Midnight Snacks of the Celebrity Chefs

Bobby Flay, Celebrity Chefs, Emeril Lagasse, Jacques Pepin, Mario Batali, Thomas Keller, Videos
03 Aug 2008 A quicky, little video. Celebrity chefs Jacques Pepin, Claudine Pepin, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Thomas Keller, Emeril Lagasse and Steven Raichlen fess up to their favorite midnight snacks. Taken at last year's Food and Wine Classic in Aspen. {More...}

The Recipes of the Moms of the Chefs

Anthony Bourdain, Art Smith, Celebrity Chefs, Cookbooks, Feature, Jacques Pepin, Jamie Oliver, José Andrés, Nigella Lawson, Sara Moulton
11 May 2008 As today is Mother's Day where better to go for a delicious and appropriate article than Epicurious ... That's right recipes for Jamie Oliver's mum's Rhubarb Daisy Cake, Spain's Jose Andres' delicious Beef with Cabrales "Mama Marisa". Anthony Bourdain's mom never taught him to eat those strange things, she taught him good stuff like Coquilles St.-Jacques. And there's more, again just click the article link above. And while we're talking about Mom's, there's some good cookbooks out there that follow this line of thinking, such as: Behind Every Great Chef, There's A Mom - More Than 125 Treasured Recipes From ... {More...}

Foodies Have a Gastronomic Blast at First-Annual Pebble Beach F&WF

Celebrity Chefs, Food Festivals, Iron Chef America, Jacques Pepin, Masaharu Morimoto, News, Thomas Keller, Tom Colicchio, Top Chef
31 Mar 2008 So the first-ever Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival finally happened and ended last night. It was definitely a rousing success. Let me quickly mention my irritation at what ever San Francisco Chronicle copy room hack came up with the misleading headline of: For $4,750, foodies eat up the chance to see famous chefs in person Compare the headline to the very last sentence in the article: "Per-person cost for the four-day Pebble Beach Food & Wine extravaganza ranges from $100 for a single class or seminar to $4,750 for lodging and admission to all events." In short, ... {More...}

2008 Beard Award Finalists Named

Celebrity Chefs, Cookbooks, Daniel Boulud, Jacques Pepin, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Joe Bastianich, Mario Batali, Mark Bittman, Masaharu Morimoto, Michel Richard, News, Star Restaurants, Wolfgang Puck
28 Mar 2008 Earlier this month we ran a partial list of the Semi-Finalists Announced for 2008 James Beard Awards. Well, a few days ago the giant list got paired down for the last time and the Finalists have now been announced. If you're unfamiliar with the great length of awards from the Beard Foundation, you'll get a better understanding of it when you actually glance at their page. For instance, categories are not just for Restaurants and Chefs, they also include: Book Awards, Journalism, Broadcast Media, Design and Graphics, Humanitarian Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and America's Classics. So here are our highlights ... {More...}

Still More Famous Chefs Slated for Upcoming Pebble Beach Festival

Cat Cora, Celebrity Chefs, Charlie Trotter, Event, Food Festivals, Jacques Pepin, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Mina, Michel Richard, Ming Tsai, Thomas Keller, Todd English, Tom Colicchio
21 Mar 2008 You recall my first mention here of the Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival roughly a dozen days ago. Well, with six more days left before it starts, there's even more "big names" showing up for what has become (in just it's first time ever) one of the biggest events ever. Along with the previously mentioned names of Jacques Pepin, Mark Miller, Thomas Keller, Gary Danko, Charlie Trotter, Tom Colicchio, Ted Allen, Michel Richard, Susan Spicer, Josiah Citrin, Walter Manzke, Todd English, Hubert Keller, and Michael Mina coming to the event ... ... Now also add: Cat Cora, Mark Miller, ... {More...}