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 First you must dress like one. Support Culinary Performance and purchase a Food Pimp t-shirt for yourself or that special someone in your life. Labels: Celebrities and Food, Culinary Diversions, Culinary Performance, Entertainment, Industry, Lifestyle, Notable Chefs  To give makeovers to the unhealthiest places in AmericaMay 10, 2009, 11:00 PM ET ABC is teaming with British chef Jamie Oliver and Ryan Seacrest for a new unscripted series that gives healthy makeovers to an entire city.Oliver will travel to the unhealthiest places in America and find ways to use nearby resources to improve local eating habits. The network has ordered six hours of the project from Ryan Seacrest Productions. The series is loosely inspired on Oliver's acclaimed school lunch project in the U.K., where the chef set about to improve kids' nutrition. His effort to improve one school's offerings, documented in the 2005 series "Jamie's School Dinners," shamed educators into passing new measures to ban certain junk foods. Seacrest said he talked about school lunches during a segment on his KISS FM morning radio show and was struck by the amount of listener response. Then he heard Oliver was looking to bring his public service campaign stateside. The resulting ABC show will not only tackle a city's schools, but workplaces and other avenues for change. "I couldn't do what I do in terms of my schedule if I didn't eat right and exercise right," Seacrest said. "As a kid I was chubby, and I'm a firm believer that the fuel we put into our body results in a healthy lifestyle. Jamie's going to come over here, roll up his sleeves and use the resources of each town to help condition living habits to make it a better and healthier place." More... Labels: Celebrities and Food, Entertainment, Notable Chefs  LONDON, England (CNN) -- Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver will serve a dinner of Scottish organic salmon, Welsh lamb and a traditional Bakewell Tart for G-20 leaders at the prime minister's residence Wednesday. Oliver will use traditional ingredients and recipes inspired from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands for the dinner at 10 Downing Street, a statement on his Web site said. Oliver will cook the meal along with a team of young chefs from the apprentice program at his London restaurant, Fifteen. Because some guests have special dietary requirements, Oliver said he will be offering vegetarian options for both a starter and the main course. Here is the menu, as published on Oliver's Web site: Baked Scottish Salmon with Seashore Vegetables, Broad Beans, Herb Garden Salad, Mayonnaise and Wild Garlic-scented Irish Soda bread. More... Labels: Celebrities and Food, Entertainment, Notable Chefs  A chef banned from Gatwick after living at the airport for five years has been arrested for returning to his old haunt - even though he now has a place to live. Anthony Delaney, 44, was dubbed Terminal Man after he lost his job in 2004 and began sleeping, eating and showering at the airport’s South Terminal. Delaney was handed an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) in 2004 but refused to stay away, breaching the order and getting arrested more than 30 times. He was jailed for 15 months in June last year and following his release moved into a rented home in Woking, Surrey. But after visiting friends in Crawley last week he went back to Gatwick - apparently unable to resist the lure of the airport. More... Labels: Crime, Notable Chefs, Odds and Ends  Celebrity chef Cat Cora, the first and only female Iron Chef on Food Network's popular program "Iron Chef America," is bringing her culinary talent to the Boardwalk resort at Walt Disney World. Her restaurant, Kouzzina by Cat Cora, will feature what she calls "time-honored recipes passed down from my ancestors, as well as my favorite Greek and Mediterranean dishes that my family loves." More... Labels: Celebrities and Food, Entertainment, Industry, Notable Chefs  HOUSTON, March 23, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----Continental Airlines today announced the addition of Chef Bryan Caswell, owner of REEF and Little Bigs restaurants in Houston, to its Congress of Chefs. Caswell joins the 14-member congress, including top chefs Roy Yamaguchi of Roy's Restaurant; Michael Cordua of Americas, Churrascos, Artista and Amazon Grill in Houston; James Canora of the original Del Monico's in New York City; and Paul Minnillo of The Baricelli Inn in Cleveland. "Continental is pleased to welcome Bryan Caswell to our Congress of Chefs," said Sandra Pineau, Continental's staff vice president of food services. "We will draw on Bryan's extensive culinary knowledge and world travels to continue to provide the best possible dining experience for our passengers." More.. Labels: Celebrities and Food, Eat, Industry, Notable Chefs  "Iron Chef America" star Cat Cora (l) and her wife Jennifer Cora (r) are both pregnant, she announced. Both are expecting boys, which will double their brood. They are already parents to older boys, Caje, 22 months and Zoran, 5, from the same donor as the two who are coming. More... Labels: Lifestyle, Notable Chefs  The 42-year-old never played for the Glasgow Rangers soccer club, though he's long made the claim in his autobiography, on the radio and in a series of interviews, the News of the World reported. "He was never a signed player for us and certainly didn't play any first team games and wasn't offered any sort of contract — it's all complete and utter nonsense," the Scottish team's historian, Robert McElroy, told the British tabloid. Rangers coach Archie Knox, who Ramsay says cut him from the team, says that would've been impossible. "He must be a very confused individual," Knox said. "I was the manager of Dundee [a different team] at the time." Labels: Notable Chefs  Award-winning Chicago-based restaurant owner and chef Charlie Trotter has created a menu for United Airlines international flights. More... Labels: Eat, Industry, Notable Chefs By James Hibberd LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - No F-bombs allowed. How will he do it? The Fox network aims to air at least one live special in which "Hell's Kitchen" star Gordon Ramsay, famous for his R-rated language, shows viewers how to make a dinner. The program will urge viewers to make a three-course homemade meal along with the world-famous British chef. "It has been picked up, and I can't wait for it to go live," Ramsay said Wednesday. "My frustration is that most cooking shows don't really cook ... their ingredients are prepped earlier, that's not cooking ... It's nice to show the journey from live ingredient to (finished meal)." Labels: Eat, Entertainment, Industry, Learn, Notable Chefs  The film directed by Nora Ephron, starring Meryl Streep as Julia Child. Labels: Entertainment, Notable Chefs  ONE of his television shows is called The F-Word, but celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's famous use of the expletive has landed him in hot water with British audiences. Viewers flooded Channel 4 with complaints after Ramsay swore 243 times in a two-hour screening of Gordon's Great British Nightmare on Friday, The Sunday Mirror reported. His language included "187 F-words", the newspaper said. Lib-Dem MP Don Foster told the tabloid: "This is getting beyond a joke. When you hear about this much swearing in a single programme, you're tempted to utter an expletive yourself. "We have got to tone it down because bad language on TV is seeping into society.'' An Ofcom spokesman said the UK's communications watchdog could not immediately comment on complaints received over the weekend. Labels: Critics, Entertainment, Kitchen Catastrophes, Notable Chefs  Bernie Madoff's lawyer served up a sweet deal for a convicted fraudster - who moonlights as a chef - keeping him free on bail so he can help cater the Academy Awards. Vincent Montagna, who is represented by Ira Sorkin, pleaded guilty to defrauding his hedge-fund investors of $10 million in 2006, but has been out on bail ever since. More here... Labels: Crime, Notable Chefs  ...Trained by the Culinary Institute of America, studying under luminaries such as chefs Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud and Ferran Adria and working in some of the most diverse kitchens, including Daniel in New York, French Laundry in Napa Valley, Calif., and El Bulli in Spain, the nomad chef has cultivated a myriad of experiences. Years ago, he turned Fishbone from a flop to a foodie destination. For a six-month stint in 2003 and 2004, he served strange bites of gastronomic curiosities at his eponymous restaurant. Afterward, he successfully ran the back of the house at One Midtown Kitchen, and was recognized by Gayot Guide as one of the “Top Five Rising Chefs of 2005.” In 2006, he battled Mario Batali on “Iron Chef.” Then it was onto delighting senses in 2007 at Element Gastro Lounge + Food Lab, Blais’ molecular gastronomic cuisine forum. In 2008, we cheered for him in season four of “Top Chef” (he came in second place). Blais worked for a brief time in Tom Catherall’s Home restaurant in the fall. For the past year though, he’s been plotting something grandly simple, something so fun and entertaining that even the purist of palates could enjoy: Flip. In December, Blais and business partner Barry Mills opened the instantly and insanely popular Flip Burger Boutique in the urban, deconstructed Howell Mill Road area in West Midtown. The small restaurant is packed every day and night (closed on Sunday), but the tables turn quickly, and whatever time you have to hang out at the bar, sipping on an array of vino, beer, cool cocktails and vintage soda offerings, is worth it. Read the whole story here... Labels: Drink, Eat, Industry, Notable Chefs  ...'I've banned him from my restaurants. Ramsay's people call trying to book tables and I say no. I won't have him in there. If he called me himself and said, 'Let's sit down for a drink,' I'm sure it would be fine. We'd be cool. But right now it's not cool."... Read the whole story here... Labels: Kitchen Catastrophes, Notable Chefs  In an interview with DCist, Bourdain said:
Labels: Lifestyle, Notable Chefs  Sam Kass, a private chef for the Obamas while they were living in Chicago, is now working in the White House. A spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said Mr. Kass will not be the only cook preparing the family’s meals, but “he knows what they like and he happens to have a particular interest in healthy food and local food.” He will work alongside the White House executive chef, Cristeta Comerford, who was promoted to that job by the Bushes and is being kept on in that role by the Obamas. Mr. Kass’s appointment signals changes at the White House that should please chefs like Alice Waters, who have lobbied the Obamas to set an example for the rest of the country by emphasizing food that is healthy, local and sustainable. It further suggests that a vegetable garden on the White House grounds, another of Ms. Waters’ dreams, could be on the horizon.Read the whole story here... Labels: Celebrities and Food, Notable Chefs, Odds and Ends
Honest food from a proper chef. Hopefully this magazine will hit the stands in the US.
Jamie Magazine is the exciting new food and lifestyle title from Jamie Oliver. Each issue will be packed with more than 100 reliable, easy-to-make and enticing recipes by Jamie and other top chefs from around the world. You can look forward to wonderfully evocative photography and great writing from some of the biggest names in the world of food and drink. Labels: Learn, Notable Chefs  Culinary news and information for Chefs, Cooks and Foodies. Labels: Celebrities and Food, Crime, Critics, Drink, Eat, Entertainment, Health, Industry, Kitchen Catastrophes, Learn, Lifestyle, Notable Chefs, Odds and Ends, Uncategorized, Young Culinarians |
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