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Chiche, Michel

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Michel ChicheLoew's Miami Beach, FLtaped at La Samanna, St. Martinhttp://www.loewshotels.com When he taped for Great Chefs, Michel Chiche had been the pastry chef of La Samanna since 1992. He studied at Hotellerie College in Nice, France. Chiche apprenticed at Capa Patisserie in Nice. He has received personal training from Michel Richard of Citrus since beginning [...]

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LeBorgne, Michel

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Michel LeBorgneInn at Essex/New England Culinary InstituteMontpelier VThttp://www.neci.edu In 1968, Michel LeBorgne, now the vice-president of culinary affairs at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, became executive chef at Yale University. Perhaps that is why Yale is not known for student protests in the late 1960s. The students may have been politically discontented, but [...]

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Richard, Michel

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Michel RichardCitronelle, Central Michel RichardWashington, D.C.http://www.citronelle.com Michel Richard is a rarity: a French chef in the United States who is as concerned about diet as he is about flavor. Of course, after working with Michel Guerard, the father of ‘cuisine minceur,’ at Eugenie-les-Bains, he’s convinced that the two concerns need not be mutually exclusive. “There [...]

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Troisgros, Michel

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Michel TroisgrosTroisgrosRoanne, Francehttp://www.troisgros.com The famous 3-star Troisgros is, in fact, an old family home. Behind today’s La Maison Troisgros and Michel Troisgros are two generations of fine dining. Jean-Baptiste and Marie Troisgros arrived at Roanne in 1930 and bought the old Hotel des Platanes, a modest traditional restaurant. Jean-Baptist had ambitions for his two young [...]

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Del Burgo, Michel

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Michel Del BurgoL'OrangerieRestaurant TailleventParis, Francehttp://www.lorangerie.com Steeped in tradition, Restaurant Taillevent could not have been better named: at its founding in 1946, the name was adopted from the nickname given Guillaume Tirel, who was the chef for royalty and — in 1379 — wrote what is acknowledged as the first French cookbook. Now more than 50 [...]

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Rostang, Michel

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Michel RostangRestaurant Michel RostangParis, Francehttp://www.michelrostang.com In fine cuisine, the bloodline often runs true: great chefs grow up in families of great chefs, or they are drawn into the orbit of great chefs and learn the art as it is passed along by their mentors. Michel Rostang draws on both. Michel Rostang’s family ran a hotel [...]

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Memphis Daily News – Gutierrez Opens Up About Transition From Chez

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

We go to see friends like Karen (Karen Carrier, owner of Beauty Shop and Do Sushi) and Michel (Michel Leny at Café Society) and Jimmy Ishii. Restaurant Iris is fabulous. We go there for brunch. Kelly English (chef at Iris) is not only a …

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metrocurean: Coming Soon: Hoagies, Pides, Pizza Slices and Michel

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Michel Richard (left) finally inked the deal to take over the former Maestro space in the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. The French chef hopes to open Michel this fall. Richard tells the Post’s Tom Sietsema, who broke the news of the final …

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Gutierrez Opens Up About Transition From Chez Philippe to Other

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

We go to see friends like Karen (Karen Carrier, owner of Beauty Shop and Do Sushi) and Michel (Michel Leny at Café Society) and Jimmy Ishii. Restaurant Iris is fabulous. We go there for brunch. Kelly English (chef at Iris) is not only a …

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