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White Hot Oven: The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

It all stems from Jacques Torres‘ and several other famous pastry chefs techniques. The NYT article, Perfection? Hint: It’s Warm and Has a Secret, explains the magic in scientific terms behind these cookies. The three most important steps? … Margot: Bayonne, NJ, United States: Small town Vermont girl packed her bags, moved to the Big Apple and traded that in for the metro suburbs. Spends her time developing new recipes while trying to make it as a pastry chef. …

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[Roundup: Eating & Drinking]

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Christian Delouvrier, the French chef who earned four stars at Lespinasse and later put in time at Alain Ducasse and David Bouley’s Secession, is now behind the stove at the more modest La Mangeoire on 53rd and Second Ave. [NYT] …

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Another comparison of Obama to JFK this time about a state dinner …

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

It’s surprising that JFK’s chef is still with us. The NYT includes a nice photo of JFK and René Verdon. The Huffington Post had a post about this too, but they got the date wrong, 1961 guys, not 1981. …

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Justice For Kennedy

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

It’s surprising that JFK’s chef is still with us. The NYT includes a nice photo of JFK and René Verdon. The Huffington Post had a post about this too, but they got the date wrong, 1961 guys, not 1981. …

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NYT article Thomas Keller last days with father + “Ad Hoc at Home …

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

In anticipation of Thomas Keller’s latest cookbook Ad Hoc at Home, the NYT has a poignant article, What the Last Meal Taught Him, by Kim Severson. The.

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New York – Fork in the Road – Under the Toque: David Burke Nearly …

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

​Shlomo Kashy, the former sous-chef at Cafe Gray and executive sous-chef at Grayz and, later, Atria, has taken over from Blake Joyal as the executive chef at Cafe at Country. [Diner's Journal/NYT]. David Burke is about 80 percent done …

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a japanese gastropub and other openings; kfc's new recipe tastes …

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

• more on “japanese gastropub” zenkichi, lower east side brick-oven pizzeria cronkite, and others; antoine bouterin packs it in. [nyt] • taste-testers prefer trans-fat-free kfc. [nydn] • cuozzo presses michael lomonaco for 9/11 memories …

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bouley's new japanese restaurant off the chain; 'top chef …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

and, in further flofab news, “daniel boulud” is the rather underwhelming name of the master’s burger restaurant, and lever house’s deborah snyder is the new pastry chef at alto and l’impero. [nyt]. the executive producer of top chef

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Bouley's New Japanese Restaurant Off the Chain; ‘Top Chef …

Monday, September 28th, 2009

And, in further FloFab news, “Daniel Boulud” is the rather underwhelming name of the master’s burger restaurant, and Lever House’s Deborah Snyder is the new pastry chef at Alto and L’Impero. [NYT]. The executive producer of Top Chef

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Gregory Levey Is Even Stupider than Richard Cohen

Friday, January 27th, 2012

George W. Bush should be a Mid-East envoy the same way Alfred Packer should be a chef. Posted by: Jeffrey Davis | July 29, 2009 at 12:09 PM. Depending on the way in which he’s shipped there I could see this being rather popular. … Posted by: John Howard Brown | July 29, 2009 at 01:49 PM. June 3, 2009, NYT. (quote) …Senior Israeli officials accused President Obama on Wednesday of failing to acknowledge what they called clear understandings with the Bush administration …

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