Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson Will Not Be Ordering The Eel Tonight

Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson Will Not Be Ordering The Eel Tonight

  “I was so scared of snakes, and we had to kill eel at culinary school, in France. I don’t think I’d ever even seen an eel, and I had no idea what I was in for. And I was like, ‘I can’t do this.’ And you know how they do it, right? You nail...
Top 10 Deep Dark Secrets

Top 10 Deep Dark Secrets

Everyone has a secret and chefs are no exception. Here is the first list of 10 French Master Chefs spilling their guts out for us. 1- Married the same women three times in two years. -BRUNO LOPEZ- 2- I love gummy bears, jelly beans and all chewy junk. -DANIEL BOULUD-...
Eric Bertoia Gives Away Some Recipe Secrets

Eric Bertoia Gives Away Some Recipe Secrets

Eric Bertoia is the corporate pastry chef for Daniel Boulud. “Since 2001 , I have worked for Daniel Boulud: 4 years as a Executive Pastry Chef for restaurant Daniel, then as Corporate Pastry chef for Daniel Boulud . I’m managing, supervising and designing the...
Chef Suzanne’s Baby Allergy Fears

Chef Suzanne’s Baby Allergy Fears

“I have a fear of ending up with allergies, specifically food allergies, and specifically the same food allergies of the people that I’ve always kind of … you know … mocked. “You know, there are real allergies, and I have family members who have them and of...
Linton Hopkins Gets Honored While Eating Cheap Chinese Food

Linton Hopkins Gets Honored While Eating Cheap Chinese Food

“One little funny secret that I haven’t really told anyone about is [what happened when] Dana Cowin (Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine) called me because I’m going to be the Best New Chef for that year. I was actually on the other line ordering take-out Chinese for...