Jul 09 2011
Marcus Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia during 1970 and was named at birth, Kassahun Tsegie. He is from Sweden and co-owns C-House restaurant (located in Affinia Hotel — Chicago), as well as the Aquavit Restaurant — NYC. His mom died when he was three and chef Samuelsson and his sister were adopted by a couple …
Jun 20 2011
Chinese cuisine is not only a type of food found within mainland China, but nearly every global culture has adapted this cuisine to their local food preferences. From Paris to Sydney, you will find Chinese cuisine in virtually every neighborhood, merging Chinese cooking techniques with local ingredients. As with the history of China, the cuisine …
Jun 16 2011
Mexican cuisine, known for its bold tastes and attractive colors, is a regional cuisine with both modern and ancient traditions. While many world cultures lacked ingredients commonly used today due to the unknown New World, Mexican cuisine has a rich tradition when it comes to using modern food staples such as corn and tomatoes. Since …
May 15 2011
Last week my husand and I met my in-laws at Something’s Fishy in Woodland Hills for lunch. Something’s Fishy has an extensive list of rolls and some of them are even half price! The four of us shared the all following dishes and left presently stuffed. First, we ordered the Albacore Sashimi. The fish was fresh and …
May 04 2011
A culinary career wasn’t necessarily Jonathan Waxman’s first career choice, although he was raised by parents who loved to cook and shared that love with their son. In fact, the Berkley, California native, born in 1950, was a trombonist, playing in bands in Las Vegas when he moved to France to study at the famed …
Apr 25 2011
Critically acclaimed French chef Jacques Pepin grew up in the kitchen of his family’s restaurant near Lyon, France, where he was born in 1935, which naturally led to the young boy’s first apprenticeship at age 13 at the renowned Grand Hotel de L’Europe. Pepin would move on to cook at Plaza-Athenee and Meurice in Paris …
Apr 24 2011
Tom Colicchio spent much of his formative years in the kitchen, cooking with his grandmother and mother in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he was born in August 1962. But, it wasn’t until his father encouraged him to become a chef that the self-trained cook, who specializes in American cuisine, decided to pursue cooking as a …
Apr 21 2011
Chef Masaharu Morimoto spent the first 30 years of his life in his native Hiroshima, Japan, where he perfected the art of sushi, first training under Japanese chefs before opening his own restaurant which he successfully ran for five years. But, in 1985, Morimoto turned 30 and made the move to New York City. He …
Apr 19 2011
Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi often visited his grandparents on the island of Maui in Hawaii, where he cultivated a love of Hawaiian food. He translated that love into a celebrated culinary career, attending the Culinary Institute of America and graduating when he was only 19 years old. Known for …
Apr 17 2011
A couple months back my husband and I decided to take a trip to Branson Missouri. Little did we know Branson really is like Las Vegas for Ned Flanders – lots of gospel music, antique shops and country fried food – not our style! One cool thing about that trip though was our discovery of Devo Olive Oil …
