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What I Ate: Chef John Besh Special Edition

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Anyway, while there I went on a journey (a pilgrimage, if you will) to Restaurant August, Chef John Besh‘s first restaurant in downtown New Orleans. It was just five blocks or so from the Ritz-Carlton, where I was staying. …

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MyMidwest Inflight Magazine » EAT & DRINK

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The fiery result was “the drink of the kings,” says Jean-Marc Gorce, a former French chef and co-founder of XOX Truffles Inc. in San Francisco. Gorce is one of many U.S.-based chocolatiers reviving the ancient custom of spicy confections. … New York City’s own spice master, Jacques Torres, was inspired to add heat to chocolate after a pilgrimage to Oaxaca, Mexico. His famous Wicked Hot Chocolate is a nod to the original south-of-the-border chocolate recipe—and just …

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Food, Fatness, and Life After RNY: What I Ate: Chef John Besh

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Anyway, while there I went on a journey (a pilgrimage, if you will) to Restaurant August, Chef John Besh‘s first restaurant in downtown New Orleans. It was just five blocks or so from the Ritz-Carlton, where I was staying. …

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A Pilgrimage to Chez Panisse – Berkeley

Friday, July 30th, 2010

I’m not sure if I knew at the time that Paul Bertolli, the chef and owner of Oliveto was a Chez Panisse alum. Other Chez Panisse alumni have become successful in their own right. Jeremiah Tower had Stars for a time, and Judy Rogers has …

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A Loving So Long to Tapawingo – MyNorth

Friday, July 30th, 2010

While out town Traverse City Friday, kept bumping into people lamenting loss legendary Tapawingo restaurant Chef/owner Harlan Pete Peterson announced its closing earlier day These were friends both had and hadn’t made pilgrimage … First American Chefs dinner with Charlie Trotter, Emeril Lagasse, Bradley Ogden, Rick Bayless, et al. 1992. Bon Appetit magazine calls Tapawingo “Michigan’s Northern Star.” 1995. Gourmet magazine raves about Tapawingo in its American Dreams …

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BBQ Festivals Around the Country – Slashfood

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Even barbecue lovers who’ve never made the pilgrimage to Kansas City are beneficiaries of the American Royal: When the festival was first staged in 1980, judges awarded so many “super excellent” ratings to psychiatrist Rich Davis‘ sauce that he decided to quit his job and start bottling KC Masterpiece. … Iron Chef Michael Symon Hearts LeBron JamesRead More. KFC Has a Secret to ShareRead More. McDonald’s Targets Gay Customers in French TV CommercialRead More …

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