What a Chef Thinks

I always loved & enjoyed eating , but I never thought of becoming a chef, I grow up in a middle class family home, my mother did not know much about the world of cooking, but she was good at what she was doing, especially her couscous, I remember as a kid, I use to watch...

The 2009 James Beard Winners Are Announced!

The James Beard Foundation has just announced the winners for the 2009 James Beard Awards which honor some of America’s most respected restaurants, chefs, food authors, journalists, and restaurants. This...

Chef shortage hits Curry Restaurants

The curry industry in the UK is worth around£3.5bn every year. Curry is the dish originating from South Asia and India in particular, is the national dish of the UK. Hot and spicy dishes like Chicken Tikka...

G20 leaders get a 'Best of British' dinner at 10 Downing Street

Jamie Oliver cooked up a 'Best of British' feast for the G20 leaders tonight in Downing Street, ahead of the Summit meeting tomorrow morning. Oliver, along with young chefs from his 'Fifteen' restaurant, used produce from all over the country, and started with organic salmon...

Daniel Boulud's Favorite Eateries in New York (besides his)

There is not much to add to Andy Lynes list of Daniel Boulud's Favorite Eateries in New York (besides his). He showcases them in After dark in New York: Chef Daniel Boulud reveals his favourite places to dine (The Independent, December 28). Here they are: Daniel Boulud's...

Chefs Win for Lard Sculptures

Chefs from the Queens Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment in Hampshire, England won awards for detailed sculptures made of lard. The sculptures, which included a Buddah, horse and dragon and which took a hundred hours to...

Celebrities in the Kitchen: 16 Famous People Who Have Been Chefs or Cooks

Here’s a list of famous actors, artists, film directors, and other celebrities who have been either been chefs or cooks or are passionate about cooking. Quite a few of the names will surprise you. Celebrities Who’ve Worked Professionally as Chefs or Cooks 1....

Green Thumbs in the Kitchen, Organic Food on the Go thanks to Green Truck

Some of those attending the Culinary Institute of America in Greystone add new meaning to 'Grow your Own'. Tara Duggan in Culinary students learn to love cooking green (SF Gate, August 15) tells us that "Students in the Green Thumbs club help weed and harvest the school's...

At 'Grand Fooding 2008' in Paris , Chefs Offer Culinary Delights on June 22nd

On Sunday, June 22nd, Chefs leave their usual haunts and set their tent on the esplanade of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris.They will offer their culinary delights to a salivating crowd for Le Grand Fooding 2008, not La Grande Bouffe.I would be happy to try the...

Basa, Dab or Vietnamese Clams, Sustainable Fish from A to Z

Do the right thing is the mental message we get when buying fish and shellfish at our local store or ordering it in a restaurant. Instead of giving us a lengthy expose Sophie Morris offers us an A to Z list of seafood that is healthy and not at risk of extinction in Where's...

Opinion Survey" Most Surveys & Polls Useless!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDo you ever wonder who pays for Surveys and Polls? Sometimes Governments e.g. You the Taxpayer!, or Advertisers e.g. You the Consumer! Eventually, through years and...

Hell's Kitchen: The "pegnant tortoise" gets a swift kick out the door

Here's the latest from Hell's Kitchen: Interview with Jason Underwood

Everybody's a Star in Foodbiz! Romance and Reality

Turning something you are passionate about into a job and/or a business does not always happen to be all that you dreamed of.With the advent of the Food Network and Cooking as a Celebrity Game/ Reality Show, some people quit their day job, hand over a small fortune to the CIA...

Soup Kitchen...The Book...Recipes that will keep you warm

Know something better than a warm bowl of soup on a cold winter night!  Everything does not need to be brand spanking new to be of interest as the recent publication in English of classic '1080 Recipes: The Spanish Home Cooking Bible' has proved.  Released in 2005,...

$330.000 Truffle sold at London Auction, Benefits 3 Charities

On December 1st in London, an auction hosted by Giorgio Locatelli at his restaurant Refettorio saw the sale of a 1,5 kg Truffle for $330.000. Thanks to Truffle goes for a trifling $330,000 by Rebecca Seal on Word of Mouth for landing this sale on my map. She describes the...

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