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Introducing Your Top Chef Masters!
The second season of Top Chef Masters is set to premiere on April 7 and Entertainment Weekly has revealed the lineup of participating chefs. Kelly Choi will continue to host and the judges, James Oseland, Gael Greene, and Jay Reyner, will be joined by Gail Simmons. There's also an exciting new cast of guest judges including Andrew Zimmerman, Hank Azaria, and Mekhi Phifer.
James Kent Selected as US Representative For Bocuse D'Or
The US representative for the Bocuse D'Or, the world's most exciting and prestigious culinary competition, has been selected. James Kent, sous chef at Eleven Madison Park in NYC, won the spot on Saturday beating out the 11 other finalists, including Percy Whatley.
The finals competition, which was emceed by Top Chef Masters host Kelly Choi, took place at the Culinary Institute of America in New York.
The New Look and Taste of Heinz
For the first time in 40 years, Heinz has redesigned its ketchup packet — and made it healthier to boot.
This morning, the company revealed a larger, more versatile condiment packet, which ketchup lovers can either tear off to squeeze like a traditional packet or peel off to dip. It holds three times as much as the old packet.
Domino's Pizza Takes the Pie in Blind Taste Test
Domino's Pizza claims to have taken the pie in a blind taste test against competitors Papa John's and Pizza Hut. According to the fast food chain, an independent, blind taste test of 1,800 consumers in eight different markets conducted by Lieberman Research Worldwide showed that Domino's pizzas were preferred to other pizza chains "by a wide margin." The study indicates that eaters prefer Domino's extra cheese, pepperoni, and sausage pizzas all by at least 58 percent over Pizza Hut and Papa John's.
Food Section Sampler — Feb. 3, 2010
- America's regional nostalgic candies are a dying breed. — Wall Street Journal
- Safeway stores have partnered with seafood organization Fish Wise to develop a sustainable seafood program. – San Francisco Chronicle
- Mark Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, which land on the same date this year, with an East-West dish from Ming Tsai.
Blind Culinary Student Lands Cooking Spot at Charlie Trotter's
Last night's CBS Evening News profiled Laura Martinez, a culinary student at Le Cordon Bleu Chicago who is completely blind. The visually impaired chef expressed concern about about landing a job in a true restaurant kitchen; as a surprise, CBS arranged for the young chef to meet Chicago haute cuisine king Charlie Trotter. But no one was prepared for the real shocker: an invitation from Trotter for Martinez to work the line at his flagship restaurant.
Chili's Unveils a New, Updated Menu
New year, new food. That's the philosophy at Chili's, which announced yesterday that it has completed the rollout of a brand-new, smaller menu. The national chain's 1,504 restaurants now serve street tacos made with mini corn tortillas, pulled pork sandwiches, and cocktails with premium spirits.
Target Takes a Stand Against Farmed Salmon
At the beginning of the month, I swore that the sustainable seafood trend would explode in 2010. Now it's already going mainstream. Earlier this week, Target announced its plan to stop selling farmed salmon in all of its stores.
Food Section Sampler — Jan. 27, 2010
- Ilan Hall's new global restaurant, The Gorbals, is peculiar yet personal. — Los Angeles Times
- Taste tested: Sweethearts' new flavors. — Chicago Tribune
- Today's restaurants are being revamped at lightning speed.
Ferran Adria Closing El Bulli Restaurant For Two Years
The most elusive restaurant reservation in the world just got infinitely harder. Celebrity chef Ferran Adrià has announced that his restaurant, El Bulli, will temporarily close in 2012 and 2013. "El Bulli is not closing down.
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