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Star Chicago Chef's Mouth Cancer in Remission

Achatz's sense of taste impaired but returning

(Newser) - Chicago chef Grant Achatz’s oral cancer is in remission, the Chicago Tribune reports. The culinary star endured nearly 6 months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments and says he is “happy to say I've had a clean biopsy.” Foodies can now find Achatz back at Alinea, his award-winning...

Top Chefs Meet Their Meat
Top Chefs Meet Their Meat
Jan 16, 2008 4:08 PM CST

Top Chefs Meet Their Meat

Jamie Oliver and friends work for better treatment of the animals they cook

(Newser) - Top chefs are trying to change the way we eat by calling attention to how animals are raised for meat. In Britain, Jamie Oliver killed a chicken on live television, and supermarkets across the UK sold out of free-range chickens and eggs. The New York Times reports it’s part...

Food Network Rethinks Its Menu
Food Network Rethinks
Its Menu
Dec 18, 2007 8:18 PM CST

Food Network Rethinks Its Menu

Falling ratings, expensive chefs add to business crunch

(Newser) - The recent cancellation of Emeril Live is just one sign that the Food Network is in the throes of a transformation, reports the New York Times. Having made chefs into stars, it is now trying to keep the money rolling in while facing increased competition—including instructional cooking on the...

Chefs Dish on Fave Cookbooks
Chefs Dish on Fave Cookbooks
Dec 14, 2007 7:42 PM CST

Chefs Dish on Fave Cookbooks

Go beyond the Joy of Cooking with Slate's recommendations

(Newser) - What to get the foodie or chef who already has all the classic cookbooks? Slate compiles offbeat favorites recommended by Mollie Katzen, James Oseland and other standout chefs, food editors, and more.
  1. Ethan Becker: Cookwise—Less a cookbook than a bible of general cooking knowledge.
  2. Dan Barber: The River Cottage
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Michelin Stuns Critics, Gives Ramsay 2nd Star

Vulgar chef's restaurant is only NY newbie to get coveted grade

(Newser) - Michelin parted with NY critics today by branding 2 stars on Gordon Ramsay’s namesake restaurant, halting the ex-soccer player's recent ratings drop. Ramsay, known for his crude tongue, was the only newbie to take the double-star in Manhattan; none earned a coveted third. Michelin saved its biggest hit for...

Paltrow, Pals Start Foodie Tour of Spain

Star-powered road trip will air on PBS next fall

(Newser) - While one usually associates road-trip cuisine with a 7-Eleven, two foodies and two actresses today embark on a four-month culinary tour of Spain. Gwyneth Paltrow, chef Mario Batali, New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols will sample traditional cuisine for a 13-part PBS series called...

5 Fly Jobs That Serve Up a Change of Scene

Had it with hometown? Some gigs come with cruise ships and A-list parties

(Newser) - You don't have to be the CEO of an international corporation to go abroad.  These jobs will get you there even if you're just out of college:
  1. Teacher:  Go abroad, and you may make even more than back home.
  2. Chef:  Are you an established chef? Some hotels
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French Foodies Eating Up 'Ratatouille'

Soi-disant epicures love the intricately realistic animated chef flick

(Newser) - Legions of French citizens are crowding theaters for a first taste of Pixar's latest 3-D animated feature Ratatouille, the story of a rodent chef in Paris and now the 4th highest-grossing movie premiere in France's history. The French, known for their devotion to everything food-related, are raving about "Ratatouille"...

Mouth Cancer Strikes Top Chicago Chef
Mouth Cancer Strikes Top Chicago Chef
Jul 24, 2007 10:38 AM CDT

Mouth Cancer Strikes Top Chicago Chef

Alinea master gourmet Achatz may lose taste from treatment

(Newser) - Award-winning Chicago chef Grant Achatz, owner and head chef of top-rated restaurant Alinea, has a squamous cell carcinoma in his mouth, he announced yesterday. While doctors believe his long-term prognosis is good, it is possible that the chemotherapy necessary to treat the cancer will deprive Achatz of his sense of...

Food Critic Grilled Over Steak Review

Steamed chef may force Philly writer to reveal identity in court

(Newser) - A miffed chef is suing the restaurant critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer after he reviewed a $15 slab of steak as "miserably tough and fatty." But the suit could be even more of a raw deal than expected for writer Craig LaBan, who was ordered to give a...

Tastiest New Chefs of 2007
Tastiest New Chefs of 2007
Jun 28, 2007 2:13 PM CDT

Tastiest New Chefs of 2007

Food & Wine's annual list of the hottest emerging culinary talents in America

(Newser) - Here are Food & Wine's picks for the 10 best new chefs—up-and-comers who are deploying their culinary talents in intimate and stylish restaurants around the country.
  1. April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig, New York, NY
  2. Gabriel Bremer, Salts, Cambridge, MA
  3. Steve Corry, Five Fifty-Five, Portland, ME
  4. Matthew Dillon, Sitka &
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Chefs Get Into Food Fight
Chefs Get Into Food Fight
Jun 27, 2007 4:46 PM CDT

Chefs Get Into Food Fight

New York restaurateur sues, claiming copycat ripped her off

(Newser) - Rebecca Charles, chef/owner of the famed Pearl Oyster Bar in Manhattan, is taking her former sous-chef to court, claiming he knocked off her menu and decor for his own New York eatery. Lawyers for Charles, who is seeking unspecified financial damages, said that the owner of Ed's Lobster Bar had...

Chefs Sing Praises of Sous Vide
Chefs Sing Praises of Sous Vide
May 2, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

Chefs Sing Praises of Sous Vide

"Sous vide" vacuum cooking sweeps the Bay Area

(Newser) - "This is not your mother's boil-in-a-bag," write's Tara Duggan of the San Francisco Chronicle of "sous vide" cooking, a French cooking technique of immersing food in a vacuum-sealed bag. While they don't trumpet it on menus, Bay Area Chefs are smitten with the precision and flavor of...

Don't Call Them Chefs
Don't Call
Them Chefs  
Apr 4, 2007 12:53 PM CDT

Don't Call Them Chefs

Culinary careers outside the kitchen are charming more and more foodies

(Newser) - Culinary school degrees are suddenly leading to careers outside the kitchen, reports the LA Times. In our food-obsessed culture, beer sommeliers, cheese affineurs (aging experts) culinary philanthropists and even food consultants for historical films are increasingly finding outlets for their unique talents. Specialists say their jobs beat working in restaurants,...

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