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The Year's Best Rising Celebrity Chef
As part of our Best of 2008 series, you told us who was the best rising celebrity chef of the year. You love The Neelys and Curtis Stone, but your number one favorite is Next Iron Chef winner Michael Symon. We agree with you; he's our favorite at Yum.
Who's Your Favorite Rising Celebrity Chef of 2008?
This year we watched many chefs step out into the spotlight. While they may not be new to the food industry, they are new to the over-exposed world of celebrity chefdom. As part of our Best of 2008 coverage, we are wondering who you want to see more of?
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Noteworthy Nibbles — Nov. 3-10, 2009
Kick-start the new month with a number of celebratory fêtes that are happening this week. Learn all about the art of butchering (and enjoy fire-cooked meats) in Napa Valley; sample food from Boston's best new chefs; or watch Paula Deen's antics in the nation's capital.
Where will your stomach lead you this week?
Noteworthy Nibbles — Oct. 27-Nov. 3, 2009
With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, everyone's in for a fun-filled week. Although every major city's likely to have some sort of costume-heavy celebration this weekend, leave some time (and belly room) for some serious food events. New Yorkers have their annual Chocolate Show, Bostonians can veg out on eco-friendly fare, and San Franciscans will discuss and sample the best of the city's street food.
Test Your Knowledge of the Food Network's Chefs!
One of my favorite specials on the Food Network is Chefography, an hour-long show that details the life of one of the network's celebrity chefs. It's fascinating to learn about their background, personal life, and how they got their start in the food industry. However, not all the chefs have been featured on Chefography.
Noteworthy Nibbles — Sept. 22-29, 2009
When it comes to food festivals, I've decided that the peak of the season isn't the three-month span between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Instead, it's right this minute, when the last of the season's seafood festivals converge with harvest celebrations and the beginning of chili cookoffs. We can't wait to check out the bites at the Taste of Petaluma.
Where will this week be leading you?
Noteworthy Nibbles — Sept. 15-22, 2009
Love lobster, chocolate, and wine? If the answer's yes, then it's time to indulge your wildest food dreams this week.
Drop by the Port of Los Angeles to get fresh-steamed, butter-laden lobster, eat chocolate bonbons to your heart's content near the Texas capital, or discover central California's hidden wine gems at the Lodi Grape Festival.
Bravo (Finally) Announces Top Chef 3 Contestants
On the heels of yesterday's random, miscellaneous Top Chef related news, comes official TC Season 3 news! Bravo TV has finally announced contestants and judges (don't worry, Padma's still the host). They've also let us in on this elusive mystery "special."
Meet the 2009 James Beard Award Nominees!
Last month, we introduced you to the semifinalists for the 2009 James Beard Awards. This morning, the short list of final nominees was unveiled, and the winners of the awards — nicknamed the "Oscars of the food world" — will be revealed at an awards gala at Manhattan's Lincoln Center on May 4. In addition to the highly anticipated nominations for outstanding restaurateur, outstanding chef, and outstanding restaurant, among others, the foundation's other honors — in cookbooks, newspaper writing, restaurant design, and blogs — were also announced.
Announcing the 2009 James Beard Award Winners
While the fashion world turned its eyes to the Met's Costume Institute Gala, the food glitterati had a celebration of their own last night.
The James Beard Awards, the food industry's equivalent to the Oscars, were announced in New York City at an awards ceremony hosted by Stanley Tucci (star of the upcoming Julie and Julia), Emeril Lagasse, and Cat Cora. The festivities celebrated "Women in Food" with a postceremony gala hosted by Lidia Bastianich.
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