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more about #chefs more comments → LucilleMcGillicuddy: Didn't Nancy Silverton lose all her money in the Madoff thing? more » Penny: Suzanne Goin is my culinary hero, although she doesn't own a "mini-empire." more » PilgrimSoul: That's some lovely essentialism you've got there, Mary Sue. I would pair it with an overripe Merlot. more » Majrhoulihan: Sarah Vowell told this story on "This American Life." I don't care what anyone says--she's the shit. more » pinkyBella: I work for a group of professional chefs. Most of them are quite the divas. But this story takes the cake. more » la.donna.pietra: Given what I've read about life at Versailles, that may have been as good an excuse as any to get out of there. more » MizJenkins: Now if he had made a foie gras out of his own liver to substitute for the fish course I would have given him credit. Where's the dedication? more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): His replacement, Louie, fared no better, getting into an epic battle with a reggae-singing crab who took offense to the cooking of his crustacean bret... more » stoprobbers: For what it's worth, chances are that Louis would've sent him to the guillotine for substituting the fish course. So, really, this was just a preempti... more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: Maybe over lobster or something stuffed with crab, but the fish course? Have some standards, man. more » AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: The film Vatel With Gerrard Depardieu is really fantastic, (if you're into like, ya know, French historical fiction films that last 3+ hours...) more » Nighthawk (the former Okori Wadsworth) is headed back to DGUSA in November!: I mean gosh. Overreact much? more » save jinger: There's something fishy about this story. more » Penny: Well, that was a meal that floundered. more » DutchessOfDork: I was under the impression that he was a chief butler. Plus he didn't sleep for a dozen nights beforehand. more » -
#foodforthought
How Should Restauarant Owners Weather The Recession? Being Women.
Female restauranteurs are beating the recession, odds, eggs. (Sorry.) More » -
#throwdown
Top Chef
François Vatel, "the first celebrity chef," set the bar high. Preparing a dinner for Louis XIV, "he was informed that the fish for the meal would not arrive on time, so he committed suicide." [TheSmartSet] -
#moltomario
Mario, No One's Saying You Can't Wear Them In The Kitchen
"All fashion blogs think these shoes are the ultimate problem. I wear (Crocs) because they're the most comfortable thing and I don't give a fuck about fashion. I like fashion on other people." [FWD] -
#thejezebeldiet
Bourdain And Batali Talk Wet Spots, Sushi
"I believe in food and sex; I believe in food then sex; food and sex together? I'm always deeply disturbed by people who get a little too excited talking about chocolate," says Anthony Bourdain. More » -
#hellskitchen
The Fame Game: Why Do Women Chefs Get Shafted?
"Mad Men–style ass-pinching may have gone the way of aspic, but women, for all of their gains in the restaurant industry, are dealing with a more subtle form of sexism: visibility, or lack thereof." More »
