Celebrity Chefs

By Madeline(everythingrachaelray@gmail.com) In honor of the Fourth of July, Rachael Ray shared with Parade Magazine what she thinks is great about America.Dr. Scott offers some thoughts on love advice offered by Rachael Ray.Julie of The Persnickety Palate made Rachael's recipe for Big Beef Meatballs with Bucatini.Jody of Wine, Women...

By urlfan.com Alton Brown . You gotta love Alton. He’s no chef, but he is a scientist and movie maker who techniques the hell out of any recipe he creates. He couldn’t just tell you to whisk together all of the ingredients in his fresh broccoli salad recipe. No, that would be blasphemy. Instead, he specifies tha...

By fnmusings@gmail.com (Sue) Still no Michael Chiarello. Gosh, they’re making us wait a long time. Cindy Rawlcyn is the chef of Mustard’s Grill in the Napa Valley. She’s been cooking since she was 13 and she’s playing for Clinica Olé. Smoked Salmon Tartare With Coconut Milk & Tomato Paste Sauce Ludo Cindy Rick Wilo

By plucchesi Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Just about a day into the '09 Food & Wine Classic, we've already had Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton flirt, Richard Blais almost get tossed, and Dave Chang ride a bike. Last night's marquee events were the opening reception—which fe...

 MO In 1971 Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, Calif., restaurant serving local, organic, in-season fare. She has since become one of the most influential chefs in the world and has inspired a revolution that has forced Americans to think about ...

• Jean-Georges Vongerichten prepared halibut for Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George HW Bush, and Jimmy Carter at the United Nations last night. Security was so tight that only the chef and one assistant were allowed in the kitchen. ...

 United States Apparently, the hotel is a better place for gaining weight than losing it: Jean-Georges Vongerichten has opened a branch of Spice Market, one of his New York City restaurants; it serves Asian-style entrees like red curry duck (about $30. ...

 CA Janice Thornton of Merced shares this recipe, which is credited to chef Michael Chiarello. The chocolate could be eliminated and the bourbon in the sauce could be substituted with rum to make this recipe more like the one Knox was looking for. ...

 TX She said the popularity of the Food Network and Bravo's "Top Chef" has influenced the way children view food. "You see Emeril Lagasse and Rachael Ray, and in the audience you can see children watching, interested," she said. ...

A graduate of Ecole Hoteliere in Strasbourg, Keller started as a pastry chef and honed his culinary skills by working with master chef's such as Paul Haeberlin, Roger Verge, Paul Bocuse, Jacques Maximin and Gaston Lenotre. At the NBC summer press day ...

Solon-based Pretzables, makers of those festive, chocolate-dipped treats favored by Rachael Ray and Whoopi Goldberg, has another celebrity fan. Find them on the "O List: A Few Things We Think Are Just Great," in the June issue of O Magazine (as in ...

Emeril Lagasse stopped by the Gosselin house to celebrate the 100th episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8, and whipped up a batch of his Slap Yo' Mama Chili Mac -- an appropriate name, as there are many out there that want to slap some sense into Kate. ...

A reader tipped us off to the fact that Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali spoke at Seattle's Paramount Theatre this weekend.

 United States The gaggle of gourmands includes Christopher Lee, Cindy Pawlcyn, Douglas Rodriguez, Rick Bayless, and Hubert Keller.) During a conference call yesterday with a few of his fellow foodies, Schlow said he was flattered to be asked on the show. ...

 Jamaica An industry player for 20 years, he regards the opening of his now famous restaurant in 2004 along with Chef Thomas Keller, his biggest achievement to date. "It is called PER SE in New York and it has received many excellent reviews and the highest ...

We're finally getting our step back in the city and it's taken a lot of hard work, a lot of people's effort and this (will be) a wonderful boost to us, needless to say what it would do for our economy," said celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse, ...

 IL Michael Robinson Chavez, Los Angeles Times) Note: From "Bouchon" by Thomas Keller. More clarified butter may be needed depending on the size of the serving bowls. 1. Trim and discard any dark flesh from the salmon fillet. Place the fish in a shallow ...

 ME Augusta, Maine—The Maine Lobster Council (www.lobsterfrommaine.com) will team again this year with California's Monterey Bay Aquarium to support the Aquarium's eighth “Cooking for Solutions” celebrity chef event, hosted by Food Network's Alton Brown on ...

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 United States - Nick Fox Jean Georges in Manhattan was named outstanding restaurant at the James Beard awards Monday night. By NICK FOX Jean Georges, the flagship of the chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, won the James Beard Foundation's outstanding restaurant award Monday night ...

2009 9:18 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) Chicago's Jenny McCarthy has become Oprah Winfrey's latest teacher's pet, joining an elite club that includes Rachael Ray, Dr. Phil, and that Rosie woman who published a cookbook. ... The best snark at Oprah Winfrey... ScienceBlogs

 Philippines By Vangie Baga-Reyes WITH HIS LONG mane neatly tied into a tight ponytail, stubbled face, huge physique and immense presence right beside his “Iron Chef America” co-stars, celebrity chef Mario Batali is larger than life. Batali is arguably one of the ...

 CA with hope and expectation," adds Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, who has been encouraging the White House to plant an edible garden for years. "Clearly the first lady is seeing this as an educational opportunity to talk to children" ...

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By Mise En Place(noreply@blogger.com) If you told me to pick my favorite Alton Brown show it would be very difficult. I love Good Eats and have learned so much from watching. I think of it as the culinary education I never had. But I have an equal love for Feasting on Asphalt. I never thought in a million years a travel/food show would be w...

 MO 1) In New York, Per Se, Daniel and Jean-Georges, among others, got 28 points for food. In Chicago, Alinea and Tallgrass got 29 points. In Paris, Taillevent, Alain Ducasse and several others got 28. 2) Zagat still alphabetizes “St. Louis” behind San ...

Alice Waters, the culinary impresario from Berkeley, California's Chez Panisse, must be a very happy woman. She's done what few chefs before her have managed: influenced the president of the United States. Waters, a cheerleader for the organic food ...

 CA CHICO — This recipe is inspired by Alice Waters from Chez Panisse, who often made a goat cheese tart for lunch. Serve small slices as an appetizer, or accompanied with a salad of lightly dressed baby lettuce leaves, for lunch or a light supper. ...

By rss@youtube.com (TheHarperStudio) Don't be afraid of fresh herbs! Emeril teaches how to use them here Author: TheHarperStudio Keywords: Emeril Lagasse HarperStudio herbs cooking cook Added: March 3, 2009

By Chris Perrin I know this all sounds harsh.  Still, I can’t help but wonder if the Food Network is turning out too many new shows at once.  The chefs seem ill at ease behind the camera, the production values reminded my wife of a high school television channel, and the editing is jerky with odd sounding voice...

 CA Geir Skeie, a 28-year-old chef at Midtaasen restaurant in Sandefjord, Norway, received the golden Bocuse d'Or statue -- made in the likeness of the contest's founder, legendary chef Paul Bocuse -- and about $26000. "This has been my dream for 15 years, ...

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By rss@youtube.com (samuriah) Rachael Ray teaches us how to make a delicious ranch, ketchup and cheese dip for backyard BBQs. Keywords: Rachael Ray cooking teaching how broccoli lettuce tomato boil broil simmer fry baste cheese bread cracker potato 30 minute oven salt tips pepper Added: January 5, 2009

Winston-Salem Journal  WA - Dec 17, 2008 Alice Waters, Alice Medrich, Anne Willan, Dorie Greenspan, Marcella Hazan, Julia Child, MFK Fisher – the list is a who's who culinary professionals and ... He's Not Shy: Restaurant owner's book is outrageous and oddly ... Winston-Salem Journal

A A Dec. 15: Chef Mario Batali shows TODAYa TMs Matt Lauer how to cook up some quick and easy winter pasta.

  USA - Dec 9, 2008 Michael Chiarello, the Food Network personality and former chef-partner of St. Helena's Tra Vigne, is back behind the stoves in Napa Valley after a ...

In September, Grant Achatz and Thomas Keller announced they would hold three 20-course $1,500 dinners in NYC, Chicago, and Yountville to celebrate their master/protege relationship and push their newly released ...

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But the guy who has the totality envelope is Michael Chiarello. He lives and works out of his fantastic home in the picturesque Napa Valley, he creates ..keep analysis. There corpse but one snag. I have foreseen the possibility of the ...

 United States - Nov 13, 2008 They are totally adventurous people ... they enjoy food," said chef Rick Bayless of Topolobampo, an upscale contemporary Mexican restaurant in downtown ...

Mexican Rice (adapted from Rick Bayless' Authentic Mexican) 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 cup long or medium grain rice 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 large garlic clove, peeled and finely diced 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce ...

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  USA - Nov 10, 2008 Chicago chefs Rick Bayless and Art Smith and Carmelo Anthony's personal chef, Daniel Young, are said to be under consideration to take over the White House ...

 FL - Oct 28, 2008 Cooking gods: Though many think they are gods and goddesses, NONE. As far as TV personalities, I like Alton Brown because I am so interested in the science ...

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By rss@youtube.com (ChefTips) Author: ChefTips Keywords: how to make pumpkin soup recipe recipes French Halloween Thanksgiving autumn fall easy quick simple side dish Paul Bocuse nouvelle cuisine Added: October 15, 2008

 MA - Aug 15, 2008 The chef was a World War II operative for the Office of Strategic Services, according to the latest reports being released. This faction was created by ...

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 CA - Aug 14, 2008 During the time Adolf Hitler's Germany was threatening the world, they served in an international spy ring managed by the US Office of Strategic Services. ...

 CA - Jul 23, 2008 Paul Bocuse, whose "back-to-basics" nouvelle cuisine tilted at the culinary establishment of the 1970s and who is a towering pillar of the establishment ...

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By rss@youtube.com (lud2046) Julia Child teaches how to make a perfect french omelette on her cooking show The French Chef (1963-1973) Author: lud2046 Keywords: Julia Child omelette cooking Added: April 7, 2008

Acclaimed chef Thomas Keller shows how to prepare lamb using a method called sous-vide, which involves cooking food in airtight plastic bags and hot water.

By podcrew@extrahoop.com Minneapolis, MN (Vocus) September 17, 2007 -- Meet Minneapolis today released its list of the fall’s best picks for restaurants using regional and organic ingredients from Minneapolis-St. Paul farmer’s markets. Deliciously diverse and ever-evolving, the Minneapolis dining scene p...

By C.L. Jahn Rachel Ray has had at least the same impact on America as Julia Childs did; but she's not making Americans into better cooks; and she's not turning them from cooks into chefs; she's turning unskilled people into people who can cook. Rachel Ray is sending America back into the kitchen.

For an American, is it worth putting this kind of cash, sweat and years into a competition that a chef from the U.S. has never won? And does an American chef even have a chance of going to France and winning a competition created by Paul Bocuse, a father of modern French gastronomy?

In this first anniversary editon of the "On Food" podcast, Hsiao-Ching Chou visits with chef Vitaly Paley of Paley's in Portland who explains how he made the leap from Julliard to cooking. Also, find out what it takes to put together Alton Brown's Food Network show "Good Eats."

Julie Powell was a frustrated writer, working at a dead-end secretarial job, when she and her husband conjured up the project that would change her life. With Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one hand and the other glued to a blog, Powell completely changed her life.