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English, Todd

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Todd Englishtaped atFigs, OlivesBoston MAhttp://www.toddenglish.com When Todd English was growing up in Amarillo, Texas, he wanted to be a major league baseball player. But dinner plates won out over home plate, and English became chef-owner of Olives and of Figs, two restaurants near Boston that could easily win the World Series of dining. And that [...]

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Oudin, Pascal

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Pascal Oudintaped at Grand Bay HotelMiami FLhttp://www.pascalmiami.com Selected by Food & Wine magazine as one of America’s “Best New Chefs” in and by Esquire magazine’s restaurant critic John Mariani as one of “America’s New Chefs to Watch in 1995, Pascal Oudin set new standards on the South Florida regional American culinary map. Born in Moulin, [...]

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McGrath, Robert

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Robert McGrathRoaring ForkScottsdale AZhttp://www.roaringfork.com Robert McGrath — Bob McGrath — grins when asked what brought him to cooking: “My pre-med professor suggested a career change!” Self-taught in the kitchen, McGrath has gone on to fame as a chef. He has been chef de cuisine at the Disneyland Hotel in California, the Four Seasons Hotel in [...]

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Bajeux, Rene

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Rene BajeuxLa Provence, Lacombe LAtaped at Rene BistrotNew Orleans LAhttp://www.laprovencerestaurant.com Only 49 other U.S. chefs carry the distinction borne by Chef Rene Bajeux: French Master. It is a tribute to the years of work he has put into perfecting his art. At Rene Bistrot, warm butterscotch and copper tones created a relaxed atmosphere. Guests chatted [...]

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Boulot, Philippe

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Philippe BoulotThe Heathman HotelPortland ORhttp://www.heathmanhotel.com/chef_boulot Philippe Boulot’s resume looks like travel wish-list, with two pages of the world’s finest restaurants. Born in France in Normandy, he studied and took his diplomas from the Jean Drouant Hotel School in Paris, studying both the kitchen and the “front of the house” side of the business. But it [...]

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Eismann, Jonathan

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Jonathan Eismann Pacific Time Miami Beach FL http://www.pacifictime.biz ‚“I cook Asian-influenced American food with a French sensibility,‚” says chef/proprietor Jonathan Eismann. So he defines the food that has been luring people to Pacific Time on Miami´s trendy Lincoln Road. Indeed, Eismann has been drawing raves for his clever, exciting dishes with their Asian flair. Esquire [...]

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Hamersley, Gordon

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Gordon Hamersley Hamersley’s Bistro Boston MA http://www.hamersleysbistro.com Find the folks wearing baseball caps in Paris, and you´ve found the American tourists. Find the chef wearing a baseball cp in his French bistro, and you´ve found Gordon Hamersley, a Boston Red Sox fan and chef-owner of Hamersley´s Bistro in Boston. Hamersley began working in restaurant kitchens [...]

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Ricchi, Francesco

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Francesco Ricchi Etrusco; D’Acqua Washington, D.C. http://www.dacquadc.com In a very small Italian town called Cercina, just beyond the hills north of Florence, lived a family that for generations served cucina rustica to hungry travelers and townspeople alike. The family´s son, raised in the kitchen that was ‚“full of aroma‚” and ‚“something magic,‚” took his grandmother [...]

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Vanhecke, Vincent

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Vincent Vanhecke El Encanto Hotel, Santa Barbara Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara taped at The Inn at Perry Cabin, St. Michael’s MD http://www.elencantohotel.com As one critic noted, ‚“Vincent Vanhecke has had enough Michelin-starred experiences to start his own constellation.‚” Named one of the Ten Best Young Chefs in America by Esquire magazine and one [...]

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Howell, Scott

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Scott Howell Nana’s Durham NC http://www.nanasdurham.com North Carolina native Scott Howell can proudly say that his culinary carer has been an expedition through some of the country´s and the world´s greatest restaurants. En route Howell has worked with some of America´s brightest talents and innovators. During his tenure at the Culinary Institute of America, Howell [...]

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