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Sunday Photo -Team USA and the Bocuse d’Or

The 2013 Bocuse d’Or competition takes place this week in Lyon, France. Considered by many to be the premiere culinary competition in the world, it is an intense battle, of skill, ingenuity, resourcefulness, stamina and will unlike anything else out [...]

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Sunday Photos: The Red Carpet at The James Beard Awards 2012

I was lucky enough to attend the James Beard Awards last night in NYC. This annual event, which also acts as a celebration of James Beard’s birthday, brings together luminaries from the culinary world from all over the United States. Here are [...]

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Bocuse d’Or USA 2012 Finals – A Slide Show

The 2012 Bocuse d’Or USA Finals held at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. was a great competition. It was won by the team of Richard Rosendale and Corey Siegel, but in reality, all of the contestants [...]

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The Future of Bocuse d’Or USA – The Commis Competition 2012

The first ever Commis Competition sponsored by the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation took place this past Saturday, January 28th on the campus of The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. The idea was to recognize young talent working the stoves of America’s [...]

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Congratulations to Richard Rosendale, CMC – Bocuse d’Or Candidate USA for 2013!!

Richard Rosendale CMC is the American candidate for the Bocuse d’Or 2013. Along with his commis, Corey Siegel, won the honor with a focused and determined culinary performance yesterday at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, where they competed against [...]

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Sunday Photo – The Winner of the Bocuse d’Or USA Commis Competition is

Rose Weiss, a culinary extern at Gramercy Tavern won the first commis competition sponsored by the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation to identify young rising talent in the culinary world. She graduates from the French Culinary Institute on Monday. Thomas Keller [...]

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Book Review: Life, On the Line by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas

ed. note: With this review, I would like to introduce and welcome my good friend, fellow food enthusiast, superb home cook and avid reader, Amy Persons, who will be posting periodic reviews on books of interest to people who enjoy [...]

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More Art vs. Craft in Cooking: Scott Boswell Opines

I know few chefs who plate more beautifully than Scott Boswell of Stella!and Stanley in New Orleans. Of course, in the world of food that means nothing if the pleasure of eating a dish does not at least match the [...]

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Starchefs ICC 2010: Art vs Craft – Keller, Kinch & Barber Discuss

The main theme of the 5th Annual Starchefs International Chefs Congress this past September in NYC was Art vs. Craft. There is no question that cooking involves craft and good cooking involves plenty of it. The more controversial question [...]

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Starchefs ICC 2010 Day One Photos

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