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Minority Chefs Overlooked in TOC Chef Issue

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

… in the ranks to become the most prominent African-American chef in the city. And he’s not just relying on the Michael Kornick name to attract diners; the menu changes every week with fresh and innovative American contempo dishes. …

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Skip Bayless – NY Yankee Fans

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Rick Bayless (born November 23, 1953) is an American chef who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine with modern interpretations. He is, perhaps, best known for his PBS series Mexico: One Plate at a Time. …

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Haute Living » Thomas Keller: Secrets of the Master Chef

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Thomas Keller is a world renowned and multiple award winning American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. His landmark restaurant, French Laundry, is located in Napa Valley and has also won multiple awards for its cuisine. …

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Great Chefs, Great Food: TV Chef Lidia Bastianich Profile and Recipes

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

TV Chef Lidia Bastianich Profile and Recipes. Lidia Bastianich is an American chef from Croatia. She specializes in Italian-American cuisine, and has been a mainstay on PBS (Public Television) cooking for years with shows such as …

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What's Cookin: Fri Oct 16, 2009

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

On the day of Guarnaschelli’s graduation from Barnard College in 1991, she decided to explore her culinary interests and began working under the tutelage of the acclaimed American chef and restaurateur Larry Forgione. …

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Pastry Class: Road Trip Cookies (Biscuits aux M&Ms)

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Author: Marcel Desaulniers (Despite the rather french sounding name, he is an American chef and part-owner of The Trellis Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia). Ingredients – for 55 small cookies. chocolate bar, (64% cocoa minimum) 170 …

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Grant McCracken: Gourmet, Saveur and the paradox of food in America

Monday, October 12th, 2009

I hesitate to put words in his mouth, but when I interviewed him a couple of months ago, Mark Miller, the formative American chef, and the man responsible for the American passion for Southwest cuisine, appeared to be telling me that …

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sidewalk shoes: The New American Chef

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Some of my favorite parts are where Rick Bayless talks about learning to cook Thai. I highlighted one of his quotes (yes, it’s that kind of book, you want to have a highlighter handy), “It is important to go into something with a …

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TV Chef Lidia Bastianich Profile and Recipes

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Lidia Bastianich is an American chef from Croatia. She specializes in Italian-American cuisine, and has been a mainstay on PBS (Public Television) cooking for years with shows such as Lidia’s Italy.Lidia owns several restaurants, …

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Romano. Michael

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Michael RomanoUnion Square CafeNew York NYhttp://www.unionsquarecafe.com Many chefs believe that a foundation in classical French technique, far from being an impediment, instead liberates creativity and stimulates improvisation. The career of Michael Romano validates this maxim. Although Romano was born in the then-thriving Italian section of East Harlem in New York City and grew up on [...]

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