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Eater SF: The French Laundry Remains the Four-Star Standard

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Thomas Keller’s lauded flagship hasn’t been re-reviewed in about four years, and with Timothy Hollingsworth recently stepping into the chef de cuisine role of the departed Corey Lee, it’s a good excuse for an update. … new Marzano in Oakland, the MIJ’s Tanya Henry is at San Rafael’s Cafe Trio, the PressDem checks out Sebastopol’s French Garden, the Merc checked out Quince earlier this week, and the Bauer Sunday offering had just 1.5 stars for Hubert Keller’s Burger Bar. …

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AndieCooks: Looking Forward

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Andie: I am the chef / owner of a gourmet recreational cooking school in the Palm Springs, Ca area. I love making food & teaching about food and now , apparently , blogging about food! I grew up in the LA area and now live here in the Desert … The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters; The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer; The Way to Cook by Julia Child; Eating Well for Optimum Health by Andrew Weil; What to Drink with What You Eat by Page & Dornenberg; Daniel Boulud’s Cafe …

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Times-Picayune's Brett Anderson takes home Beard Award for dining

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Gavin Kaysen of New York’s Cafe Boulud was named Rising Star Chef, while the award for Outstanding New Restaurant went to Michel Richard’s Central Michel Richard in Washington. Richard was named Outstanding Chef by the foundation last …

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On The Line: Jozef Besharati of House of Kabob – Orange County

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Chef Asmin is a great chef! I also like Le Relais de l’Entrecôte in Paris, France. 4. Fast food guilty pleasure: I’m not really big on fast food. However, I do love Starbuck’s cafe lattes. 5. Complete this sentence: I would like to [verb] … I would like to smoke Bobby Flay with his own barbeque. 6. Last meal of your life, what would it be? Well I hope that meal is very far away! I would probably start with sautéed Foie de Canard, then an entrecote Béarnaise with frites, …

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Dishing with Tommy Finley, owner of T. Finley's Cafe | Scene

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Your Mentor: The late chef Jamie Shannon of Commander’s Palace. Jamie taught me about fine dining and allowed me to go to Commander’s Palace and work with him — and he would also come to Birmingham and bring some of his recipes and …

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Fun With Carbs | 2010 Mohegan Sun WineFest

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Raw bar offerings from Jasper White’s Summer Shack. We the media didn’t receive access to the big Celebrity Chef Dine-Around event that evening, but friends of ours had tickets and sent us text-message updates throughout the night. …

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Amazing News: Restaurant review: Rick's Chophouse | Dallas-Fort

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

… including Union Square Cafe and Larry Forgione’s An American Place. Back in Texas in 2002, Petersen made a name for himself in Austin as executive chef at Little Texas Bistro, then at the Gage Hotel’s Cafe Cenizo, in Marathon. …

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Why Be A Chef When You Can Be A Restauranteur? « Miami's

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

How about Pascal Oudin (Pascal’s on Ponce)? Yes, there’s one. All of the sudden, chefs like Romeo Majano (Romeo’s Cafe) and Kevin Cory (NAOE) seem like paragons of restraint. Not that quantity is necessarily a bad thing, …

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Why Be A Chef When You Can Be A Restauranteur?

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

How about Pascal Oudin (Pascal’s on Ponce)? Yes, there’s one. All of the sudden, chefs like Romeo Majano (Romeo’s Cafe) and Kevin Cory (NAOE) seem like paragons of restraint. Not that quantity is necessarily a bad thing, …

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Mouth Brothels: James Beard Foundation Benefit

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

A walk-around chef tasting to benefit the James Beard Foundation on Sunday, March 21st. Here is a listing of the chefs: Andrea Apuzzo of Andrea’s JBF Award Winner John Besh of Restaurant August Haley Bittermann of Bacco Scott Boswell of Stella … Richard Hughes of Pelican Club Brian Landry of Galatoire’s Restaurant Jacques Leonardi of Jacques-Imo’s Cafe JBF Award Winner Donald Link of Herbsaint Restaurant and Bar, Cochon, and Cochon Butcher Gus Martin of Muriel’s …

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