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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

there were eight chefs on my visit – mark ehrler, then with san ysidro ranch near santa barbara; ken frank of la toque, los angeles; christopher gross of christopher’s, phoenix; hubert keller, fleur de lys, san francisco; …

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Celebrity Chefs, Michelin Stars and 2010 Seasonal Events Add to

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

The 10 venerable Michelin awarded restaurants include Thomas Keller’s prestigious 3-Star French Laundry; the 2-Star The Restaurant at Meadowood; and single Michelin- Star rated Etoile, at Domaine Chandon; Chef Ken Frank’s La Toque; …

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Celebrity Chefs, Michelin Stars and 2010 Seasonal Events Add to

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

The 10 venerable Michelin awarded restaurants include Thomas Keller’s prestigious 3-Star French Laundry; the 2-Star The Restaurant at Meadowood; and single Michelin- Star rated Etoile, at Domaine Chandon; Chef Ken Frank’s La Toque; …

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Food Trends – My take – Cooking on the American Riviera – Santa

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

The chef/owner of L’Ermitage, Jean Betranou, introduced the new cooking to Los Angeles. His famoous Diner de Cent featured Paul Bocuse, Roger Vergé and Gastone Lenotre as guest chefs. Here is a link that gives a short history of L’Hermitage and the impact Chef jean Bertranou made, L’Ermitage. There were a whole cadre of chefs that emerged from the kitchen of L’Ermitage, Michael McCarty, Roy Yamagouchi, Michel Blanchet, Ken Frank and John Sedlar to mention a few. …

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Celebrity Chefs, Michelin Stars and 2010 Seasonal Events Add to

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

The 10 venerable Michelin awarded restaurants include Thomas Keller’s prestigious 3-Star French Laundry; the 2-Star The Restaurant at Meadowood; and single Michelin- Star rated Etoile, at Domaine Chandon; Chef Ken Frank’s La Toque; …

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THE SUGARMAKER'S TIMES: FOX NEWS ASKS: IS MAPLE SYRUP THE NEW SUGAR?

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Yesterday’s news, says Chef Kathleen Daelemans. “Forget pancake and think ‘pan-sear.’ Maple syrup goes way beyond just sweet. Once you get it, you’ll start thinking of it in the savory category as well as the sweet. … It took two years to get there, but once she did, she worked with such chefs as Ken Frank, Larry Forgione, Marcel Desaulnier and Joyce Goldstein. Syrup’s rich, caramel-like, clean flavor goes a long way. Real maple syrup, that is. …

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Raising a glass to James Beard contenders

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

The other Bay Area hopefuls include La Toque in Napa, where wine director Scott Tracy and his team work in almost mindmeld status with chef Ken Frank on brilliant pairings; and Gary Danko in San Francisco, which has long had one of the …

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Giving Back, Napa Valley-Style | Haute Living Magazine

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Returning host Jay Leno will welcome guests to this year’s auction as they sit down to a multi-course dinner provided by world-renowned chefs. Standouts this year include Douglas Dale of Wolfdale’s in Tahoe City and Ken Frank of local …

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