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Loiseau, Bernard

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Bernard Loiseau taped at La Cote d’Or Saulieu, France Tucked into the French countryside beyond Dijon in the Burgundy region, La Cote d´Or is a lovely haven where the dining experience eclipses even the beautiful surroundings. The late Chef Bernard Loiseau and his wife Dominique acquired the hotel in 1982; it has been accepted by [...]

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Lorain, Jean-Michel

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Jean-Michel LorainLa Cote Saint-JacquesJoigny, Francehttp://www.cotesaintjacques.com Jean -Michel Lorain was born with the restaurant business in his blood. His parents, Michel and Jacqueline Lorain, were proud of their family restaurant, La Cote Saint Jacques, and soon Jean-Michel was a part of the business. In time, Jean -Michel apprenticed with Pierre and Jean Troisgros in Roanne. There [...]

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Pellicer, Xavier

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Xavier Pellicer Restaurant ABAC Barcelona, Spain http://www.restaurantabac.com When he was 13, Xavier Pellicer chose cooking – as his trade. Having grown up with excellent food (his father is Catalan; his mother is French), he wanted to prepare great food for others. Xavier graduated from the School of Hotel Management – and Tourism at Sant Pol [...]

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Palmer, Charles

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Charles Palmer Aureole New York NY http://www.aureoleny.com It was a home economics class in his hometown of Smyrna, New York, that introduced Charles Palmer to the joys of cooking. By the age of sixteen, he was already a pro, becoming head of the kitchen of the Colgate inn after the Swiss chef abruptly left. Now [...]

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Telepan, Bill

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Bill Telepan Telepan Restaurant, New York City as taped at JUdson Grill New York, NY www.telepan-ny.com Fresh. Pure. Flavor. Integrity. When reviewers write about Bill Telepan and his New York restaurant by the same name, they come up with these words over and over. Diners respond with words like “Mmmmmm!” and “Wow!” Telepan graduated from [...]

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Passard, Alain

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Alain Passard Restaurant Arpege Paris, France http://www.alain-passard.com From his grandmother, Alain Passard learned that cooking could be a celebration. The pleasure of treating someone, the excitement of the market, the fever of preparation: with her, everything was an excuse for laughter and song. At his parents´ cousins home, ‚“le‚” patissier of La Guerche, the white [...]

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Brasserie Ruhlmann — Punchin Intl & The Walman Report

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Tourondel was then tapped by Troigros to become Executive Chef of C.T. (Claude Troisgros), his debut restaurant in New York City, where he received three stars from The New York Times. Tourondel eventually landed in Las Vegas where he …

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Fashion Focus:Lose a Star, Lose the Chef – fashi1041 – fashi1041 …

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

The NY Times reports that Alain Ducasse has removed Christian Delouvrier as executive chef at his restaurant at the Essex House after a Frank Bruni rating a few months ago which dropped the restaurant down to three stars. …

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Flipbean: Chicago's Great Culinary Middle Ground

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

It’s not just Mexican fare that’s getting pulled out into the spotlight: Michael Kornick, the chef of MK, which twice has been awarded three stars from The Chicago Sun-Times since it opened in 1998, recently opened DMK Burger Bar, …

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Brasserie Ruhlmann

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Tourondel was then tapped by Troigros to become Executive Chef of CT (Claude Troisgros), his debut restaurant in New York City, where he received three stars from The New York Times. Tourondel eventually landed in Las Vegas where he was …

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