Chef chides gov't on school food standards
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:09:00 -0800

25 (UPI) -- TV chef Jamie Oliver has accused Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove of undermining healthy school food standards. Oliver, who led a successful campaign to have healthier options for students in England's schools, ...

Serious chef requires top-notch tools
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:14:36 -0800

By lisa brandt, Special to QMI Agency A steam and convection oven will mimic the experience of a chef in a fine restaurant. (Special to QMI Agency) If you love to cook, you probably already know it's worth the investment to have the best tools at your ...

Top Chef : Texas, episode 4 recap: Those tears aren't from the chilies
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:14:08 -0800

This week's episode has one of the more poignant Top Chef episode endings I've seen, but it starts off simply enough: In a clever Quickfire Challenge, the Top Chef : Texas chefs are presented with an array of chile peppers, ranging from mild to ...

'How I Met Your Mother' star Neil Patrick Harris loves dating chef David Burtka
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:48:36 -0800

Neill Patrick Harris admits his eating habits have changed dramatically since he moved in David Burtka who quit acting in 2009 to retrain as a chef because his own culinary skills are so limited. The 38-year-old actor who has 13-month-old twins ...

New lunch options, chefs ' battle at dinner at Generations in Waukesha
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:23:42 -0800

People have the option to make it as healthy or as fattening as they want, chef Jeff Oberholtzer said. Lunch is served 11 am to 2 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Generations, which changes its menu monthly, has a chefs ' throwdown at dinner on the last ...

Restaurants We Love alain's bistro, nyack
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:39:06 -0800

Alain's Bistro isn't in an ideal location in a rather nondescript strip mall across from Palisades Volkswagen but chef Alain Eigenmann's menu of northern French cuisine is reason enough to pull off 59, step into the cozy storefront and feel the ...

White Truffle Has Chefs Salivating
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:07:19 -0800

Maybe not, but white truffles, those very 'shrooms that cost $2000 a pound or more, have chefs across the country salivating. Travelsin Taste spoke to many chefs about their use of the diamond of the culinary world, and Shaun Hergatt of SHO Shaun ...

Ndamukong Suh Ejected Video: "Suh Chef " Must Be Served Massive Fine & Suspension
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:38:12 -0800

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, should get hit hard by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after his ridiculous outburst in a Week 12 loss to the Green Bay Packers. After getting completely beat on the play by Packers offensive lineman Evan ...

Deconstructing chef Adria
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:05:33 -0800

Over the course of a year, a camera crew followed Spanish chef Ferran Adria aka The Man Who Launched a Thousand Foams as he and his kitchen staff developed and honed the new menu for the 2009 season, resulting in the film "El Bulli: Cooking in ...

FOX5 Vegas - KVVUTV chef Batali gets cookin' at the Venetian Friday
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:48:48 -0800

Entertainment News from AP Foodies know what Chef Mario Batali is capable of from his various TV shows, but people in Las Vegas got an up-close look at his culinary skills Friday. Batali performed a live cooking demonstration as part of The Venetian ...

Chef Mark Elliott buys foods from local farms and dairies for his award ...
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:15:15 -0800

"I pretty much became their personal chef ," said Elliott, 44. That job took Elliott all over the world, traveling with the family on their yacht. For Elliott, it was a perfect job for that time of his life. "I took full advantage of the opportunity to ...

After Chef's Hitler Remark, Bankers Change Lunch Plans
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:39:09 -0800

By james barron del Posto and Babbo have the same celebrity chef as an owner, reputations for impossible-to-get reservations, and customers who can afford, say, Del Posto's seven-course menu tradizionale at $145 a person. It is not unreasonable to ...

Southern chefs try their hand at fresh approaches for the day-after-holiday turkey
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:29:51 -0800

But some chefs say the bird is just as tasty after the big feast, if you get a little creative. From a gumbo made with twice-roasted bones, to grits and turkey grillades, to turkey benedict with hollandaise sauce, or a creamy turkey and cauliflower ...

Chefs ' Secrets: Salmon perfect for company
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:02:44 -0800

Is there a chance the chef will share that recipe? Dear Charles: A pitch perfect dish for the fall table, courtesy of Paesanos 1604 executive chef Clark Mc Daniel, this luscious salmon preparation melts in your mouth. Mc Daniel roasts the earthy fall ...

School Lunch Menus - Nov. 27, 2011
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:49:21 -0800

29: Chicken patty sandwich, deli sliced ham or turkey sandwich, chef salad, garlic toast, potato wedges, half a banana, Mandarin oranges, milk. Wednesday, Nov. 30: Enchilada bake, deli sliced turkey or egg salad sandwich, chef salad, glazed carrots, ...

The Chef's Academy Hospitality and Restaurant Management Program to be Offered ...
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:06:30 -0800

I am excited about the opportunity to offer the Hospitality and Restaurant Management program online, said Jayson M. Boyers, national division president of The Chef's Academy. It is just one of the many ways our curriculum is flexible, and we expect ...

New executive chef at Cambridge's Blue Room
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:43:51 -0800

By Anonymous Nick Zappia and Liz Vilardi, longtime owners of The Blue Room, announced that Chef Robert Grant is the new executive chef at The Blue Room. Grant most recently was Chef de Cuisine at The Butcher Shop, Barbara Lynch's popular South End ...

Rhody Radar: Top Chef sighting, Modern Family Star spotted and More!
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:01:54 -0800

Cooking up a cameo: Attention Foodies: We have a Top Chef sighting! If you've tuned into Bravo's culinary hit since the beginning you know that Chef Stephen Aspirino from Top Chef Season 1 and Top Chef All-Stars is one sassy sommelier! ...

California chef feeds children for free
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:35:20 -0800

Serato is an Italian chef and the founder of Caterina's Club, a nonprofit that provides dinner seven days a week to more than 300 children at the Boys & Girls Club in Anaheim, California. CNN asked Serato for his thoughts on being chosen as one of the ...

Wolfgang Puck explains why Starbucks sucks, tells a "What She Said" joke ...
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:53:03 -0800

By Sarah Rufca Ladies and gentleman, I have heard Wolfgang Puck, arguably the most famous chef in the world, tell a "That's what she said" joke. Puck, the creator of Spago, Chinois, CUT and several other brands, took a whirlwind tour of Houston ...