Last week I was invited to a demonstration hosted by Chef Marcus Samuelsson. An awarding-winning chef and cookbook author, Samuelsson is known for his role as chef and owner of Aquavit, New York City's innovative restaurant devoted to Scandinavian cuisine. Taking inspiration from his Ethiopian roots, the chef recently opened his first African restaurant, Merkato 55.
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If there's one thing I learned at the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen, it's that celebrity chefs are really just ordinary people. Over the course of the long weekend, Yum and I had our fair share of celebrity chef sightings. Although we saw them during the seminars and book signings, it was fun to see the chefs hanging out in regular clothes, acting like regular people.
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After serving the crowd his gloriously spicy lamb chop at the Bertolli booth at the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen, celebrity chef Rocco Dispirito took some time to speak with me. The chef — whose even more insanely handsome in person. — was charismatic, friendly, and funny.
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Yesterday the James Beard Awards — check back later for more on the winners. — took place in New York City. You may know that the awards are the food industry's equivalent to the Oscars, but do you know anything about the legend behind them.
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We've all been in crazy situations, and I want to know how you handle entertaining fiascoes and bad restaurant behavior. I'll present a situation and you tell me what you would do. Here's this week's scenario:
You're the renowned chef and owner of a super popular restaurant in a big city.
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