‘Next Iron Chef’ Copies ‘Top Chef’
Posted on October 8, 2007 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting![tag]"The Next Iron Chef"[/tag] made its debut last night (Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007), and guess what? It’s pretty much a copy of [tag]"Top Chef"[/tag].
Chief judge and mentor [tag]Tom Colicchio[/tag] of "Top Chef" is replaced by Food Network’s [tag]Alton Brown[/tag], [...]
David Rosengarten Is Right!
Posted on October 6, 2007 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
In his latest newsletter, [tag]David Rosengarten[/tag], he of the down-home cooking approach and now a cheese maven, debunks the myth that traveling in France can be emotionally challenging because of the way Americans are treated.
He calls his newsletter edition "French Kisses" and observes:
"The truth is…..not only do I love France and its citizens…..but I have [...]
Recreating Spiral French Fries from Philadelphia
Posted on October 5, 2007 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Ever since I took my brief sojoun to Philadelphia when I had those strands of string-thin french fries at the [tag]Continental Restaurant and Martini Bar[/tag], I’ve trying to recreate the same mount of heavenly potatoes at home–with no luck.
First, I found a potato spiral shredding machine for $193 and ruled that out, but finally I stumbled on Joyce Chen’s [...]
Hung Hangs In There, and Arrogance Is Rewarded
Posted on October 4, 2007 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Hats off to [tag]Hung[/tag] for winning [tag]Top Chef[/tag] honors last night. This only goes to show that in cooking, as in sports, arrogance and immaturity can be their own reward.
At least the audience polling showed more common sense, with more than 60 percent of those voting choosing Casey first, then Dale, then Hung. If you [...]
Don’t Reserve, Just Show Up
Posted on October 3, 2007 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
A couple of months ago while my wife, daughter and I were visiting Disneyland, we took a break for lunch and journeyed over to the ESPN Zone. As usual, there was a longish line waiting to get in.
As I waited my turn, I noticed that the families in front of me were all being told [...]
Salute to Robert Mondavi
Posted on October 1, 2007 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Founder of the Robert Mondavi Winery empire, patriarch [tag]Robert Mondavi[/tag], is now 94, and I assume hail and hearty. Red wine consumption will do that for you.
His sons, Timothy and Michael, argued bitterly during the rise and fall and sale of the family’s Napa Valley vineyard, and now Michael has his own winery, where he hopes for [...]
