Celebrity Chefs
The Inside Dish on Top Chef Marcus Samuelsson
Born in Ethiopia and adopted and raised in Sweden, Marcus Samuelsson has bridged cultures and cuisines his whole life. This much-celebrated chef cooked up fame and fortune as the executive chef and co-owner of Aquavit, a New York City hot-spot for fine Scandinavian cuisine.
Samuelsson’s unusual biography adds extra spice to Aquavit’s culinary reputation. He was […]
Arun Sampanthavivat Turns up the Heat on Thai Cooking
Arun Sampanthavivat is the owner and executive chef of Arun’s, a unique, upscale Chicago restaurant that the New York Times recently praised as “one of the best Thai restaurants in the city–possibly the country.” The oldest of eight children, Sampanthavivat was raised on a rubber plantation in Trang, a southern province in Thailand.
This master restaurateur […]
Deception in the Kitchen!
Most chefs pride themselves on using fresh, high-quality ingredients. In fact, go to any upscale restaurant and you’ll find (as a friend recently joked) that it can take longer to read the descriptions of food than to actually eat it.
Although most of us prefer to know exactly what we’re eating, there is a group of […]
Inspiration to Go Barefoot in February
What is it about Ina Garten that makes her so popular? Whether she’s hosting her show on the Food Network, answering readers’ questions in House BeautifulMagazine, selling Barefoot Contessa brand products through Stonewall Kitchen, or penning yet another cookbook (five to date) this chef has her finger in a lot of pies!
The wonderful thing about […]
Chef Robert Del Grande
Executive chef and co-founder of Cafe Annie’s in Houston, TX, Robert Del Grande is as laid back and down to earth as they come. Happiest when he’s in the kitchen, Del Grande has never become fully accustomed to his celebrity chef status. However, he’s no stranger to the limelight. With a long list of accolades […]
