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The Eye in Dining: WHOSE TASTE MEMORY, DEAR CHEFS?

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Center: Andres’s homage to Chef Adria, the “Olives Ferran Adria.” Bottom: Andres’s reinterpretation of a Buffalo Wing (boneless). In The New Yorker’s latest food issue (23 November 2009), Chef Heston Blumenthal contributed a piece about …

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Blaggers Banquet (Reality Restaurant) – The War On Cookbooks

Friday, December 4th, 2009

The one thing that propels it ahead of shows like Raymond Blanc’s The Restaurant’ is its almost tireless mission to stretch the abilities of its contestants with seemingly undoable challenges. … Only for that moment will I find entertainment in some loveable chavy chef, hopelessly putting together one of the worst plane shaped cakes I have ever seen. Though his humility and embarrassment will undoubtedly stay with him for some time to come, for me the memory will last …

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Unbreaded Salutes Iron Chef Jose Garces | Unbreaded

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The second was a killer soft shell crab club sandwich on brioche with bacon, tomato, and remoulade at Chef John Besh’s bistro Lüke. UB: Tell us about an iconic sandwich memory you have from your childhood. JG: I grew up in Chicago, …

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Firefly – The Berkshire Eagle, "Metamorphosis in Lenox"

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Laura Shack, owner/chef of Lenox’s new hot dining spot, also holds on to the delight of that memory. She calls her remodeled “new” restaurant, Firefly, hoping that her dining public will reminisce as well and enter 71 Church … An interesting and innovative fusion menu is like an open invitation for me and keeps me coming back if coupled with excellent service (friendly and efficient) and a lovely setting (thanks to architect Thomas Douglas) and of course, good food. …

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Chef Hiro Sone's Niku-Jaga | Nibblers

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

From La Fuji Mama Memory is a powerful tool, especially when it comes to food. I recently got a cookbook called Cooking from the Heart, a book put together.

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Chef Norman Van Aken: A JULIA CHILD MEMORY

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

We took the chance to dine at Jeremiah Tower’s new place, “690” for dinner and Wolfgang Puck’s “Postrio” for breakfast the next morning before driving up to Mendocino. It was a blisteringly hot in wine country that July. …

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A JULIA CHILD MEMORY

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Chefs included Stephan Pyles of Dallas, Anne Rosenzweig of New York and John Folse of New Orleans. Julia Child was the big draw and she walked amongst us; a female Buddha of contentment and grace. The Fetzer family threw a big opening …

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NJ SPICE » Behold NJ Cheese

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Jean-Louis Bleu – named in honor of the memory of chef Jean-Louis Palladin, who encouraged food artisans to aim for bolder, earthier flavors. Cherry Grove Farm, Lawrenceville NJ. Buttercup Brie – A fresh Camembert style brie; …

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Restaurant August, mon amour – Crunchy Con

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

It was as if the chef had made the most delicious bouilliabaisse imaginable, pureed it, and poured it atop the redfish. It was crazy good. Down went more Champagne, and we looked at each other like we were in heaven. … Thinking about this today at lunch, my memory also returned to Robert Hughes‘ nonfiction book “Barcelona,” and how the father’s house (casa pairal) as a bulwark against the hostile outside world is at the psychological heart of Catalan culture. …

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Boston Chomper: The Lost NY Weekend: Birthday Dinner at CraftBar

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Anyone that has watched every season of Top Chef – like Andrew and I – knows Tom Colicchio. I expected a good meal because of this association but dinner was amazing – I’m still salivating at the memory of it. …

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