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Chef Vanessa Cantave's 10 Tips To Upgrade Your Summer BBQ

2012-05-25T10:50:22Z

BBQs are meant to be casual, but every now and then a summer celebration -- birthdays, family reunions, impromptu gatherings with friends -- calls for...

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Paula Crossfield: Cooking for Solutions: An Alternative to Chef-Provocateurs

2012-05-22T16:58:26Z

The proliferation of farm-to-table restaurants, farmers' markets and small food businesses, and the increased visibility of food policy issues in the media all speak to a sea change under way.

Read more: Environment, Sustainability, New York Times, Chefs, Thomas Keller, Agriculture, Cooking for Solutions, Food News

Food & Wine: The Spice Wizard That Sells To The Country's Best Chefs

2012-05-21T15:09:19Z

Sercarz's custom blends are his form of loving attention -- not just to a client's culinary tastes, but to her cravings and curiosity; her past, present and future; her off-the-cuff associations; her mundane routines and dreams.

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The Daily Meal: WATCH: Thomas Keller On Role Models And Respecting The Product

2012-05-18T10:45:55Z

Our weekly series At the Chef's Table examines how the giants of food got to where they are today.

This week we share Part 2 of our interview with T...

Read more: Per Se, French Cooking, Chefs, The French Laundry, Thomas Keller, Restaurants, Food News

The Daily Meal: WATCH: Thomas Keller On Dishwashing And The Fundamentals

2012-05-14T16:28:31Z

The man who today is known for precision and perfectionism originally found these qualities in his first job dishwashing for his brother's restaurant.

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Allison Adato: Top Chefs Share Their Mothers' Best Lessons

2012-05-11T16:55:40Z

When you talk to chefs about food, you're going to hear about family. Culinary school may be where they learned to cook for us, but at home is where they learned to eat.

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Rozanne Gold: James Beard Would Have Loved It

2012-05-10T10:56:30Z

A very good friend -- a force in the food world -- was watching television in the early evening hours of Monday, May 7th when she saw Beyoncé, on the red carpet in front of a bevy of paparazzi, being interviewed.

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Rachael Ray: The Most Media-Covered Food Personality Of The Year?

2012-05-08T10:47:58Z

Who's the food personality with the most media buzz of 2011? It's Rachael Ray, according to calculations by news archive company HighBeam Research.

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PHOTOS: The Big Winners Of The 2012 James Beard Awards

2012-05-08T08:54:28Z

NEW YORK — Compost, "crack" and something called cereal milk – unlikely ingredients that have propelled Christina Tosi to the head of her ...

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Live Updates From The 2012 James Beard Awards

2012-05-07T18:23:42Z

UPDATE: Here are all the winners:

Best New Restaurant
Next, Chicago

Outstanding Chef
Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park in New York

Outstan...

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Gillian Clark: Are You There, Chef? It's Me, Menopause

2012-05-03T15:28:33Z

I'm pushing 50 now and Mother Nature is about done with me. It's Father Time's turn and he is determined to make a man out of me.

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The 11 Best Mexican Food Chefs In America

2012-05-03T09:58:28Z

It's hard to remember a time when Mexican food (or at least Tex-Mex food) wasn't big, but today Mexican is as popular as ever. The reason? It's unique...

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Is Jamie Oliver The Richest Chef In The World?

2012-04-30T11:59:21Z

Hey how much money are all the chefs earning, and who is earning the most money of them all? Jamie Oliver, most likely, who according to the Sunday Ti...

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She Lost 60 Pounds Despite Eating For A Living

2012-04-23T15:24:29Z

One of the reasons I started my website, Marlothomas.com, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they d...

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Heidi Brod: Don't Be Knead-y! Pastry And Romance, Part 5: Have You Ever Dreamed Of Going To Culinary School?

2012-04-23T10:10:52Z

Cooking has become an all-consuming lover and I can't separate from it now -- no matter how exhausted I'm beginning to feel.

Read more: Friendship, Chefs, Women, Inspiring, Divorce, Female Chefs, Culinary School, Quiche Lorraine, Food News

The Splendid Table: A Good Knife Starter Set

2012-04-20T09:24:46Z

Without a doubt there are good knives for modest money. New knife technology's taken knives no serious cook would touch years ago into the pro's class.

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Heidi Brod: Reinvent Date Night

2012-04-19T11:24:18Z

When the salesperson arrives, Lisa promptly asks if the dress comes in the size "women who eat." Horrified, I lead the way out the door.

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Heidi Brod: Flip or Flambé?

2012-04-16T11:08:14Z

I realize it's not my age that leaves me feeling uninspired; It's my attitude. At what point did the fear of failure, overwhelm the prospect of success?

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Heidi Brod: Have You Ever Dreamed Of Going to Culinary School?

2012-04-09T10:07:39Z

The only thing that would make 40 palatable was a new challenge. My best friend, Lisa, opted for a young boyfriend, but my husband would never approve.

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Mary Rose: Our Daily Bread... Learning to Earn

2012-03-21T16:40:14Z

Some Bay Area organizations are transforming lives by putting food on the table in a meaningful way, creating professional food training programs for low-income people so they can earn a living in the food service industry.

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Perry Garfinkel: What's the Buzz About at Atlanta's Park 75 Restaurant?

2012-02-22T16:46:08Z

Billions of bees have disappeared in the last decade and scientists have no idea why. As executive chef at the Four Seasons Atlanta, Robert Gerstenecker has launched an awareness campaign by setting up two beehives on the hotel's terrace.

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Jordana Zizmor: Time to Make the Donuts

2012-02-08T09:59:01Z

Now that most of us have broken our resolutions it's time to check out Flex Donuts, which is located in the dining level of Grand Central Station. Besides running Flex Donuts, Zac Young is the pastry chef at both locations of Flex Mussels.

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Our Favorite Chef You May Not Have Heard Of

2012-02-03T19:27:59Z

Chefs We Love is a Valentine's Day tribute to those who have done great work in the culinary world -- to those who inspire us to not only eat well, bu...

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One On One With Amare Stoudemire's Personal Chef

2012-01-28T23:35:53Z

In basketball, "drive" is a quick, forceful move toward the hoop; in the culinary world, it's graduating from Johnson & Wales and earning a spot as ex...

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John Malik: The Bacon Cake

2012-01-22T19:56:48Z

I mouthed "Yes, Chef" and went off into the freezer so I could have this conversation with myself: "He said bacon and he said cake, he said bacon cake. What the hell is he thinking! Whoever heard of a bacon cake?"

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