Tag Archives: Celebrity Chefs
Celebrity Chef Mishap in The Hamptons
Star-studded celebrity chefs aren’t without their mishaps. Just ask Top Chef season two finalist Sam Talbot, who has since opened The Surf Lodge in east Hampton where he whips up dishes for the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Molly Sims, Tyson Beckford, Rebecca Romijn, and Jerry O’Connell.
Last summer when he opened the Surf Lodge, Talbot discovered [...]
Japanese Gardener Supplies French Chefs with Specialty Produce
You’ve heard about celebrity chefs. How about celebrity gardeners?
Sometimes the reason legendary chefs shine in the kitchen is because they have a silent partner working behind the scenes supplying them with the unique ingredients for their signature dishes. That’s the case with Pierre Gagnaire and six other Parisian chefs who share the services of gardener Asafumi Yamashita, [...]
Acting School is Passé – Now It’s Chef School
Ventura County Star reports the culinary program at Oxnard College where they train aspiring chefs and restaurant managers, has become so popular it’s turning away students.
Where once wannabe actors dreamed of acting school and a Hollywood career, young wannabe chefs dream of chef school where they can train to become the next celebrity chef and [...]
Celebrity Chef Groupies
Between television appearances, best-selling cookbooks, and road trips complete with booking agents, celebrity chefs have reached rock star status as the nation celebrates an art close to everyone’s heart: cooking. A few chefs are packing in crowds of thousands per live show.
Guy Fieri sought advice about living on the road from members of AC/DC and [...]
Cooking Shows Blazing Hot – Cable Ratings Soar
While financial pundits speak of an economic recovery, most of us living in the real world know better. Many homeowners are behind on home loan payments or in some stage of foreclosure, and unemployment claims are on the rise. Even if claims begin to ease, struggling businesses will be slow to hire again.
In order to [...]
Interview with Chef Roberto Patriarca of Spina in NYC
Chef Roberto Patriarca is the talent behind the newest pasta bar in NYC. Spina features fresh made pasta with a Neapolitan flair and some killer wines. Chef Patriarca’s squid in risotto and their grilled mortadella are simply delectable. He has taken his passion and the experience he gained at i Trulli and Felidia to make [...]
Full Story“Nun Better” – Sister Circulates Cooking Skills on YouTube
A cooking nun? On YouTube, of all places? Well, why not?
Sister Vicki Ix, a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia is one hip nun. A graduate of culinary school who found her calling in a religious order, she took her passion for food, God and doing good works (not necessarily in that order) to [...]
Celebrity Chef John Burton Race Declares Bankruptcy
Another celebrity chef is in the news again for all the wrong reasons.
Britain’s John Burton Race, former co-owner of the Michelin starred The New Angel restaurant, which he ran with his wife Kim, has declared himself bankrupt. In 2004, the couple moved to Dartmouth, Devon, where their adventures in setting up the restaurant were documented [...]
Cast Iron Comeback: Not Your Grandma’s Skillet Anymore
If someone had told me a few years ago that I would soon be cooking with cast iron, I would have looked at them askance. Me? Using a heavy, grungy, cast iron skillet like my grandma? No way! But today I am proudly pontificating about the merits of cast iron cookware.
Maybe I was watching too [...]
