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Chef Roy Yamaguchi Talks About Life, TV, and Celebrating 20 Years of Roy's
This year, award-winning Chef Roy Yamaguchi is celebrating 20 years of Roy's, his eponymous high-end restaurant chain. He's throwing himself a big party and is celebrating at his restaurants around the globe. I recently had a chance to talk with him, and he was such a delight!
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Do You Know Roy Rogers?
If he were still alive, today would be Roy Rogers the singing cowboy's 96th birthday. In honor of his birthday, I've put together a little quiz about the Roy Rogers cocktail. Could you pass as a bartender?
Bravo Announces Judge Lineup For Top Chef: Masters
Last month, news broke that Kelly Choi would host the upcoming Top Chef spinoff, Top Chef: Masters. In a statement released this morning, Bravo has confirmed this as fact and also revealed the star lineup of judges for the new show.
Joining Choi on the judging panel will be former New York magazine restaurant critic Gael Greene, British food critic Jay Rayner, and Saveur editor-in-chief James Oseland.
Grey Goose Cocktail Dress: Love It or Hate It?
Leave it to premium spirit Grey Goose to have a fabulously designed cocktail dress as a uniform. Inspired by the vodka bottle, the dress was created by fashion designer Rachel Roy. Since Grey Goose is her official sponsor, the cocktail dresses, which are to be worn by the brand's spokesmodels at publicity events, will debut at her fashion show in September.
From Alan Wong to 7-Eleven, Here's a Taste of Oahu
While I have been enjoying staycations, it was nice to recently have a real vacation in Oahu! Sure the beaches are outstanding, but the food is even better. The Hawaiian islands have experienced a bit of a food revolution: Gone are the days when everything was shipped from the mainland.
Top Chef Masters: Episode 6
The first round of Top Chef Masters was completed last night. The final quartet of chefs included no females, but Jonathan Waxman, Roy Yamaguchi, Michael Cimarusti, and Art Smith. The best thing about this episode was the return of Gail Simmons.
Bravo Posts Top Chef Masters Videos
To promote Top Chef Masters, which makes its series debut June 10, Bravo has posted videos introducing the show's chefs, an impressive list of industry names that includes Michael Chiarello, Roy Yamaguchi, Art Smith, and Rick Bayless.
The videos provide an amusing glimpse into the worlds of many of these acclaimed chefs. It's reassuring to know that Michael Chiarello has never met a Butterfinger bar he didn't like; that Wylie Dufresne had high hopes to be a professional athlete; and that Roy Yamaguchi got into cooking when he signed up for high school home ec so he could meet girls.
All-Star Lineup Announced For Top Chef: Masters
If you're already missing your weekly dose of Top Chef, don't fret: Bravo has announced the cheftestant roster for Top Chef Masters, a new series premiering June 10.
In addition to its impressive cheftestant list and exciting new lineup of judges, the new show will also feature special appearances from a number of personalities, ranging from the predictable (previous winners, Tom, Padma, and Gail) to the surprising (Neil Patrick Harris, Zooey Deschanel, writers and producers of Lost). The show has 24 of the country's most prominent chefs vying for a $100,000 charity prize.
A Peek at the Food and Wine Classic Cook-Off
The most hyped part of the Food and Wine Classic is the culinary competition that takes place on the last day of the festivities. The Classic Cook-Off pits the reigning Top Chef winner — this year it was Hung — against master French chef Jacques Pepin and his BFF Jean-Claude. The chefs were given a whole salmon, a bunch of ingredients leftover from the previous day's demos, and 18 minutes to create a dish and a cocktail.
What's Yummy This Week — YumSugar Weekly Recap
- This week we celebrated Grilled Cheese month by going crazy for grilled cheeses, especially this one for a honey-basil grilled cheese.
- Can't wait for the Sex and the City movie? Get ready by planning your own Sex and the City Viewing party.
- We take you behind the scenes at Google's fantastic cafeterias.
- Did you watch this week's Top Chef? We want to know what you thought!
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