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A Taste Of San Francisco | San Francisco Luxury Living

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Executive chef George Morrone’s assignment as head chef at Redwood Park in the Transamerica Pyramid is treated as if he were an athlete being traded to another team. “Morrone heads to the pyramid” a San Francisco Chronicle headline …

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Heathman restaurant and bar

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Service, like the food, defines perfection without pretense for Chef Philippe Boulot who, before he was lured back to Portland by both his pastry chef wife Susan, a Portland native, and his mania for fly-fishing, worked both service and …

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Daily Fork – 7 Influential Culinary Icons

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

She cut through the pretense and inaccessibility of French food and techniques with her cookbooks (the famous Mastering the Art of French Cooking, among many others) and her endearing television show: The French Chef. … Ripert for his efforts in French cuisine in America at Le Bernardin, Paul Bocuse for bringing the already-worshiped French culinary world to the next level with his impact on new French cuisine and the Bocuse d’Or–the chef Olympics. 3) Lidia Bastianich

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Heathman Restaurant and Bar

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Service, like the food, defines perfection without pretense for Chef Philippe Boulot who, before he was lured back to Portland by both his pastry chef wife Susan, a Portland native, and his mania for fly-fishing, worked both service and …

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Vongerichten scales down with restaurant “Market” « Tasty Tufts

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

… terrible of modern French cooking” and “one of the most celebrated chefs on the planet,” Jean Georges Vongerichten seems to know when to lay off the pretense. After all, the “most important part is pleasing people,” says the chef. …

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Sugarcoated.: Pretense vs. Food.

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

This is Lisl Wagner-Bacher she’s the chef at Landhaus Bacher. We were all blown away. Why? Look at her. Does she look like a Michelin Star chef? No fancy white jacket, no name embroidered on her anywhere. Are you kidding me? …

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