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Triple-Michelin Star Winner Reveals SF's Next Big Chef

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 04.12.2012

Who: Triple-Michelin Star Chef Christopher Kostow. Though young, Kostow's talent has never gone unnoticed. (When this journalist worked at a restauran...

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Michelin Starred L'Abeille Restaurant In Paris (VIDEO)

Honest Cooking | Posted 05.21.2012

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The L'Abeille restaurant is situated in the Shangri La hotel in the 16 arrondisement in Paris. Headed up by Chef Philippe Labbé, it is Shangri Las effort to attract tourists and locals with a demanding palate.

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PETA: Don't Give Stars To Restaurants That Serve Foie Gras, Shark Fin Soup

Posted 02.08.2012

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There are plenty of reasons to dislike the Michelin Guide -- one can claim that it has a bias toward extremely expensive restaurants, that its descrip...

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The World's Best Cities For Fine Dining

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 12.29.2011

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If you're a regular reader of HuffPost Food, you know that we're big fans of the Michelin Guide. Sure, it has its problems, but it at least does a pre...

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All The Winners & Losers In This Year's American Michelin Guides

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 11.18.2011

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On Tuesday, Michelin released the 2012 Red Guide to Chicago restaurants, with a whole fleet of upgrades and downgrades, bringing the fall restaurant g...

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PHOTOS: The 2012 Michelin Guide Results Are In

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.26.2011

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On Tuesday, Michelin released its 2012 Bay Area and Wine Country Restaurants guide. In short, things are looking good for the local food scene. Co...

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The 20 Best Small Food Towns In The World

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 12.26.2011

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In August, HuffPost Food crunched the numbers and gave you a list of the 20 most Michelin-starred cities in the world. At the time, we limited ourselv...

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Aliya LeeKong: Behind a Michelin Star

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Exotic Table, Michelin Stars, Michelin Guide, Junoon, Aliya LeeKong, Michelin Guide Nyc, Junoon Nyc Restaurant, Everyday Exotic, Exotic Recipes, Culinary Creative Director, Food News

Aliya LeeKong is the Culinary Creative Director at Junoon, which just received a Michelin star. This is what every chef works for but LeeKong's story of how she arrived in one of New York's Very Important Kitchens is a little different.

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On the Culture Front: Blackbird and L2O in Chicago

Chris Kompanek | Posted 09.25.2011

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I've long heard that Chicago has become a culinary mecca so naturally I was curious to check out some places when visiting friends the other week. Two places made a particularly vivid impression.

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Is The Michelin Guide In Trouble?

The Huffington Post | Carey Polis | Posted 09.17.2011

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The storied Michelin Guide might have a bleak future, according to a recent article in the Financial Times. The Internet age hasn't been kind to the r...

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Restaurant Gives Back Michelin Star, Citing High Costs

Posted 08.22.2011

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In France, Michelin is king. Ambitious chefs slave away as stagieres in three-star kitchens for years in the hopes of learning what it takes to gain s...

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HBO Foodie Film A Matter of Taste Gets Three Wows

Linda Hassler | Posted 08.13.2011

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After apprenticeships beginning at age 15 in London and Paris, chef Paul Liebrandt hit New York at 22 with dreams of culinary stardom. The film follows his up and down career in NYC's treacherous restaurant business.

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Eating Death With Scandinavian Cooking Collective NaCl

Kalle Bergman | Posted 07.24.2011

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NaCl is a Scandinavian collective of cooks that take haute cuisine experiments out of the high tech kitchens and onto the customer's plates. I sat dow...

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Avenues Chef Curtis Duffy on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Avenues Chef de Cuisine Curtis Duffy stopped by to discuss his cooking philosophy, winning two Michelin stars and the de facto tasting menu he makes for his children at home.

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Michelin Awards Star To Closed Restaurant

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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A "posthumous" award for excellent cooking has been presented to a restaurant which closed down three months ago....

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WATCH: A Restaurant Is Given 9 Months To Live

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelin-starred chef John Fraser (Dovetail), along with a creative team, will change the menu and the entire decor of the restaurant every month, until the building is demolished in June. And then, it will be history.

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Northern California: A Place Where Time Slows Down

Tamie Adaya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dinner at the Farmhouse was unpretentious, flavorful and beautifully presented. I'd be lying to you if I didn't admit to being seduced by the wholesomely delicious farm-to-table gourmet food.

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2011 UK Michelin Stars Announced

Eater National | Posted 05.25.2011

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There were no new stars for Scottish, Welsh, or Irish restaurants in the just-released 2011 edition, and ten establishments lost stars, yet the additi...

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Who is the 2010 Eater of the Year?

Endless Simmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anthony Bourdain, Hezbollah Tofu and This is Why You're Fat won the popular vote in past years. Who will take home the crown in 2010? It's up to you.

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Chicago Live! Taping To Feature City's Top Chefs And Foodies

Posted 05.25.2011

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Food lovers will not want to miss this evening's taping of Chicago Live! Chicago Live! is a weekly stage and radio show that features whatever and w...

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Chicago's Michelin Guide Drops: See Who Won Three Stars

Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelin has released its first-ever Chicago restaurant guide, and its allocation of stars is sure to raise a stir in the foodie community. Two resta...

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PHOTOS: Michelin Guide's Affordable Chicago Food Picks

Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2011 Chicago Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand list was released Wednesday, rating 46 Chicago restaurants based on comfort, food, prices and more. Chic...

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Michelin Guide Awards Six Stars To Yountville, California Restaurants

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's something to toque about: Michelin Guide's 2011 awards have bestowed six stars on restaurants in Yountville, Calif., including three for the le...

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Is The Jig Up For Michelin's Restaurant Ratings?

Josh Ozersky at Time.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bibendum, a tubby white cartoon man made of tires, made his annual voyage to America last week and awarded stars to 57 restaurants in New York City. B...

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A Breath of French Air: London's Capital Hotel

Pam Grout | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: London, Capital Hotel, Fine Dining, Michelin Stars, Michelin Guide, Boutique Hotels, Leading Small Hotels of the World, London Hotels, Travel News

The Capital Hotel's restaurant, where the Queen herself has been known to dine, has two Michelin stars, a list with more than 2000 wines and a lineup of celebrity chefs who consistently inspire drooling.

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