Chef Marc Forgione Ends His Days With Hash Browns
"I quit smoking weed a couple years ago, and every time I eat these hash browns I'm like, 'I wish I could eat this while I'm baked.'"
"I quit smoking weed a couple years ago, and every time I eat these hash browns I'm like, 'I wish I could eat this while I'm baked.'"
"The legendary chef of Stars (a onetime San Francisco game-changer) was [at the Beards], looking tan and relaxed. For those wondering about his whereabouts, he is currently living in Mexico, where he's busy with diving, architecture, and travel writing." ...
We'll stop with the Beard stuff, but these are the Oscars of the food world... And we have to give a warm round of applause to Best Pastry Chef in the nation, Nicole Plue, of Yountville's Redd. Michael Bauer did...
L.A.'s critics win big during two awards ceremonies, while chefs and restaurants are passed up.
After planning not to show, Michael Carlson drove all the way out to New York to attend the James Beard Awards
Chicago chefs were shut out of some of the main categories, but still won a few key awards
A report from last night's ceremony.
Well, we were right about the L.A. folks being long shots, and we we did say that a win for Kinch would be no surprise, but we kind of biffed it on this one. Congratulations to David Kinch at Los...
Though Kinch has been nominated before, and Fox is certainly a dark horse, we're calling it for Michael Tusk.
The gang was all on hand yesterday, having a group dinner at Jonathan Waxman's meatpacking district home.
The best chef award for the Great Lake region features four Chicago chefs.
Will it be Jose Andres, Tom Colicchio, Gary Danko, Suzanne Goin, or Charles Phan?
Will it be Michael Anthony, Wylie Dufresne, Gabrielle Hamilton, Daniel Humm, or Michael White?
Will it be Timothy Hollingsworth, Johnny Monis, Gregory Pugin, Gabriel Rucker, or Sue Zemanick?
The James Beard Media Awards allowed some Chicago journalists to do their worst in the Big Apple.
Will it be Babbo, Boulevard, Daniel, Highlands Bar & Grill, or Spiaggia?
Will it be Bibou, Flour + Water, Frances, Locanda Verde, Marea, or RN74?
Big wins for Ed Levine and the cookbook of the year.