Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone has revealed a secret ingredient for any home cook who enjoys a pastry bake.
But the 48-year-old author and former reality star admits that his tip might seem quirky to even the most seasoned kitchen wiz.
‘I always play classical music when I bake. It’s weird, isn’t it?’ Curtis said in a new interview with Nine.
‘Whenever I do a dessert or cook a pastry, I don’t know, I just, I want my frame of mind to be very calm and collected,’ he added.
The globally renowned restaurateur admitted that music has always played a role in his cooking, depending on the dish and the atmosphere.
Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone (pictured) has revealed a secret ingredient for any home cook who enjoys a pastry bake
‘In our restaurant, before service, it’s hardcore rock and roll, even punk music playing. It’s like aggressive and it’s like ‘get your ass in gear. Let’s go. We’re walking into battle,’ he said.
Elsewhere in the chat Curtis said he liked to set a whole afternoon aside for a pastry bake, since it was important not to ‘rush’ the process.
It comes after Curtis was featured in a resurfaced supermarket ad that went viral earlier this month.
Curtis has revealed he likes to play classical music while baking pastry to stay calm
Made just a few years ago the commercial was slammed by Australians battling the nation’s current cost-of-living crisis.
The Coles ad from 2017, centres on Stone explaining how to ‘feed your family for $10’.
It was shared to the popular Facebook group Australian Memes this week with the caption: ‘Been bloody quiet this fella’.
Stone holds up an actual $10 note in the ad – also a rare sight these days – with commenters pointing out that in 2024, the note would only cover one bag of Coles shredded cheese.
The globally renowned restaurateur told Nine that music has always played a role in his cooking, depending on the dish and the atmosphere
The ad campaign featuring Curtis, who is from Melbourne but relocated to California 17 years ago, was run by the supermarket in 2010 and again in 2017.
Shoppers on the post said they were frustrated at the cost of groceries over the past six years.
‘A dry box of Nutri-Grain for dinner maybe,’ one said.
‘Can’t even do sausages and bread for a tenner these days, two minute noodles maybe,’ another said.
‘Stores like Coles and Woolworths are partly responsible for Australia’s inflation rate,’ argued a third.
Curtis, meanwhile, remains an ambassador for Coles.
The popular personality lives in Los Angeles with his wife Lindsay Price and their sons Hudson, 11, and Emerson, eight.
The popular personality lives in Los Angeles with his wife Lindsay Price and their sons Hudson and Emerson. All pictured
