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  • South Beach Wine & Food Festival, February 25-28, 2010

    Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 09:56 in celebrity, events, chefs

    2010 FOOD NETWORK SOUTH BEACH WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY FOOD & WINE - TICKETS ARE ON SALE   WHAT:  Tickets for the 2010 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival WHEN: The Festival is scheduled for February 2...

  • South Beach Wine & Food Festival, February 25-28, 2010

    Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 09:56 in celebrity, events, chefs

    2010 FOOD NETWORK SOUTH BEACH WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY FOOD & WINE - TICKETS ARE ON SALE   WHAT:  Tickets for the 2010 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival WHEN: The Festival is scheduled for February 2...

  • \'Top Chef\' Contestant Eli Leaves Atlanta for NYC

    Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 10:40 in TV, celebrity, chefs

    From Beth Rodell of Creative Loafing's Omnivore Atlanta: Eli Kirshtein has put in his notice at Eno restaurant to take a “guest chef” gig at Solo restaurant in NYC. Kirshtein, who made it almost to the finals of “Top Chef&rdquo...

  • \'Top Chef\' Contestant Eli Leaves Atlanta for NYC

    Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 10:40 in TV, celebrity, chefs

    From Beth Rodell of Creative Loafing's Omnivore Atlanta: Eli Kirshtein has put in his notice at Eno restaurant to take a “guest chef” gig at Solo restaurant in NYC. Kirshtein, who made it almost to the finals of “Top Chef&rdquo...

  • Kid Brother Voltaggio Wins \'Top Chef\' Season 6 Finale

    Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 05:11 in TV, awards, chefs

    From InsideTV.AOL.com: In a stunning 'Top Chef' upset, Los Angeles-based chef Michael Voltaggio came up big in the season 6 finale of Bravo's highly-rated reality competition series. Known throughout the season as the gambler, Michael of...

  • Kid Brother Voltaggio Wins \'Top Chef\' Season 6 Finale

    Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 05:11 in TV, awards, chefs

    From InsideTV.AOL.com: In a stunning 'Top Chef' upset, Los Angeles-based chef Michael Voltaggio came up big in the season 6 finale of Bravo's highly-rated reality competition series. Known throughout the season as the gambler, Michael of...

  • Gordon Ramsay Sheds Flagship U.S. Restaurant Despite Massive Cutbacks

    Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 06:21 in TV, celebrity, chefs

    From the Daily Mail: Gordon Ramsay has lost his final US restaurant as he battles to keep his multi-million pound empire afloat. Despite cutbacks, the Gordon Ramsay At The London restaurant in New York was losing almost £3,000 a month. And th...

  • \'Iron Chef\' Gets Some Latin Flavor

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 08:35 in TV, awards, chefs

    From Rene Lynch of the Los Angeles Times: "The Next Iron Chef" is Chef Jose Garces. In the end, Garces' technique -- though bland at times -- beat out Chef Jehangir Mehta's unquestionable creativity. For this finale, the judgi...

  • Chefs\' Holidays®, Yosemite, CA, January 10-February 5, 2009

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 06:46 in celebrity, events, chefs

    Yosemite’s Chefs' Holidays® at The Ahwahnee®, held each year in January and February, feature some of the world's most innovative and acclaimed chefs. These culinary adventures provide a showcase for the range of styles, persona...

  • Chefs\' Holidays®, Yosemite, CA, January 10-February 5, 2009

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 06:46 in celebrity, events, chefs

    Yosemite’s Chefs' Holidays® at The Ahwahnee®, held each year in January and February, feature some of the world's most innovative and acclaimed chefs. These culinary adventures provide a showcase for the range of styles, persona...

  • Emeril Lagasse\'s Burger Ambitions

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 05:23 in business, chefs

    From Paul Frumkin of Nation's Restaurant News: Emeril Lagasse has named his upcoming burger restaurant Burgers And More, or BAM, after his signature expression, and said he doesn't want the brand to be a premium burger "gimmick." T...

  • Emeril Lagasse\'s Burger Ambitions

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 05:23 in business, chefs

    From Paul Frumkin of Nation's Restaurant News: Emeril Lagasse has named his upcoming burger restaurant Burgers And More, or BAM, after his signature expression, and said he doesn't want the brand to be a premium burger "gimmick." T...

  • James Beard Foundation Benefit features \'Top Chef\' Trio, Washington, D.C. November 11, 2009

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 11:03 in TV, celebrity, fundraiser, chefs

    Celebrity Chef Tour Brings Bravo's Top Chef  Season Five Trio to Cook at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Who:  Celebrity Chef Tour benefitting the James Beard Foundation What: Multi-course dinner featuring Bravo's Top Chef Contest...

  • Thomas Keller New Cookbook Caters to "Regular Folks"

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 09:40 in chefs, how to instructional

    From Wall Street Journal's Katy McLaughlin: Thomas Keller is widely regarded not only as the top chef in the country but as the food world's reigning perfectionist. His restaurants, The French Laundry and Per Se, are among the country's ...

  • Boston Rising Stars Revue, Boston, November 3, 2009

    Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 10:32 in events, chefs

    An event that recognizes up-and-coming chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, and mixologists from around the country is coming to Boston in early November. The StarChefs Rising Stars Revue, which was last held in Boston in 2009, will he held at The State ...

  • Boston Rising Stars Revue, Boston, November 3, 2009

    Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 10:32 in events, chefs

    An event that recognizes up-and-coming chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, and mixologists from around the country is coming to Boston in early November. The StarChefs Rising Stars Revue, which was last held in Boston in 2009, will he held at The State ...

  • \'Esquire\' Announces Best New Restaurants 2009

    Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 07:52 in best of, chefs

    From New York magazine's Grub Street: "On the heels of its Michelin star, SHO Shaun Hergatt now gets another accolade: It's one of four New York restaurants to make John Mariani's annual "Best New Restaurants" list in Esqui...

  • \'Esquire\' Announces Best New Restaurants 2009

    Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 07:52 in best of, chefs

    From New York magazine's Grub Street: "On the heels of its Michelin star, SHO Shaun Hergatt now gets another accolade: It's one of four New York restaurants to make John Mariani's annual "Best New Restaurants" list in Esqui...

  • \'Top Chef\' Winner Taking a Break

    Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 09:33 in TV, celebrity, chefs

    From Lori Midson of Denver Westworld: Beginning Thursday, October 1, Hosea Rosenberg -- Bravo's Top Chef: New York conquistador and Jax-Boulder exec chef -- is launching www.whereishosea.com, to more or less announce his five-month sabbatical fr...

  • The Twenty Biggest Chef Empires

    Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 09:03 in business, celebrity, chefs

    From Grub Street New York: The business of being a chef has expanded enormously in the last 25 years. Once upon a time, it was considered a working-class trade. Now Gordon Ramsay has 27 restaurants and five TV shows. Alain Ducasse has authored eight...

  • Star Chef Ripert Now Has Own PBS Gig

    Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 06:25 in TV, celebrity, chefs

    From Greg Morago of The Houston Chronicle: It's a face easily remembered. The superstar chef's handsome mug has popped up as a guest judge on Top Chef. It has lit up shows hosted by Martha Stewart, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres. It has...

  • 25 Things Chefs Never Tell You

    Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 06:05 in chefs

    From FoodNetwork.com: Do restaurants recycle the bread basket? Are most of us bad tippers? We surveyed chefs across the country — anonymously — to find out everything we’ve always wanted to know. Chefs are pickier than you think. L...

  • Rick Bayless's Perfectly Timed 'Top Chef Masters' Victory

    Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 13:37 in TV, celebrity, chefs

    From Grub Street Chicago: Spoiler alert: if you don't already know who won Top Chef Masters [Aug. 19], we are amazed by your ability to evade information. Because basically everyone within 20 miles of the intersection of Clark and Illinois street...

  • Top Louisiana Toque John Besh to Create Airline Menus

    Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 08:26 in business, celebrity, chefs

    East Meadow, NY – August 7, 2009 -- For the first time this September and October, Lufthansa will offer its premium-class passengers a selection of dishes inspired by an iconic regional American cuisine.  Acclaimed Southern Louisiana culin...

  • Chef Chooses Higher Calling Over Posh Napa Scene

    Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 03:45 in chefs

    From NPR's Scott Schafer: California's Napa Valley is home to some of the world's finest restaurants. But one of the culinary world's rising stars left the fancy restaurant scene to cook in a far different setting: a Bay Area soup kit...