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Boyce, James

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

James Boyce Montage Laguna Beach, CA taped at Mary Elaine’s at The Phoenician, Phoenix AZ http://www.montagelagunabeach.com Classic French chefs Careme and Escoffier laid down the prnciples that guide Chef James Boyce, but he has decidedly updated the end results, something he calls “Modern French,” with Mediterranean and Californian influences. “One of my passions is to [...]

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McDavid, Jack

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Jack McDavid Jack’s Firehouse, Philadelphia PA http://www.jacksfirehouse.com Jack McDavid was in a frenzy. There he was, invited to cook something for the 25th anniversary of Georges Perrier´s Le Bec-Fin in Philadelphia. And he knew it had to be good. ‚“I wanted to do something special,‚” he recalls in his signature Virginia drawl. ‚“I beat my [...]

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Perrier, Georges

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Georges Perrier Le Bec-Fin Philadelphia PA http://www.lebecfin.com Few restaurants are so highly regarded that they are featured in an eighteen-page magazine article, but Le Bec-Fin, whose name is a French idiom meaning ‚“good taste,‚” is such a spot. Opened in 1970, Le Bec-Fin is no flavor-of-the-month place — it is a food mecca, and food [...]

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Bonnot, Daniel

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Daniel Bonnot Consultant New Orleans – Nyons – Sao Paulo http://www.frenchcookingclasses.com ‚“It should be scahr-ee!‚” With his French accent, Daniel Bonnot would press his staff and friends, urging them on as they stretched cobwebs across the walls of his New Orleans bistro and sprinkled spiders over the tables. Plastic spiders. In a single day the [...]

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Ponzek, Debra

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Debra Ponzek Aux Delices, Greenwich, Connecticut taped at Montrachet, New York NY http://www.auxdelicesfoods.com Debra Ponzek was studying engineering at Boston University when she decided to trade her slide rule for a saute pan. It was the right move, and her star has been rising since. Ponzek transferred to the Culinary Institute of America, where she [...]

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McCann, Anne (Lindsay) Greer

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Anne (Lindsay) Greer McCann consultant Dallas TX Taped for Great Chefs of the West, Anne Lindsay Greer is the original force behind the food scene in Dallas. Now called Anne Greer McCann, she has influenced New Southwest cooking from its inception through her articles and books, and she was also the magnet who drew together [...]

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Dentelle Coustillante

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

In New Orleans, Daniel Bonnot is the unofficial dean of French chefs, after spending three decades operating French restaurants and bistros in the city. In a new phase of his career, Chef Bonnot is consulting and instructing on three continents. Moving between Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nyons, France, and New Orleans, he conducts classes for those [...]

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EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD IN A SUGAR CAGE FROM CHEF JACQUES TORRES

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

SIRIO MACCIONI, OWNER OF THE FAMED LE CIRQUE IN NEW YORK, HAS OVER THE YEARS MADE NO BONES ABOUT SEEKING CLASSICAL FRENCH CHEFS FOR HIS RESTAURANT. THE PASTRY CHEF AT LE CIRQUE IS JACQUES TORRES, A. ..

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Bonjour Paris – Le 114 Faubourg Buzz

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Fabulous desserts by Laurent Jeannin, Le Bristol’s talented pastry-chef, include definitely the best Millefeuille in Paris with salty caramel ice cream. Don’t miss it. But what about the prices? Don’t ask darling, off the charts …

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spain's celebrity chefs bring a fiesta to the french pastry school

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

chef hermé said of the two-day affair, “the preparation was perfect, the facilities were amazing, and the workshop was a wonderful, wonderful experience.” the french pastry school, founded by chefs jacquy pfeiffer and sebastien canonne, …

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