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NORM: Man 'terrified' amid Murray case probe

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Kim Canteenwalla, executive chef at Steve Wynn’s Society Café Encore, is in New York City today to pick up a Best New Restaurant award from Esquire food critic John Mariani. In a leaked press release announcing the 19 winners, …

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Which New Restaurants Does Esquire's John Mariani think are 2009's …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Rivera – It becomes very clear very quickly when a chef is having a ball, and John Sedlar is having a ball. But he is dead serious that Mexican food – careful, high-end Mexican food – should get as much respect as French and Italian …

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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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Waggoner, Robert

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Robert WaggonerCharleston Grill, Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston SCtaped at Wild Boar, Nashville TNhttp://www.charlestongrill.com  When Robert Waggoner arrived at the Wild Boar Restaurant, it was an instant infusion of Gaelic influence. Waggoner had spent more than a decade in French kitchens learning the classic techniques and exquisite preparations that are the hallmark of French haute cuisine. [...]

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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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Simon, Kerry

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Kerry Simon Simon Kitchen and Bar, Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas http://www.kerrysimon.com Kerry Simon has two passions — rock and food. And it was his passion for music that led him to the kitchen. To save enough to buy a guitar, Simon delivered pizzas and made dough at Little Caesar´s in a Chicago suburb. After [...]

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Keller, Hubert

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Hubert Keller Fleur de Lys San Francisco CA Fleur de Lys, Mandalay Bay Las Vegas NV Burger Bar, Las Vegas and St. Louis Sleek Steakhouse and Ultra Lounge, St. Louis http://www.fleurdelyssf.com Chef Hubert Keller´s career has been a tour of the cooking of his native France, a tour whose souvenirs he is happy to share [...]

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Rockenwagner, Hans

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Hans Rockenwagner taped at Rockenwagner Santa Monica CA http://www.rockenwagner.com It´s one of the sad things about the internet: ‚“special characters,‚” like an umlaut, those ‚“two dots‚” that appear over letters in some languages, can´t reliably be interpreted by the wide variety of computers. If you could see them, there would be two of these dots [...]

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Mellman, Daniel

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Daniel Mellman Greenhouse Grill Captiva Island FL http://www.dannymellman.com To understand Daniel Mellman´s style is to get to know him as a person. Mellman´s creative energies are fueled by boundless enthusiasm for learning and exploration. This chef who was selected to create a dinner for the James Beard House in New York loves the outdoors and [...]

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Bouterin, Antoine

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Antoine Bouterin Bouterin New York NY http://www.bouterin.com Growing up in sunny St.-Remy de Provence, Antoine Bouterin, chef and owner of New York´s Bouterin , always knew he was destined to become a chef. ‚“I come from a family where the men were farmers, but I knew,‚” he says. It was ‚“the wonderful colors, smells, and [...]

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