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Mello, Mara Rocha
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Mara Rocha MelloCafe PatisserieSao Paulo, Brazil Mara Rocha Mello doesn’t try to get around it: her sweet tooth was among the influences which led her to become a pastry chef. That, and her love of making delicious and artistic creations to please people. Mello began her studies at Brookes University in Oxford, England, studying business [...]
Gardien, Pierre
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Pierre GardienPierre's Bistro, Minneapolis MNtaped at Hotel Sofitel, Minneapolishttp://www.pierresbistromn.com Born in Dijon, France, Chef Pierre Gardien completed his education with three years at the Macon, France, cooking school. He followed formal education with experience in several kitchens. Coming to the U.S. In 1983, Gardien served as chef at restaurants that include The Tango, Escargot, and [...]
Rive, Lucas
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Lucas RiveRestaurant de BokkedoornsHaarlem, The Netherlandshttp://bookedoorns.nl As an eight year old child, Lucas Rive was very interested in food. But not in the way most eight year old boys are interested in food. Young Lucas was interested in fine food: what made it taste so good, how what appeared at the table followed the seasons, [...]
Bumbaris, George
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009George Bumbaris Prairie Grass Cafe, Northbrook IL taped at The Ritz-Carlton Four Seasons, Chicago http://www.prairiegrasscafe.com George Bumbaris came of age in the kitchens of The Ritz-Carlton Four Seasons Chicago. Now he runs those kitchens. Bumbaris joined the hotel in 1983, immediately after graduation from Cooking School Dumas Pere in Glenview, Illinois. Clearly, the young man [...]
Nordin, Donna
Monday, June 29th, 2009Donna Nordin Cafe Terra Cotta Tucson AZ http://www.dineterracotta.com Donna Nordin, a major influence in contemporary Southwestern cuisine in Arizona, wa once mainly associated with French cuisine in the San Francisco area. Donna, who was born and raised in San Diego, caught the cooking bug at the age of 18 during a study abroad program in [...]
Palate Sensations Cooking School, Singapore: La Cucina Toscana …
Saturday, May 26th, 2012He started out in the kitchen of a Michelin-starred restaurant in Siena where he worked under the tutelage of renowned chef Michele Sorrentino while renovating a medieval parsonage. In 2004, he opened the doors to his own b&b and …
Front Row Friends: Cooking With Class
Saturday, May 26th, 2012and here is Max with his chef instructors. Max and his friends had a graduation ceremony where they were given certificates of completion, cookbooks and their toque (traditional chef hat). Meanwhile, while Max was at “real” cooking school, Anna and I had our own cooking school in my kitchen. Armed with her Mermaid Cookbook, Anna picked out a recipe … Inspiring Thought for Today. “Money doesn’t buy class”. Karen Porter (in response to the Kanye-Taylor-Beyonce debacle.) …
An Incredible Resource: Gourmet Getaways | Wandering Educators
Saturday, May 26th, 2012Chef Patrick O’Connell. Photo courtesy of the Inn at little Washington. WE: Is there anything else that you’d like to share with us? JD: I remember a comment that Jacques Pépin once made to me. “You must never forget something very, …
"pirou-misu" the winner of the pirouline cooking contest!
Saturday, May 26th, 2012celebrity chef luis bruno, viking cooking school executive chan patterson, and viking cooking school coordinator kathleen bruno were the three judges. entries included a huge strawberry cake with pirouline studs, white russian pirouline …
