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Friday, November 20th, 2009

An entre is presented by Kevin Rathbun, executive chef at Baby Routh in Dallas. He began his career with Bradley Ogden in Kansas City then joined the brennan family at commanders palace in New Orleans as a sous chef. Running his own show now, he’s adapted to … IN THE TEN YEARS SINCE OWNERS LINDA AND TED FONDULAS HAVE OPENED HEMINGWAY’S, IT HAS ATTRACTED NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND A NUMBER OF AWARDS. THIS TIME TED MAN’S THE RANGE FOR A SIGNATURE DISH, PHEASANT AND POLENTA. …

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McPhail, Tory

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Tory McPhailCommander's PalaceNew Orleans LAhttp://www.commanderspalace.com Describing Executive Chef Tory McPhail on the Commander’s Palace site, the writer wonderfully notes that he has “big clogs to fill.” Tory McPhail is the latest outstanding chef to preside at the legendary Commander’s Palace restaurant in New Orleans’ gracious Garden District. Preceding him in the kitchen have been Gerard [...]

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Kovacs, Thomas

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Thomas KovacsPike Street Cafe, Sheraton SeattleSeattle WA Thomas Kovacs was born in Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia, and attended grammar and high school in Budapest, Hungary. He speaks Hungarian, German, Spanish, Russian, English, and a little Japanese for good measure. In the course of his career, he’s used them all. Kovacs trained in Budapest and worked at the [...]

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Bruce, Robert

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Robert Brucetaped atPalace CafeNew Orleans LA Born and raised in New Orleans, Robert Bruce decided to become a chef when he was 14, when he began working at an old Creole restaurant. Working summers and after school, Bruce went on to gain invaluable experience working under celebrated Christian’s Restaurant chef Roland Huet, who was featured [...]

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Anderson, Lisa

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

taped atGerard’s DowntownNew Orleans LA A California native, Lisa Anderson graduated with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from California Polytechnical Institute in Pomona, then studied at the Culinary Institute of America. While at the CIA, she visited New Orleans, working for her externship requirements at Mr. B’s Bistro, one of the celebrated group [...]

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Leeming, James

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

James Leeming Dick and Jenny’s, New Orleans taped at Dickie Brennan’s Steak House New Orleans LA http://www.dickandjennys.com James Dean Leeming was named for his father´s favorite movie star. Growing up, he lived in Managua, Nicaragua, son of a New Orleans-born diplomat and a Nicaraguan mother. His parents´ love of good food and his first-hand experience [...]

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Rathbun, Kevin

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Kevin Rathbun Rathbun’s/Kevin Rathbun Steak, Atlanta GA taped at Nava, Atlanta http://www.rathbunsrestaurant.com Exciting food that is beyond the expected: This is how critics describe Kevin Rathbun´s cooking. It´s the kind of food he has spent his career learning how to create. His previous position as executive chef at Baby Routh in Dallas let Rathbun bring [...]

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Currence, John

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

John Currence City Grocery Oxford MS City Grocery was born out of the frustration of its co-owners, John Currence and Palmer Adams. When a search of Oxford, Mississippi, yielded no restaurant offering the fine flavors and subtle sophistication they yearned for, they decided to open one themselves. So these two YUNOs — young urban New [...]

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Saracchi, Fernando

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Fernando Saracchi La Streghe, New York City NY taped at Ristorante Bacco, New Orleans LA http://www.lestreghe.com When it comes to Italian cuisine, Fernando Saracchi couldn´t have picked a better place to call home. He was born in Parma, Italy, a city famous for its food. Parma is the birthplace of prosciutto di Parma, the pink, [...]

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Brigtsen, Frank

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Frank Brigtsen Brigtsen’s http://www.brigtsens.com In the beginning, there was Chef Paul. And for Frank Brigtsen, as for several other Louisiana chefs who trained with Paul Prudhomme, that association would prove both an asset and a liability through the early years of their careers, when they were inevitably known as Prudhomme´s proteges. Brigtsen was the first [...]

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