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The Painterly Work of Paul Grimes
A portrait of the artist as a food stylist, by a longtime colleague, Gourmet Live's Kemp Minifie
09.05.12
- Keywords
- Paul Grimes,
- Kemp Minifie,
- Gourmet Live
chefs + restaurants
Eight Great Street-Food Vendors in the Bay Area
It’s impossible to know which purveyors will persevere beyond their first 15 tweets, but here are eight worth checking out … for now.
09.23.09
- Keywords
- street food,
- san francisco,
- berkeley,
- farm-to-table,
- fanny singer
food politics
The War on Alice Waters
She made sustainable agriculture a rallying cry, but now the activist chef is under attack from food lovers.
05.06.09
- Keywords
- alice waters,
- food policy,
- farm-to-table,
- laura shapiro
food politics
Ms. Waters Goes to Washington
An inside look at the political education of the legendary Chez Panisse founder.
02.26.09
- Keywords
- marian burros,
- food policy,
- alice waters,
- barack obama,
- farm-to-table
chefs + restaurants
The Top Five Tastes of Inauguration Weekend
Chestnut pancakes with José Andrés and his daughters, Najmieh Batmanglij’s amazing chicken shish kebab, and more.
01.22.09
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- washington d.c.,
- chefs,
- barack obama,
- restaurants
food politics
The White House Chef Wars
A recent flap about the first family’s chef demonstrates why that position needs to be redefined.
01.15.09
- Keywords
- christy harrison,
- food policy,
- chefs,
- barack obama,
- alice waters
food politics
Alice Waters’s Open Letter to the Obamas
Last November, Waters wrote a letter urging the Obamas to choose a forward-thinking White House chef, but it hasn’t been published online until now.
01.15.09
- Keywords
- alice waters,
- food policy,
- farm-to-table,
- barack obama
food + cooking
The Lunchbox Auction
The Lunchbox Auction, which benefits hunger relief organizations, features one-of-a-kind lunchboxes designed by celebrities. Here’s a selection of a few of the finished works....
11.07.08
- Keywords
- art + design,
- culinary culture,
- chefs,
- ruth reichl,
- michel richard
chefs + restaurants
Where Are the Women?
A look at why so few female chefs have risen to the top of the restaurant scene.
06.12.08
- Keywords
- laura shapiro,
- culinary culture,
- chefs,
- alice waters,
- gabrielle hamilton
chefs + restaurants
America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants: Local Pioneers
When many chefs were still sitting in their high chairs, Alice Waters was begging farmers to grow special produce for her restaurant.
July 2008