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WATCH: Batali, Colicchio, Flay, And Ray Are Super Self-Aware Celebrity Chefs
In a preview for Bloomberg TV's Titans Of Industry, airing on June 25th, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Tom Colicchio, and Rachael Ray ponder the oddities of their success.
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Nigella's Husband On Choking Incident: Nothing More Than 'A Playful Tiff'
The alarming photos, along with witness corroboration, compelled Scotland Yard to examine the incident which took place a week ago. Now, Saatchi has given a statement to the Evening-Standard.
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9 Other Colossally Stupid Paula Deenisms
You know, besides dropping the "N-word" at employees, and expressing a deep-seated desire to have African American members of her restaurant staff dress up as slaves...
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White Person Enlists Other White Person To Write Book On Yellow People's Street Food
Okay, the headline should technically read "Anthony Bourdain Signs Graham Holliday To Write Book About Vietnamese Street Food," but you know what? I can't.
Posts by amanda cohen
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Lady Chef Stampede: A Chef Who Didn’t Accept ‘We Don’t Have Women In Our Kitchen’
This week, the LCS is pouring out a little of its forty for a chef who opened a big door for women, had her own restaurant, and managed to be a kind and supportive boss. Her name: Leslie Revsin.
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Lady Chef Stampede: The 1990′s Was The Best Decade For Female Chefs
There was a time when Lady Chefs roamed the planet, free and proud. A long, long time ago, back in an era that people called “The 90′s.”
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Lady Chef Stampede: How Li Li And A Cooking Competition Saved Imperial Chinese Cuisine
Welcome back to the Lady Chef Stampede. This week, I’m talking about a chef who single-handedly kept alive an entire history of food, but who has received almost no credit. There’s very little about her that I can find in English, but it’s time that everyone celebrated the Lady Chef Supreme, Li Li. But to understand what she did, you have to know about her great-grandfather, Li Shunqing.
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Lady Chef Stampede: Next Time You’re Feeling Oppressed, Think of Sylvia Woods
Sylvia Woods was the Queen of Soul Food. One day before the 50th anniversary of her landmark Harlem restaurant, Syvlia’s, she passed away at 86 years old. But before she went, she left behind a legacy that will last.
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Lady Chef Stampede: Rosita Guerrero And The Benefits Of Selling Out
Today’s Lady Chef is living the dream in a really different way. A home cook who blew up big, she wound up making enough money to support her children and grandchildren by doing that most un-chef-y thing of all: she sold out.
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Lady Chef Stampede: How Josefina Velazquez de Leon Unified Mexican Cuisine
Everyone who cooks Mexican food, from Diana Kennedy to Rick Bayless, are all unequivocal in their assessment: we owe it all to Josefina Velazquez de Leon.
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Lady Chef Stampede: On The Keeper Of South Carolina’s Culinary Heritage
This week’s Lady Chef Stampede singles out a lady who is not a chef, but a cookbook writer, Mary Vereen Huguenin.
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Lady Chef Stampede: Where Are The Female Sushi Chefs?
Today’s Lady Chef is that most elusive of all creatures: female sushi chefs.
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Lady Chef Stampede: The Life And Times Of Dione Lucas
Today’s Lady Chef: Dione Lucas, queen of the omelettes and the first female cooking celebrity on TV.
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Lady Chef Stampede: How Elena Arzak Became The Best Living Lady Chef In The Whole World
Today’s Lady Chef proves that you don’t have to be dead to earn a place in the Stampede. Totally and 100% still respirating, she’s currently the face of Basque cuisine, and is about to open her second restaurant after running one place in Basque for over 20 years. Meet Elena Arzak!
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Paula Deen Defends Use Of ‘N-Word’, Wants Black Employees To Dress Like Slaves
WATCH: PETA’s Latest Ad Is Actually Really Sex-Positive, So We’re Confused About Hating It (NSFW)
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