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The Best Spring Salads
It’s official - the first flowers of spring have bloomed, even in the cold northeast. In keeping with our seasonal theme of the last few weeks it seems only fitting to devote a little space to those fresh spring greens that will soon be gracing our tables.
Clotilde Dusoulier, cookbook author and food blogger extraordinaire (of Chocolate […]
In Memory of Al Copeland, King of Cajun Chicken
Last Sunday, Al Copeland, a chef best known for founding the Popeyes chicken franchise, passed away. In his obituary, published in yesterday’s New York Times, the details of Copeland’s culinary achievements (and failures) were described, and can serve as a reminder to aspiring chef’s everywhere that hard work and perseverance are often the most important […]
The Socially Active Chef
If food is your passion (a likely guess for those reading this blog), why limit it to a career? Your interest in all things culinary doesn’t have to stay in the kitchen, and a group of socially active chefs has created an organization to help anyone working in the food service industry get involved. Founded […]
Life in the Slow Lane
Whether you’re considering a career in culinary arts or already enrolled in culinary school, get informed about the Slow Food movement, an organization whose goal is, in part, to help people enjoy the act of eating. Founded nearly 20 years ago in Europe, Slow Food now numbers close to 90,000 members in 100 countries worldwide.Here […]
Do You Need a Culinary Degree to be a Top Chef?
A new round of Top Chef will debut next month on Bravo. Set in Chicago, season four of this food-based reality show features 16 rising chefs competing for the coveted title of Top Chef through culinary challenges.
According to the short bios of the 16 “chef-testants”, the great majority (thirteen) have completed formal training in the culinary […]
