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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Get ready to unleash your inner chef with AppleTV+’s “Lessons in Chemistry” and learn how to make the perfect lasagna. Adapted from the Bonnie Garmus novel, Brie Larson plays Elizabeth Zott, a scientist turned cooking show host. And for the 1950s, she is a woman well ahead of her time who stands up to the men and system that oppress her.
In the series, Elizabeth perfects the art of making lasagna. It is also the first dish Calvin (Lewis Pullman) tastes and their romance blooms. Behind the scenes, food consultant Courtney McBroom assisted every step of the way to ensure the food looked mouthwatering to audiences.
In the opening moments of the first episode, Elizabeth tells the studio audience she is going to make a lasagna. “We put a lot of thought into that scene. Which parts of the lasagna did we want to see being made, which were the prettiest parts we wanted to showcase,” says McBroom.
Every possible part of the lasagna-making process from the carrots, onion and garlic were laid out raw. In another step, the vegetables were cooked. Similarly, for the meat, McBroom laid out the stages from raw meat to meat and tomato sauce, to the meat being cooked with the sauce.
She adds, “We had every possible option to switch out, that way no one would have to wait between takes.” When Elizabeth brings lasagna to work and Calvin tries it for the first time, McBroom stood behind the camera watching as Sarah Adina Smith directed Larson as she puts the components together, layering the noodles and adding a sauce. The recipe used in the series is McBroom’s personal favorite. “I cook it all the time,” she says.
Several Broadway newcomers will make their debuts in the upcoming musical adaptation of The Outsiders, with the iconic roles of Ponyboy and Sodapop among the characters to be portrayed by first-timers.
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