vanilla custard-soaked bread, caramelized brown sugar, toasted pecans, and a warm, silky whiskey sauce.

But this is Unseen Cuisine®, so we’re not relying on sight to tell us when the bread pudding is ready.

You’ll learn how touch, aroma, resistance, temperature, and timing can help you follow the cooking process—from recognizing properly dried bread and checking custard absorption to identifying when the pudding has set and when the whiskey sauce has reached a smooth, silky consistency.

Chef Riq also shares an Accessible Hospitality tip for serving hot desserts and beverages to blind and low-vision guests.

Restaurant-quality flavor. Dairy-free. Sensory-first.

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Learn more about Unseen Cuisine®, sensory cooking resources, books, recipes, and The Culinary Cockpit™ Foundations Course at UnseenCuisine.com.

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Restaurant Week continues with Chef Riq’s Miso-Glazed Black Cod with Ginger-Scallion Jasmine Rice and Sesame-Garlic Bok Choy.

In this Flavor Lab Wednesday episode of Unseen Cuisine, Chef Riq builds a complete restaurant-quality meal using sensory cooking techniques designed for blind, low-vision, and sighted cooks. Learn to use aroma, sound, texture, utensil resistance, and temperature to recognize what’s happening in the kitchen without depending on sight.

Chef Riq also explores the flavor balance of miso, mirin, ginger, sesame, and acidity, plus an important, accessible hospitality tip for serving blind and low-vision diners.

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Visit UnseenCuisine.com for more recipes, sensory cooking resources, books, and The Culinary Cockpit™ Foundations Course.

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Restaurant Week begins at Chef Riq – Unseen Cuisine® with a P.F. Chang’s-inspired Mongolian Trio featuring beef, chicken, shrimp, broccoli, carrots, and green onions tossed in a sweet and savory Mongolian-style sauce.

In this Technique Monday episode, Chef Riq explores wok awareness and heat control through a sensory-centered approach to cooking multiple proteins with greater confidence.

You'll experience how sound, aroma, texture, resistance, temperature, and timing can provide valuable information throughout the cooking process without depending solely on visual cues.

Chef Riq also introduces sensory concepts from The Unseen Cuisine Method™, demonstrating how a structured approach to sensory cooking can help build greater awareness, confidence, and control in the kitchen.

Restaurant Week also opens an important conversation about accessible hospitality and ways restaurants can create more welcoming dining experiences for blind and low-vision guests.

Whether you're blind, have low vision, or simply want to strengthen your sensory cooking skills, join Chef Riq as we bring the restaurant experience home.

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Unseen Cuisine is taking a short two-week break, but there’s plenty to explore! Catch up on 170 episodes featuring sensory cooking techniques, flavor education, and dairy-free recipes with Chef Riq. Then join us when we return for Restaurant Week, followed by fresh pasta and dumplings in the Culinary Cockpit™. Stay subscribed and get ready to Trust Your Senses. Trust Your Systems. Become the Pilot.™

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Bring the flavors of the Caribbean into your kitchen with Chef Riq's Jamaican Rice and Peas™, a comforting, dairy-free recipe featuring Goya Small Red Kidney Beans in Sauce, creamy coconut milk, fragrant thyme, warm allspice, and fluffy basmati rice. In this Recipe Friday episode, you'll prepare this island-inspired classic using The Unseen Cuisine Method™, learning to rely on sound, aroma, touch, and texture instead of sight. 

Chef Riq's Tip: I use Goya Small Red Kidney Beans in Sauce because the seasoned sauce adds extra depth and savory flavor to the cooking liquid while blending beautifully with the coconut milk, thyme, garlic, and allspice. As the beans gently simmer, they transform from firm to soft and creamy, adding richness, texture, and authentic island flavor to every bite. It's a perfect reminder that great cooking isn't just about following a recipe—it's about paying attention to how your ingredients transform along the way.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How to prepare Jamaican Rice and Peas using sensory cooking techniques
• How coconut milk creates a rich, creamy texture
• How sound, aroma, and touch guide you through each stage of cooking
• Why resting the rice creates light, fluffy grains
• How to build confidence in the kitchen through The Unseen Cuisine Method™

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