chefs + restaurants
Eggplant Apogee
I’m a fool for fried eggplant. Raspy and crispy on the outside, creamy and sweet on the inside. But that was not always the case.
05.14.07
- Keywords
- john t. edge,
- restaurants,
- southern,
- vegetable
chefs + restaurants
Hello, Dalai
My friend Shaina Robbins was among a group of Midwest chefs who were invited to cook for the Dalai Lama in Madison, Wisconsin for the dedication of a new Buddhist temple.
05.08.07
- Keywords
- peggy knickerbocker,
- chefs
chefs + restaurants
The Instinct, Part III
I'm an eater of convictions, and one of the things I used to believe in was the gnarlier looking the donut shop, the better the donuts.
05.08.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- pastry,
- southern u.s.,
- the instinct
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Acquolina Hostaria
Angelo Troiani, the Michelin-starred chef at Il Convivio says he decided on a dare to open a fish restaurant and to create one of Rome's best seafood places.
05.02.07
- Keywords
- mimi murphy,
- first taste,
- rome,
- seafood
chefs + restaurants
Fine Dining Takes a Dive in the Twin Cities
The Food Network recently hosted its first food-themed awards show, and Minneapolis lost out to Portland, Oregon. I can't really say
I believe Minneapolis deserved to win.
05.02.07
- Keywords
- dara moskowitz grumdahl,
- restaurant notes,
- minneapolis
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Gonpachi Beverly Hills
L.A.'s newest, biggest Japanese restaurant turns dinner into a movie.
05.01.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- first taste,
- japanese,
- los angeles
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Provence
"This was the first 'nice' restaurant I ever came to in
New York," said one of my dinner companions, looking around.
04.26.07
- Keywords
- john willoughby,
- first taste,
- new york,
- french
chefs + restaurants
IACP Dishes up Awards
Thousands of food pros swarmed Chicago for the 2007 International Association of Culinary Professionals conference, a four-day confab of seminars, workshops, and culinary tours.
04.17.07
- Keywords
- chefs,
- rick bayless,
- chicago,
- louisa chu
chefs + restaurants
For Some Chefs, It’s All About the Staging
We all know that chefs have become stars, but, in Chicago, they're actually taking to the stage.
04.12.07
- Keywords
- chefs,
- grant achatz,
- mario batali,
- chicago,
- louisa chu
chefs + restaurants
Do You Like Piña Colada?
It might've been the mescal-spiked devil's food cupcakes talking, but I so wanted to jump into the Lucha Libre ring at Frontera Grill's 20th-anniversary party.
04.05.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- mexican,
- rick bayless,
- chicago,
- louisa chu
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