- Cat Cora, Celebrity Chefs, Daniel Boulud, Event, Food Festivals, Guy Savoy, Hubert Keller, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Joel Robuchon, Kerry Simon, Michael Mina, Susan Spicer, Todd English, Wolfgang Puck
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06 May 2008
We haven't mentioned the Vegas Uncorked F&WF in a while and, well, seems like a blink of the eye and it's here already! Well, two days away: running May 8 thru 11, and featuring tons of chefs and myriad food tastings and competitions The event, officially the Second Annual Vegas Uncork'd: A Bon Appétit Epicurean Experience is billed as "a delicious and inspiring star-studded weekend is guaranteed to satisfy every craving when it comes to providing access to world-class chefs, sommeliers, great restaurant design, and Bon Appétit editors and contributors" and looking over the attendees and events it's hard ... {More...}
- Emeril Lagasse, Gordon Ramsay, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Star Restaurants
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03 May 2008
In the past month's restaurant happenings, the top story -- many folks have been looking forward to this for as long as a year -- is that Alain Ducasse has at last opened a stateside outpost of his casual Paris and Tokyo bistros of the same name: Benoit in the space that was formerly La Côte Basque at 60 W. 55th St in Manhattan.
The restaurant retains the polished, old-world look of its former self and feature a collection of antiques sourced from Ducasse’s personal collection. Executive chef Sebastien Rondier will serve a traditional French bistro menu with classics like roasted ... {More...}
- Celebrity Chefs, Daniel Boulud, Eric Ripert, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Martha Stewart, News, TV Food Shows
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31 Mar 2008
If you missed the network, early-edition of The Martha Stewart Show on Friday, you missed a good one. However, you can still catch it tonight when it's re-rerun on the Fine Living cable channel at 8 pm Eastern.
From the show's website: 'The French Chef Show'
If you love French food, Martha has the show for you! Join us for an hour full of mouthwatering meals prepared by three of New York's top French chefs. First, the talented Eric Ripert of New York City's internationally acclaimed Le Bernardin restaurant returns with a recipe for braised halibut and peas a la ... {More...}
- 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
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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...}
- Cookbooks, Jamie Oliver, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Mark Bittman, Masaharu Morimoto, News
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25 Mar 2008
Last week the International Association of Culinary Professionals announced their cookbook award finalists. So exactly what are the IACP Awards? To quote Al Dente Blog:
If the James Beard Awards are the "Oscars of the food world," then that would probably make the IACP awards the gourmet Golden Globes.
Directly from the IACP here's the list:
2008 IACP Cookbook Awards Finalists
Winners will be announced during the 2008 IACP Awards Ceremony, Friday, April 18 in New Orleans.
American Category - Cookbooks that focus on ethnic, cultural, historic, or regional cooking in the United States
• Crescent City Cooking: Unforgettable Recipes from Susan Spicer's New ... {More...}
