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Restaurant Design Is Pretty Much The Last Thing David Chang Thinks About

Chang: "It's a restaurant, not a gallery"

Jun 12, 2013 8:31 am

"At the end of the day, you're a restaurant, not a gallery," asserted David Chang at Monday night's "Dining + Design" talk at the New School in Manhattan. "I think you need to deliver on that, first and foremost." The chef and owner behind the global Momofuku empire, with restaurants based in New York City, Sydney and Toronto, participated in the last of a three-part series on restaurant design, alongside his partner Andrew Salmon and designer Anwar Mekhayech.

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'10 Things I Hate' With Scott Conant

What can this star chef absolutely not stand?

Jun 4, 2013 10:01 am

Life is filled with wonderful things and terrible things. "I Hate This" is a chance for people in the food world to get things off their chest. We ask them what they hate, they give us a list. First up is Scott Conant, head of the excellent Scarpetta empire and professional television food judge.

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Food Revolution Day 2013: An Interview With Jamie Oliver

The UK chef/activist talks food, tech, kids & more

May 14, 2013 11:02 am

Don't be surprised if you see the following hashtag trending across social media starting this Friday morning: #FRD2013. What is #FRD2013, you ask? That's Food Revolution Day 2013, Jamie Oliver's annual attempt to rally communities around the world to celebrate their relationship with food. Here, we interview Jamie about the big day and more.

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New York: Ramp Fest Preview, Featuring Wilson Costa of Gigi Hudson Valley

Talking ramps, seasonal cooking with noted chef

May 3, 2013 11:01 am

This Saturday is Ramp Fest in Hudson, New York, where some of the upstate NY region's best chefs will gather to celebrate this early spring bloomer, cooking ramps into all sorts of dishes. We talk to one such chef, Wilson Costa of Gigi Hudson Valley. Ramps!

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Food Network Star's Ippy Aiona Is Bringing The Gastropub To Hawaii

"I can't change a tire, but I can make cool food"

Apr 25, 2013 10:01 am

Chef Phillip "Ippy" Aiona may have been the youngest person to ever compete on Next Food Network Star when he appeared last year as a finalist in Season 8, but you'd never know it by the 24-year-old Hawaii native's achievements. Just last month, Aiona opened the Three Fat Pigs, a gastropub (the Big Island's first, he says) with a few Hawaiian twists. I sat down with Aiona to talk about the logistics of cooking on an island, his essential Hawaiian ingredients and the challenges of proving himself as a young chef.

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Jean-Georges Wants To Tell You About His 'Little Paradise' Restaurant

On St. Barth's, an emphasis on fresh, local flavors

Apr 4, 2013 4:01 pm

Picture a day spent doing nothing but soaking in some glistening rays, on a pristine sand-filled beach situated miles away from the stresses of everyday life. As if the day could get any better, you are told that there is a restaurant with full views of the ocean’s coral reefs. And if the promise of a breathtaking meal were not enough, the executive chef is none other than Jean-Georges Vongerichten. We recently caught up with the world-famous chef to discuss his St. Barth's restaurant.

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Chef Ludo Found Your New Foie Gras, California!

Ludo on foie, Trois Mec, The Taste, bespoke aprons

Mar 13, 2013 4:01 pm

Ludo Lefebvre talks about his new upcoming restaurant, his friends from The Taste and reveals the best subsitute for foie gras, right this way...

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Here's The Platter That Put The U.S. Team In The Running At Bocuse D'Or

Richard Rosendale on his elaborate plating in Lyon

Mar 11, 2013 9:01 am

Photo: Bonjwing Lee

For two days in late January, two-man teams from around the globe executed insanely complicated dishes that had to look and taste like the most incredible food ever served, all in an effort to win gold, silver or bronze at the 2013 Bocuse D'Or in Lyon, France. The U.S. team waited for the announcement thinking that they had a chance to be on the podium, maybe even win it all.