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Chef Summer Recipes: Prasad Chirnomula’s Sultana Chat

  • Antonio Evans
  • July 21, 2016

You'll definitely know that your taste buds are in the hands of an artist when you taste Chef Prasad Chirnomula's food. Critics and guests alike have given praise to his consistently delectable food, whether it is Indian cuisine in Thali, Thali Too, and INDIA New Canaan or even Mexican fare in his O... Read More »

Winter Recipes: Helen and Lisa Tse’s Healthy Fish Soup

  • Antonio Evans
  • September 16, 2015

Helen and Lisa Tse are not only biological sisters, but also twins when it comes to entrepreneurship. They are the brains behind the Sweet Mandarin Restaurant, which won Gordon Ramsay's Best Local Chinese Restaurant on Channel 4's The F Word, beating over 10,000 other restaurants. Their Sweet Mandar... Read More »

Summer Recipes: Helen and Lisa Tse’s Chicken Fried Rice

  • Antonio Evans
  • September 2, 2015

Sweet Mandarin won Gordon Ramsay's Best Local Chinese restaurant on Channel 4's The F Word, beating 10,000 other restaurants. Now the entrepreneurial sisters behind Sweet Mandarin, Helen and Lisa Tse are stepping up the game by publishing their fist cookbook "Sweet Mandarin Cookbook," featuring a di... Read More »

Make Something French Today, It’s Julia Child’s Birthday

  • Spence Cooper
  • August 15, 2015

Julia Child was born in Pasadena, California on this day in 1912. Following her graduation from college, Child moved to New York City, where she worked as a copywriter. Later Child actually worked for the OSS during World War Two, where she began her career as a typist, but was soon given a posit... Read More »

Chef’s Summer Recipes: Chef Austin Perkins’ Goat Meatballs

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • August 6, 2015

Growing up in the West Marin Coast inculcated a love of fresh farm produce in Petaluma native, Chef Austin Perkins. He now brings this love of fresh & natural to Nick's Cove, Oyster Bar & Cottages.  There, Perkins crafts seasonal, sustainable California cuisine with produce, seafood and meat mostl... Read More »

Chef’s Winter Recipes: Steven Cruz’s Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes

  • Antonio Evans
  • February 6, 2015

Before finally joining the Teqa team as their executive chef, Steven Cruz boasts of a proven record of experience as he has worked for a few big name restaurants like Rayuela, Cavo, and The Orchard House. [caption id="attachment_146492" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Executive Chef Steven Cruz of... Read More »

Chef’s Winter Recipes: Zack Mills’ Coffee Braised Pork Belly

  • Antonio Evans
  • February 4, 2015

Chef Zack Mills took his professional training in The French Culinary Institute. Right after graduating, he began working in various kitchens including Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. A native of Maryland, he developed a deep understanding of the region's cuisine, even promoting the area's top farm... Read More »

Chef’s Winter Recipes: Dakota Weiss’ Miss Swiss Fondue

  • Antonio Evans
  • January 24, 2015

Born and raised in Southern California, Chef Dakota Weiss discovered her love for cooking at a very young age when her mother, suspense novelist Charmaine Coimbra, has taught her about cooking in the kitchen and organic gardening. It wasn't until she has found joy working at a bakery than attending ... Read More »

Chef’s Fall Recipe: Guy Cerina’s Tempura Atlantic Cod

  • Antonio Evans
  • December 16, 2014

Chef Guy Cerina is currently the executive chef for the neighborhood favorite, beer-centric restaurant/bar located right off of Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, The House of Brews. Guy has been an Executive Chef at several prestigious establishments over his long standing hospitality career, inclu... Read More »

Chef’s Fall Recipe: Petros Kosmadakis’ Pork With Quinces

  • Antonio Evans
  • December 9, 2014

Born and raised in Crete, Chef Petros Kosmadakis, learned the secrets of the local cuisine at an early age at their own home, under the guidance of his grandmother. He went on to pursue his passion when he attended the School of Tourism. At a very young age of 21, Chef Petros supervised a hotel k... Read More »

Peruvian Quinoa Week

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • May 1, 2014

[caption id="attachment_150314" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Peruvian Quinoa Week is kicking off in New York and New Jersey[/caption] NY & NJ PERUVIAN QUINOA WEEKRESTAURANTS You've heard of Quinoa, but you've probably never tasted it. Now's your chance. Ten of New York's and New Jersey's fine... Read More »

Chef’s Winter Recipes: Patrizio d’Andrea’s Brodetto di Pesce

  • Antonio Evans
  • March 10, 2014

Chef Patrizio d'Andrea's passion for cooking can be traced back to his mother's farm kitchen in Italy. He graduated with honors from the prestigious Aurelio Saffi Culinary School in Firenze, Italy. He has an impressive work experience, with stints in Italy, Hong Kong, Spain, Switzerland, and New Yor... Read More »

Winter Recipes: Helen and Lisa Tse’s Steamed Soy Sauce Scallops

  • Antonio Evans
  • February 8, 2014

Entrepreneurial twin-sisters Helen and Lisa Tse are the brains behind the Sweet Mandarin Restaurant that bested 10,000 other restaurants to covet Gordon Ramsay's Best Local Chinese Restaurant on Channel 4's The F Word. But their success doesn't end there. Their Sweet Mandarin Sauces, available at ma... Read More »

Gertrude’s Restaurant in Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix

  • Monique Shaldjian
  • December 6, 2013

I love getting presents, especially from someone who has put so much thought into it. I know you do, too. And that's how I felt when I visited the Gertrude's Restaurant in Phoenix. My husband and I had the honor of being the first to sit at the Chef's table, and fortunately for us, it was for din... Read More »

Review: Fine Indian Flavors at Junoon, NYC

  • Madhu Gandhi
  • October 19, 2013

Junoon, which means "passion," is a fine-dining Indian restaurant in New York's Flatiron district led by Executive Chef Vikas Khanna, and Chef de Cuisine, Adin Langille. It features a menu of traditional dishes from the different regions of India all exquisitely done with a contemporary touch. �... Read More »

The Kobe Beef Lie

  • Spence Cooper
  • May 7, 2012

Writing for Forbes, journalist Larry Olmsted, who has written weekly columns for USA Today and Investors Business Daily, claims that if you think you've tasted the famous Japanese Kobe beef, you're sadly mistaken, because you cannot get it in the United States. "Not as steaks, not as burgers, and n... Read More »

NY French Restaurant Week

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • March 23, 2012

I am a Francophile. I have been obsessed with all things French since I was a little girl. This is my first summer not heading to France (I will miss you salicorne). Luckily, MPB Agency is bringing France to me.  From July 8 to 15, French Restaurant Week will feature some of NYC's best French R... Read More »

Indonesia’s Cuisine

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • March 8, 2012

Indonesian food is one of the few things that is difficult to find in Manhattan. Most of my Indonesian food experiences have been sub-par. This changed when I visited Amsterdam last year. Amsterdam had a plethora of Indonesian restaurants and I fully took advantage of this. Why is Indonesian food s... Read More »

B-Grade Cuisine: Japan’s Version of Comfort Food or Country Cooking

  • Spence Cooper
  • January 16, 2012

CNN International writer Yumiko Watanabe explores B-grade cuisine: Japan's version of what America calls comfort food, country cooking, soul food, haute burgers, gourmet hotdogs, or gastropub. Watanabe explains that B-grade cuisine is not the "mainstream 'quality' stuff that's simpered over on coun... Read More »

The Third Annual NYC Latke Festival and Cook-Off

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • December 5, 2011

If you're a huge fan of latkes and you live in NY, you can't miss this event. The Third Annual NYC Latke Festival will take place at Brooklyn's BAM on December 19th. You will get to taste lots of versions of this Hanukkah favorite from some of the best chefs in New York. They will even be choosing ... Read More »

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