News Feed: February 1, 2012

by jbfauthor on February 01, 2012

One mother gets help in the kitchen from an unlikely source: her teenaged sons. [NYT] Bring on the bubbles with a recipe for mineral water. [GT] In the battle for best meat substitute, does wheat gluten edge out tofu? [Slate] Kombucha gets a new look for 2012. [Chow] An open letter to Paula Deen. [HuffPo]

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News Feed: May 20, 2011

by jbfauthor on May 20, 2011

The 2013 Bocuse d'Or USA team is now accepting applications. [LAT] Foods for the coming Rapture.

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On the Menu: November 14 through November 20

by jbfauthor on November 12, 2010

Here’s what’s happening at the Beard House and around the country next week: Sunday, November 14, 6:00 P.M. Friends of James Beard Benefit: Pismo Beach, CA Enjoy breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean while feasting on chef Evan Treadwell’s California coastal cuisine. Treadwell takes seasonal and local cooking seriously, changing the menu with each solstice and equinox and airing his regionally sourced creations with exciting and often little known Central Coast wines. Monday, November 15, 7:00 P.M. Taste of the NFL An all-star group of Texas and New York chefs is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Taste of the NFL, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting hunger whose founder, Wayne Kostroski, won our 2010 Humanitarian of the Year

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Field Trip: Going for the Gold at Bocuse d'Or USA

by jbfauthor on February 09, 2010

Even with the Winter Olympics on the horizon, it’s hard to imagine a display of patriotic pride—or foodie frenzy—greater than what we saw in the Bocuse d’Or USA bleachers at the Culinary Institute of America this weekend. Scores of boisterous culinary students and gastro fans gathered to support the 12 chefs competing for the chance to represent America at the Bocuse d’Or in Lyon in January 2011. Each chef, assisted by a commis, faced the same challenge: prepare a salmon dish and a lamb dish for an intimidating all-star lineup of judges that included Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Grant Achatz. It made Iron Chef look like a school talent contest.

MacKenzie Arrington (CIA, Bachelor’s, 2009) and Vinny Dyevoich (CIA,... Read more >

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