Laurent Manrique seems pretty serene for a man keeping so many balls aloft at once. Executive chef at San Francisco's award-laden seafood mecca, Aqua,...More
It's a familiar tale: Boy grows up, makes good, travels the world, tastes life in the big city, starts a family and realizes that his hometown wasn't...More
If you want to meet a guy who combines knockout cooking skills, a strong entrepreneurial streak and an admirable sense of fun, head to Fort Worth, TX,...More
The nation's barbecue aficionados snickered when Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group first broached the idea of opening a barbecue restaurant...More
They hired on at the legendary Zuni Cafe as line cooks in 1985, soon becoming co-chefs de cuisine. Then in 1993 Gayle Pirie and John Clark headed to Hong...More
Most chefs would be thrilled merely to visit the great European kitchens in which Gabriel Viti has cooked: those of Joel Robuchon in Paris, Fredy Girardet...More
He was studying engineering in his hometown of Hoboken, NJ, when the cooking bug hit, and it wasn't too much later that self-taught Carlos Fernandez found...More
So recent is the development of the fine dining scene in Las Vegas that Light Group executive chef Brian Massie, who in 1999 helped Charlie Palmer open Aurerole in the Mandalay Bay and then became executive chef at Charlie Palmer Steak at the Las Vegas Four Seasons, qualifies as a pioneer...More
Dont tell Jean-Robert de Cavel you cant make it big in medium-sized market. The 46-year-old native of Roubaix, France, came to the U.S. at age 26 to be...More
If youre looking for someone who can transform a one-of-a-kind space into a highly functional yet- hip restaurant, Karl Hasz is your guy. Based in San...More
Rare indeed is the pastry chef who ascends to celebrity status. Rarer still is the pastry chef who becomes chef/owner of a nationally acclaimed restaurant....More
He grew up in St. Louis, and went to college nearby at Lindenwood U. But once Patrick Connolly came to the East Coast to study at Johnson & Wales in Providence,...More
She began her working life as an attorney at a high-powered corporate law firm, but Donatella Arpaiaquickly transitioned into the restaurant world. At...More
Signing up for culinary school immediately after earning a B.A. in English isnt the usual route for aspiring culinarians, but its certainly worked well...More
Not many Culinary Institute of America grads choose to start their careers in the Far East, but Michael Schulson did. The Roslyn, NY, native spent time...More
Born in Bedford, England, and having spent much of his professional life in Los Angeles, Robert Gadsby lives today in Houston, where he's executive chef...More
WHAT'S CHILLIN': Smith's Creamery Butter Local Fava Beans Jumbo White Asparagus Alan Venton's Bacon and Country Ham Local Lettuces Wild Louisiana Shrimp...More
What's left to do after you've run a stellar restaurant chain like Il Fornaio? Why not open a restaurant near your home that, as Larry Mindel puts it,...More
Few restaurateurs ever enjoy a hot streak like the one Washington, DC's Gus DiMillo finds himself on right now. Along with his Passion Food partners Jeff...More
Twenty years ago Paul Minnillo converted a turn-ofthecentury brownstone mansion into a world-class inn and restaurant called Baricelli Inn. Located in...More
You know something good is going on when a restaurant has been open six years and its chef earns five nominations for James Beard Foundation Best Chef...More
When you take a look at Maria Hines' cleanliving, holistic way of life, it seems only fitting that she would head the kitchen of a Seattle restaurant...More
The man whom many credit with introducing California cuisine to Cleveland in the '80s has triumphantly returned with the opening of Parallax in the ultra-hip...More
