Apr 23 2012
Recently my husband and I took a much needed vacation to one of our favorite destinations, Las Vegas. We decided to stay at The Palazzo and dine between there and the connected sister hotel, The Venetian. We absolutely adored our stay and while we were there we had some of the best meals of our lives, Pinot Brasserie …
Mar 15 2012
Top Chef Contestant Beverly Kim was a fan fave from the start of season 9. She wowed us with her modernist Asian dishes inspired by her mom and warmed our hearts with her sweet personality. Chef Kim was underrated by several of her fellow chefstestants, but after packing her knives and leaving the competition she …
Jan 26 2012
Chef Ariane Duarte was one of our favorite contestants in Top Chef: Season 5. Prominent personalites were abundant as Fabio and Stefan represented “Team Euro” and Carla was hooty-hooing left and right. Chef Ariane seemed to grow from a humble contestant into the New Jersey diva that won several challenges, and stole our foodie hearts. Today Chef Duarte …
Dec 29 2011
Chef Susan Feniger loves what she does, and it shows the second you taste her food, or talk to her about food. From collaborating on restaurants and food ventures with Mary Sue Milliken (Border Grill, CITY, Ciudad, Two Hot Tamales) to opening her very own restaurant,STREET, which luckily we had the pleasure of dining at and recently reviewed – here. …
Dec 14 2011
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, a group of friends and I stopped in at Susan Feniger’s STREET to check out the multi-ethnic eatery of “street food” located in Hollywood, California. Having lived in Los Angeles for many years, this is where I first began to appreciate diverse food culture, via the sheer variety of this …
Dec 13 2011
Chef Kevin Gillespie, fan favorite of Top Chef: Season 6, took some time out of his busy day to answer some our burning culinary questions. Chef Gillespie is the Executive Chef/Co-Owner at the Woodfire Grill in Atlanta, and his Southern boy hospitality allowed us a peek into the future of this TopScallop’s favorite. (Eric Rankin, Interviewer) Do you keep …
Jul 09 2011
Susur Lee, who was born in 1958 in Hong Kong, works out of Toronto in Canada. He first worked in the Peninsula Hotel, which is located in Hong Kong, and he has 5 siblings. After emigrating to Canada in 1978, he worked at several restaurants. He now owns two — Lee, and Lee Lounge. These …
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 …
