The Bookshelf: Chefs at Home
To the chefs who spend their days plating with tweezers and funneling through a chinois, the chance to prepare an honest meal at home can hold a special, or even escapist, appeal.
That's the concept behind Relais & Châteaux's new cookbook, Chefs at Home. While it spotlights elite chefs who prepare elegant and technically demanding cuisine at luxurious properties, the collected recipes are simple and satisfying—this is the food that chefs relish on a night off from the professional kitchen. Looking through the book, we learn that Christopher Brooks of Blantyre loves slow-roasted pork with roast potatoes and savoy cabbage, while JBF Award winner Gary Danko enjoys the ease and versatility of a butternut squash bisque. (Get the recipe here.)
Lest we forget that these chefs perform
On the Menu: June 27 through July 3
Here’s what’s happening at the Beard House and around the country next week:
Monday, June 28, 7:00 P.M.
Atlanta’s Rising Star
A 2010 JBF Rising Star award semifinalist, Kevin Gillespie gave the Voltaggio brothers a run for their sous vide machines during last year’s Top Chef. The executive chef and co-owner of Woodfire Grill, Gillespie wowed the show’s judges with the same unpretentious, seasonally inspired cuisine with which he regularly impresses Atlanta diners.
Tuesday, June 29, 7:00 P.M.
Softshell Crab Extravaganza
To help us celebrate one of the most precious moments of the culinary calendar year, David C. Felton, pastry chef Jessica Knik, and sommelier Brooke Sabel, of New Jersey’s much-buzzed-about Ninety Acres at Sir Richard
On the Menu: May 16 through May 22
Here’s what’s happening at the Beard House and around the country next week: Monday, May 17, 7:00 P.M. Seasonal French When CIA alum Humberto Campos Jr. followed his dream of opening his own restaurant, his labor of love turned out to be one of the region’s most romantic gems. Join him for a menu of the French-inspired seasonal cooking that has earned him four stars from the Star-Ledger. Tuesday, May 18, 7:00 P.M. Relais & Châteaux Series: Four-Star Dining When 2010 JBF Award nominee Daniel Humm took over the kitchen at Eleven Madison Park in 2006, the food world sang his praises. Since then Humm has really been humming; in
On the Menu: May 9 through May 15
Here’s what’s happening at the Beard House and around the country next week:
Monday, May 10, 7:00 P.M.
Malaysian Kitchen
We’re honored to be hosting the closing dinner of NYC’s Luckyrice Festival, a celebration of the depth and breadth of Asian cuisine. We’ll be joined by Malaysian-inspired chef Zak Pelaccio and Malaysian-born Simpson Wong for a meal filled with the rich flavors of this multicultural cuisine.
Tuesday, May 11, 6:00 P.M.
The Great South African Wine Show
Join us at the breathtaking Tribeca Rooftop for the largest tasting of South African wines in United States history. At this walk-around event you will be able to taste over 400 wines from over
Categories
Archive
- May 2013 (76)
- April 2013 (54)
- March 2013 (45)
- February 2013 (37)
- January 2013 (41)
- December 2012 (34)
- November 2012 (38)
- October 2012 (54)
- September 2012 (45)
- August 2012 (51)
- July 2012 (50)
- June 2012 (49)
- May 2012 (88)
- April 2012 (56)
- March 2012 (35)
- February 2012 (46)
- January 2012 (40)
- December 2011 (40)
- November 2011 (47)
- October 2011 (44)
- September 2011 (48)
- August 2011 (59)
- July 2011 (50)
- June 2011 (49)
- May 2011 (124)
- April 2011 (54)
- March 2011 (60)
- February 2011 (54)
- January 2011 (52)
- December 2010 (39)
- November 2010 (48)
- October 2010 (59)
- September 2010 (52)
- August 2010 (56)
- July 2010 (57)
- June 2010 (65)
- May 2010 (168)
- April 2010 (68)
- March 2010 (68)
- February 2010 (63)
- January 2010 (59)
- December 2009 (61)
- November 2009 (74)
- October 2009 (83)
- September 2009 (74)
- August 2009 (81)
- July 2009 (66)
- June 2009 (48)
- May 2009 (122)
- March 2009 (2)
@beardfoundation
When you cook, you never stop learning. That’s the fascination of it.—James Beard
This week's Beard on Books features #jbfa winner John Sundstrom and his new book, "Lark: Cooking Against the Grain" http://t.co/7mDqOyQqcy
Does spam deserve a second chance? Study says your hair hints at your soda consumption. Today's food reads: http://t.co/inNicv2WXj
An update on #CookingUpChange, the @healthyschools-backed high school competition for healthier school lunch: http://t.co/1l1e0eH0Sp
Blogroll
- Atlantic Food Channel
- Chow
- Cook and Eat Better
- Daily Dish/Los Angeles Times
- Diner's Journal/New York Times
- Eater
- Foodspotting
- Grub Street
- Hungry Beast
- Immaculate Infatuation
- Insatiable Critic
- JBF Awards
- JBF Awards Press Room
- Michael Ruhlman
- Savory Cities
- Serious Eats
- The Feed
- The Stew/Chicago Tribune
- Zester Daily

Recent Comments