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Class Warfare: Ruth Reichl vs. Rachel Ray

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Pbs, Food Network, Bernie Shaw, Bobby Flay, Crossfire, Bill Zimmerman, Pat Buchanan, Dan Schorr, Mary Alice Waters, Marion Cunningham, Cnn, Ruth Reichl, Mario Batali, Gourmet, Jacques Pepin, Nelson Rockefeller, James Beard, Gourmet Magazine, Julia Child, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Condé Nast, which sells its advertising based on the size and demographics of its subscribers, decided to go with mass instead of class, and closed Gourmet down.

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Julia (and Other Famed Cooks) and Moi

Lea Lane | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Barbara Kafka, Food/Drink, Sara Moulton, Jacques Pepin, Claudia Roden, Cooking Legends, Ruth Reichl, Julia Child, James Beard, Julie and Julia, Cookbook Authors, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Living News
Lea Lane

I was privileged eventually to meet Julia Child (see below) and the following legendary cooking writers who each connected with each other, and for a bit, with me.

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Boulud and Keller: What it Takes for American Chefs to Compete in France

Flora Lazar | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Daniel Boulud, Chicago Restaurants, Restaurant Charlie, French Laundry, Bocuse D' Or, Charlie Trotter, Charlie Trotter's, Paul Bocuse, Food, Thomas Keller, Top Chef, Hung Huynh, James Beard Foundation, James Beard, Gavin Kaysen, Food Competitions, Top Chef Hung, Chicago News
Flora Lazar

Americans have never even cracked the top ten in the Bocuse d'Or despite the increased quality of high-end American gastronomy and the numerous accolades received by the country's leading chefs. It's an anomaly Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller have been working furiously to eliminate.

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