Richard Melman
The opening of Tru in Chicago was the long-anticipated culmination of the dreams of executive chef Rick Tramonto and his partner, executive pastry chef Gale Gand. There Tramonto and Gand are free to unleash their superb culinary imaginations, ... [... more]
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Ann Cooper
Chef Ann Cooper, a former Executive Chef of the Ross School in East Hampton, New York, and the Putney Inn in Vermont is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. She has turned her commitment to sustainable, delicious, nutritious food ... [... more]
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John LaFemina
John LaFemina is the owner and executive chef at Ápizz and the Orchard and co-owner of Peasant, three of New York's hottest Italian restaurants. His wife, Pam Manela, is a publicist and founder of In House Public Relations. They live in New York .. [... more]
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David Nicholls
David Nicholls is firmly established as one of the world's finest hotel chefs, and has worked in some of London's most celebrated kitchens, including the Ritz. David is Executive Chef of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London. When David's son ... [... more]
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Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain is the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in New York, and he is the host of the series No Reservations on the Travel Channel. He is the author of A Cook's Tour, Les Halles Cookbook, and the novels Bone in the Throat and Gone ... [... more]
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Michael Lomonaco
Michael Lomonaco is one of America's most popular and brightest culinary stars. His long list of accomplishments includes serving as executive chef at both '21' Club and Windows on the World, two of New York's most legendary restaurants. He is ... [... more]
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Tory McPhail
Tory McPhail is currently the executive chef of Commander's Palace in New Orleans. [... more]
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Jeff Henderson
Award-winning chef Jeff Henderson made history in Las Vegas when he became the first African-American executive chef at the world-renowned Bellagio Hotel. In fall 2008, his own TV show will debut on the Food Network and his first cookbook, Chef ... [... more]
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Michael Romano
Michael Romano, who was born and raised in East Harlem, is a partner and executive chef at Union Square Café. He lives in New York City. [... more]
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Dean Rucker
DEAN RUCKER, a graduate of the California Culinary Academy, came to the Golden Door in 2000 as sous-chef. In June 2005, he was named executive chef, and his bold and fresh new American cuisine has been met with accolades ever since. Tucked away ... [... more]
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Nancy Verde Barr
Nancy Verde Barr has taught cooking and has written widely on the subject, and has served as Executive Chef to Julia Child. She lives in Massachusetts. We Called It Macaroni An American Heritage of Southern Italian Cooking--KCA Pbk Nancy Verde Barr [... more]
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Pierre Franey
Pierre Franey was the executive chef of the legendary restaurants Le Pavilion and La Cote Basque in New York City and created the "60-Minute Gourmet" column in the New York Times. He has written Fourteen books, including his recently published . [... more]
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