Tag: chefs

People

The UAE’s Dining Scene Is Generating Plenty of Hype

5 years ago

Standards of dining out in The Middle East have been transformed over the past decade, thanks in large part to loads of new restaurant openings in the region by international chefs.

Food

The New Hudson Yards Restaurants Offer Plenty of Chef Star Power

5 years ago

Are the views from the a seven-story building worth fighting tourists fresh off the High Line for a table? Not to me. But the list of chefs is quite impressive.

Independents

Chef Edouardo Jordan on Life After the Awards

5 years ago

Fresh off a year of two James Beard Awards and accolades from local and national press, Seattle’s Edouardo Jordan settles in to what happens next: More customers, new expectations and building a future.

Food

Interview: Chef JJ Johnson and the Making of a Modern Chef

6 years ago

A chef-led quick service restaurant means that Johnson's take on bowls is one of the few in the genre we are actually excited to dig into.

People

Singapore’s Raffles Lures Chefs Anne-Sophie Pic, Alain Ducasse and Jereme Leung

6 years ago

We understand the draw of the talented, big-name chefs Raffles is bringing in. But we'd also like to see Raffles pull from the pool of insanely talented local chefs to fill its restaurant spaces.

Food

Portugal’s Best Chefs Can Finally Be Found in Portugal

6 years ago

In past years an influx of tourists would mean restaurants pandered to the worst common denominator. It's good news now that in many markets visitors want something local — and they're willing to pay for it.

People

The Restaurant World Responds to Anthony Bourdain’s Death

6 years ago

In a few short years, Bourdain made interpersonal connections through food that would have been difficult or impossible any other way. If the outpouring of warmth following his death is any indication, what he accomplished won't fade away any time soon.

People

French Chef Paul Bocuse Dies at Age 91

6 years ago

Calling Bocuse "influential" doesn't begin to cover it.

Chains

Chef Massimo Bottura Has a New Restaurant Inside a Gucci Store in Florence

6 years ago

The distance between a restaurant in a Gucci store in Italy and one in a Las Vegas resort is much shorter than geography would lead one to believe.

Marketing

Facebook Watch Lures Mind of a Chef From PBS

6 years ago

Facebook has realized that taking advantage of content producers desperate to get in your social feeds is not the best way to encourage creative minds. Seeing ZPZ move its Emmy-winning chef show is a signal that Facebook may be ready to grow up.

Food

Eataly World’s Opening Signals the Next Phase of Food Hall Expansion

6 years ago

Have we reach peak food hall? No, not even close. These playgrounds are a solution of sorts to disappearing retail by filling expensive real estate and playing to consumers’ appetites for gourmet choices and largely local, organic obsessions.

Independents

John Besh to Leave Besh Restaurant Group After Sexual Harassment Allegations

7 years ago

There's a sense throughout the restaurant industry that this is the first of many allegations, as well as an opportunity to reset the lopsided dynamics within the industry that allow cultures like this to thrive.