Tag Archives: Michelin
Joan of Arc Meets Haute Cuisine
In the refined culinary world of haute cuisine, it’s inspiring to see a woman excel in a prestigious field so dominated by men. Helene Darroze is the first French woman chef to win two Michelin stars at her Paris restaurant in the rue d’Assas, which she started 10 years ago; she’s a protégée of the [...]
Full StoryFor Foodies, The Green Apple Just Got Bigger
Move over Paris. Step aside London. The Green Apple just got a little bigger. The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire and Ramsay’s and Sketch in London may set fire to palates across the pond and Pierre Gagnaire may charm your appetite in the capital and largest city in France, but New York now has a [...]
Full StoryYou, The Maître d’ and his Little Black Book
Did you ever wonder how it is that the waiter, maître d’, or captain at your favorite Michelin stared restaurants all seem to have photographic memories? Many waiters and captains use to rely on their little Black Books to recall the subtlest of details about scores of their important diners:
– Always with wife
– Only foie [...]
Sin City Debuts Three-star Michelin Chef Pierre Gagnaire
The well-known, three-star Michelin chef Pierre Gagnaire, owner of Pierre Gagnaire restaurant at 6 rue Balzac in Paris, will debut his first North American restaurant, “Twist by Pierre Gagnaire”, this December at the new Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas, an exceptional luxury 47-story hotel, located at the center of the Vegas Strip.
Pierre Gagniere’s Twist will [...]
First Michelin Guidebook Western Japan
The first Michelin Guidebook on restaurants and accommodations in western Japan will be published in October. The MICHELIN guide Kyoto Osaka 2010 will be available in two languages: Japanese and English. This is the second MICHELIN guide in Japan, following MICHELIN guide Tokyo whose second edition was launched last November.
Jean-Luc Naret, Director of MICHELIN guides [...]
Danish Chef Voted Best in the World
Rene Redzepi, of Danish restaurant Noma, was voted best in the world by top chefs. Earlier this year, Redzepi captured the world spotlight when Noma was voted third-best restaurant in the world in the S. Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants, with only the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, and El Bulli in Catalonia, Spain, ahead [...]
Full StoryGordon Ramsay: “Best Hell’s Kitchen Place So Far”
The Windsor Star reports British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as claiming Araxi Restaurant + Bar in Whistler, British Columbia is by far the finest of the prize locations of the six Hell’s Kitchens he has hosted so far. Ramsay, one of only three chefs in the United Kingdom to hold three Michelin stars at one [...]
Full StoryDownload a Michelin-Starred Chef on iPhone
EarthTimes claims Patrik Jaros is the first Michelin-Starred chef available on iPhone. “Patrik’s Easy Cooking” is now available as an application for download on iPhone, iPod Touch, G1, Blackberry Storm or any Smartphone with touch screen function. The application is listed in the App store under the category “Lifestyle”. [See Video]
At $2.99, Jaros offers more [...]
Michelin Food Guide Names Tokyo World Cuisine Capital
The Michelin Food Guide has named Tokyo the cuisine capital of the world, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Tokyo’s restaurants have captured more of the coveted Michelin stars than those in Paris and New York combined.
From Tokyo, North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy says, “It’s a city of gastronomic grandeur. In Tokyo, people don’t eat [...]
French Wine Cat Burglar Caught In Police Sting
Alain Dutournier, head of the Carré des Feuillants, a renowned Parisian restaurant with two coveted Michelin stars, said the 44 year-old wine thief had cut through 130 cables and broken down two armoured doors to reach the 262 of bottles of fine wine. “It was miraculous that any of the bottles were recovered,” Dutournier told [...]
Full StoryCelebrity Chef Prepares Dinner For Obama
Award-winning chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, author of four cookbooks, whose restaurant achievements include venues in London, Paris and Shanghai, not to mention New York’s three-Michelin-starred Jean Georges restaurant, cooked halibut dinners at the United Nations yesterday evening for three past presidents, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as the current commander-in-chief, Barack [...]
Full StoryCelebrity 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 [...]
