Entries Tagged 'chefs' ↓

From the Times (London): About a cooking course in Provence led by a Michelin-starred chef.

My Dad, the French chef

from teh la times

“If you want to know what some of the world’s most cerebral gastronomes are thinking about the future of food these days, you could immediately jump on a plane to San Sebastián, the Basque city in Spain where a rather dazzling array of marquee names will be gathering next week for a meeting of the culinary minds at Diálogos de Cocina.

Or you could just amble over to your computer on Monday and Tuesday.”

http://blog.ruhlman.com/2007/02/guest_blogging_.html

“I actually WATCH Food Network now and again, more often than not drawn in by the progressive horrors on screen. I find myself riveted by its awfulness, like watching a multi-car accident in slow motion.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,4382-2578814,00.html
“I always look forward to boxes of Jerusalem artichokes arriving in our kitchens. Like potatoes, they are very versatile and always find a place on my menus, playing centre stage in a creamy, velvety soup or puréed as an accompaniment to meat. ”

Wine Spectator | Articles | Unfiltered January 31, 2007

 Flush with even more Michelin-star success, Gordon Ramsay may be taking on his greatest challenge yet. The foul-mouthed, Scottish celebrity chef just picked up two more stars in the new UK Michelin guide, released on Jan. 26, bringing his star total to 10. Never satisfied, though, Ramsay is now set to start shooting his Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares TV show in the United States next month. Unlike the culinary boot camp of Hell’s Kitchen, this show has seen Ramsay turn around failing UK restaurants, using a heavy pinch of F-words and a large dollop of butt-kickin’. The show’s producer, Fox, has been tight-lipped about where in the U.S. Ramsay will be starting off, but Unfiltered couldn’t help but notice an ad on the New Orleans Craig’s List website. The ad, which isn’t confirmed, offers failing restaurants the most mouthwatering of dishes: “GORDON RAMSAY-Acclaimed Chef, Culinary Expert & Award Winning Restaurateur IS LOOKING TO HELP RESUSCITATE & FIX YOUR RESTAURANT ISSUES!” the ad declares. With all that capitalized shout-typing, Unfiltered is beginning to think the big man may have written the ad himself.

Bistronomy - New York Times

from MAUGUS-RESTOS

El Bulli is a fairly simple restaurant, at the end of an unmetalled road on the coast in Catalonia, southern Spain. And here, Adria and his highly praised staff (some people say the service is even better than the food!) ­ run what is virtually an experimental restaurant. They turn everything on its head. What do Spanish chefs do with tomatoes? Make gazpacho. What does Adria do? He makes them into lollipops.

Independent Online Edition > Business News

“Gordon Ramsay, the UK’s best-known chef, could be about to achieve the culinary equivalent of sending coals to Newcastle. “

At Home With Patricia Wells - Cooking classes in Paris and Provence, Cookbooks and Restaurant Reviews

We have lived in this tiny Provencal village for nearly 20 years, and never has the choice of pleasant, small family restaurants been better. This is a land of plenty, with the spicy Rhone wines leading the pack, and black truffles, fresh cherries, plump apricots and figs, and all manner of vegetables following close behind. So putting a simple but great meal on the table is child’s play.

Chocolate & Zucchini: Lunch in Dijon 

To the side were fresh twigs of thyme and rosemary for you to nibble on, or just let their perfume rise up to your delicate nostrils as you ate.