Jezebel: chef

Warning: Do Not Read While Hungry

Sadie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:00 EST

Marcus Samuelsson's White House State Dinner menu may induce a powerful craving for White House arugula, pralines. [Time]

Child's Play: The Odd Couple

Sadie — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

In her later years, Julia Child partnered up with just about every chef and luminary in the world. But I had to end the week with a clip of Julia and Jacques Pepin, one of television's greatest pairings.

Jacques and Julia was a bizarre and inspired combination: him, long-suffering and patient and oh-so-French; Julia, completely un-self-conscious and batty. Almost every episode featured various skirmishes over proper procedure, and here's an awesome clip reel of some of the best.

Julia & Jacques Cooking at Home - Series Highlights [YouTube]

P.S. Just for kicks - or the totally baffled equivalent thereof - check out this beyond-odd interview.

Chef Sings A Song About Menstrual Cycles

Tracie — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT

As you probably already heard, singer/actor Isaac Hayes died yesterday at his home in Memphis, TN at the age of 65. The baritone singer/composer was probably most well known for creating the theme song for Shaft…that is, until he voiced the character Chef on South Park. He was killed off the show after Hayes became angry with an episode that made fun of his brother in Scientology, Tom Cruise. But before that nastiness, he had a great run of things and contributed lots of sexy songs, including this one, in which he explains the menstrual cycle to Stan.

Issac Hayes Dies At Age 65 [Rolling Stone]
Issac Hayes, 65, A Creator of '70s Soul Style, Dies [NY Times]

Avril Thinks It's All About Her; Men Are The "Vanilla Gender"

maria — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDT

• Avril Lavigne teaches young girls the importance of narcissism. • Indianapolis is the most sexually satisfied city? Uh, okay. • France's only female 3-star chef is opening a cooking school in Valence. • Scientific breakthrough! Sexually inhibited women have a harder time getting off. • Men are the "vanilla gender" and are what female job performance is based on. • Women are often "being cheated" by microfinance programs, according to Time. We still gave to Kiva. • Prozac may cure lazy eye. • Accused rapists will not be prosecuted because the mentally disabled woman and alleged victim is not a "reliable" witness. • Almost 3,000 websites produce the bulk of child porn on the internet.