Next Big Thing: Celeb Chef Eateries in Your Department Store?

Cat Cora, Marcus Samuelsson, News, Rick Bayless, Star Restaurants: 0 Comments; 17 Mar 2008 Celebrity chefs with restaurants in airports ... Star restaurants in Vegas and Beijing ... in casinos .... even in new museums. So what's the next trend? We think we've spotted it. Based on this Ocean County (duh, where else, huh?) newspaper report, it looks like big name stores are all going to get trendy little star chef eateries next. And you know if it happens in LaLa Land, it make end up happening everywhere else after. La Brea Bakery will open inside the Macy's at Fashion Island, probably late this spring. At the same mall, Dean & DeLuca, a ... {More...}

Ming Tsai Expands His ‘Blue Ginger’ with New ‘Bing’ Area

Cat Cora, Feature, Ming Tsai, Star Restaurants: 0 Comments; 17 Mar 2008 The normal state of affairs is a chef works hard. Comes up through the ranks. Get's his or her own restaurant. And or talk show. Gets some fame, puts out a cookbook or two and opens some more restaurants. After all, it was a long road coming and you capitalize on your fame while you have it. To my recall, only two celeb chefs have ever fought against this tried and true "way of the chef" when it comes to restaurants, and who have instead done things their own way. One is Cat Cora, ... {More...}