“I’m not a foodie,” insists Alan Batt, or Battman, as he is known in culinary circles. However, anyone looking at his oeuvre of food photography might be surprised that he counts a Quarter Pounder with cheese and fries as one of his favorite meals. Batt, who began taking photographs professionally in 1981, boasts a varied career, with stints at his father’s sweater manufacturing company in Brooklyn and as a toy salesman in California.
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Chef Jesus currently works at the Sea Fire Grill in midtown Manhattan, he attended cooking school...
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Name: Juan José Cuevas Position: Executive Chef Restaurant: 1919 Restaurant Awards: Chef de...
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Steve Benjamin Executive Chef, Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills Steve Benjamin was born in Paris...
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What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten? “Depends on what people consider strange……. Monkfish liver, calf brains, frog legs, alligator, alpaca, never insects please.” – Juliana Gonzalez
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Laurent Manrique learned of his love for cooking while growing up in the Gascon village of...
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When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? “A doctor – my mother was a physician and I was studying to become a doctor before I became a chef.” – Didier Elena
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Forge-Layered Damascus Steel
