Celebrity Chefs

By Madeline(everythingrachaelray@gmail.com) My Central Jersey has a report from Rachael's book signing in New Jersey last week. Elliek features a review of Rachael's Turkey Noodle Casserole. Jessica at Johnstone's Vin Blanc made Roasted Butternut Squash Penne with Autumn Pesto.TV Squad's Bob Sassone weighs in on whether the Rachae...

By Madeline(everythingrachaelray@gmail.com) Rachael Ray is really in the Thanksgiving spirit this year. Her talk show has adopted a "you can do it" attitude and have compiled a great list of recipes to make that happen. Here are a few of what I consider to be the standouts from this year's crop of recipes. Check out my Thanksgiving posts fro...

By Mise En Place(miseenplace08@gmail.com) Food Network Chef Alton Brown is taking your Thanksgiving recipe this week. Submit your question in the Food Network channel comments below and get help from one of the most creative chefs in the culinary world. Come back this Friday to see if Alton answers your question.

By Amanda Jean-Georges Vongerichten gets on the blog today to pimp his new Market restaurant in Boston—one of 50 new spaces he plans to open before 2014—and say goodbye to his 18 year-old tribute to Southeast Asia, Vong. He still says he's... Jean-Georges Vongerichten gets on the blog today to pimp his...

By Lisa Ingredients 2 egg whites 1 tablespoon curry powder1 teaspoon salt2 cup fresh pumpkin seeds Yields: Makes 2 cups Preparation Preheat oven to 375˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Ingredients 2 egg whites 1 tablespoon curry powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 cup fresh pumpkin seeds Yields...

By Mise En Place(miseenplace08@gmail.com) Overall, this was one great episode for learning about using fermented alcohols, oh and how can you not like the ones when the yeasties appear? Five fine wine bottles for a great episode! Although, I liked the name on the fridge, Food Under the Influence, better for the title.

The real recipe -- from October's Rachael Ray magazine -- is called "Braised Bratwurst with Bacon, Apples, and 'Kraut...

This happy news just in via @thefoodsection: Crocs will stay in business . And thus Mario Batali will not need to switch to Birkenstocks, for which we are all grateful.

By cathy So, we’ve mastered the art of French cooking, thanks to the wild resurgence of Julia Child via Julie & Julia (sales of her classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking have put it on the bestseller list!). Some of us may have even mastered the art of local cooking, by joining CSAs, shoppin...

By fnmusings@gmail.com (Sue) The chefs get to pick their sous-chefs in rounds. Betty says everyone loves Chef Hubert Keller and wants to be with him and no one wants to be with Michael Chiarello. She mispronounces his name. See? He was right to test them. Michael - Rustic Italian Buffet 1. Michael 74% Michael

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 ...

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. ...

Over there is Jean-Georges Vongerichten, with plenty of stars himself, grilling shrimp satay for passersby. More than three dozen top chefs will assemble ... and more »

The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters. This sustainable food activist has also been listed by the James Beard Foundation as Best Chef in America in 1992. All the Moosewood Restaurant Cookbooks by the Moosewood Collective. ...

By Mise En Place(miseenplace08@gmail.com) Heading out bright and early Friday morning to get down to Atlanta for the show taping and seeing Alton Brown on Saturday. I had to resist naming this post The Devil Went Down to Georgia. ;) But, I will try to post what I can on Saturday night after the event.

 FL Makes 4 to 6 servings. Source: Adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child. Per serving (based on 6): 213 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated), 177 g cholesterol, 11 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 394 mg sodium.

 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. ...

The Stew - Chicago Tribune Blog, IL Nahabedian will join Charlie Trotter (the group's first inductee in 2006), Jimmy Bannos and Rick Bayless. The induction ceremony will take place September 22 at the Union League Club. Michael Garbin will be the chef host of the event.

  USA Chef Emeril Lagasse's got a new cookbook, "Emeril at the Grill, A Cookbook for All Seasons" (Harper Studio, $24.99). It's packed with more than 150 recipes for grilling indoors and outdoors, all year long. Chapters cover drinks, salads, sides, burgers, ...

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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 ...

 CO She said she got the garden idea after watching a recent episode of CBS's "60 Minutes," in which Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, Calif., and a fervent advocate of growing organic food, urged the Obamas to create an organic ...

 United States With stills and clips from “The Gold Rush” to “Ratatouille” and beyond, she plans to show that, next to eating, movies are the perfect way to enjoy food. (Top, the celebrity chef Thomas Keller, right, gives Brad Lewis, producer of “Ratatouille,” some ...

 Australia When a chef/restaurateur in New York like Thomas Keller (and his investors) are willing to put $15 million or more into a 65-seat restaurant, or a sommelier is given carte blanche to build a wine cellar with 1000 selections, you know you’re in a city ...

 UK - Frances Hardy He is clearly very fond of US chef Mario Batali, who once trained under him. "I was fuelled by insecurity; that need to be accepted. I worked 100 hours a week" Batali will be invited onto Hell's Kitchen, even though he alleges Marco once threw a pan of ...

 CA She became a culinary producer on various Food Network series such as "Entertaining with Michael Chiarello" and PBS' "Everyday Baking for Everyday Food." On her own program, "5 Ingredient Fix," Robinson shows viewers how to make simple, elegant meals. ...

 CA Vongerichten, who already has 24 restaurants under his belt, has created a joint venture, Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges, with Starwood Hotels and Catterton Partners, a private equity firm credited with turning PF Chang's into a national chain. ...

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 ...

One of the best people I’ve seen use this trivia is Food Network’s Alton Brown, host of Good Eats, Iron Chef America and others. Whatever show he’s doing, he always interjects a healthy dose of knowledge: SUBSCRIBE TO THE DENVER TRIVIA EXAMINER: Click ...

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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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.

 LA - Nov 26, 2008 TV G. (FOOD) 7 pm All Star Holiday Cookies Alton Brown, Ina Garten, Paula Deen, and their Food Network colleagues share recipes for biscotti, rugelach, ...

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By Jesse Adapted from Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice Waters 1 small heads of cabbage, sliced finely into strips 6 green onions, whites only, sliced finely into circles 1/6 cup white onion, sliced into fine strips ...

 CT - Nov 14, 2008 By Joan Gordon Julia Child was an unlikely culinary guru. After working in advertising, she later spent World War II in the Office of Strategic Services. ...

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By texasmesquite An anise cookie from Michael Chiarello. Time does not include chilling time or cooling time after the first bake. SERVES 20 , 40 cookies Ingredients3. ... Other Networks cooking and Reality Cooking Shows ...

 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 ...

By andrew.zimmern New York Daily News reports Chicago chefs Rick Bayless, Art Smith (aka "Oprah's chef") and Daniel Young are under consideration to be the White House kitchen's new head honcho. No matter who gets the job, no dinner guest will ever leave ...

  USA - Oct 27, 2008 The AAO has teamed with celebrity chef Michael Chiarello to provide recipes so children with braces can enjoy Halloween treats. ... Tricky treats tough for those with braces 9NEWS.com all 21 news articles

By Chris is this chicken dish from Rick Bayless’s Mexican Everyday. The original recipe calls to prepare it in a slow-cooker, but, not owning one, we went with the oven-bake method instead. This was a perfect recipe match to our CSA box, ...

They ran a story with Thomas Keller (French Laundry) and Joel Gott (Taylors Automatic Refresher) throwing a picnic in their backyard. Of course Mr. Keller’s recipe had 20 steps including brining the chicken; so I wrote a simple version ...

Maybe she wasn't a master spy, but she worked during World War II for the Office of Strategic Services, the huge spy network created by President Franklin ... Julia Child Shocker: The French Chef Was An American Spy! Defamer Australia

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 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 kevinleec@yahoo.com (Kevin Cummings) Guys, face it, we're notorious for missing the subtle cues that a woman is angry; the slight flush in her cheeks, a widening of her eyes, and the unnecessarily vigorous chopping of vegetables like carrots and celery (especially when she's not actually cooking). These are the feminine equ...

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?