For me, SAAM at The Bazaar, the intimately tranquil private chef’s tasting room hidden within The SLS Hotel Beverly Hills, has long been an “I want to go to there” restaurant. It’s one of several unique dining experiences offered inside the upscale Los Angeles hotel, which essentially serves as the West Coast fortress of chef …
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Top Chef DC: Foreign Affairs – What Was That Ingredient? [Buddhacation]
Last night’s Top Chef: DC episode was filled up from the floor up with ingredients of mystery. Entitled “Foreign Affairs,” it started with Ethiopian food and resolved itself around several different types of cuisine. Though the guest judges included Marcus Samulsson and José Andrés, I’m not so sure the participants are worth the duo’s …
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Chef Jose Andres Hits 60-Minutes
José Andrés is one of those chefs I actually go gaga for. In fact, I’m so batshit crazy that I have a tentative plane flight scheduled for the not too distant future for one reason: To fly to Washington DC for a meal at minibar, one of JA’s kick ass restaurants. Yup people – the …
Noon Midtown Adds Dinner Service
Good news for people looking for a chilled out dinner in Midtown Atlanta. Noon Midtown, a gourmet sandwich shop meets breakfast joint, is now offering an “After Noon” service (cute isn’t it!). To help make dinner a reality, executive chef/owner Katie Birmingham has brought in Autumn Benson (Go GIRL POWER!!) and Sean Telo to serve …
Sotohiro Kosugi Rocks Madrid Fusion 2009 And My High School Spanish Teacher Rejoices
The past few months, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time looking at the Madrid Fusion website. Well, the event has wrapped and the food scene is abuzz. Many great American chefs took part in the conference: Grant Achatz, David Chang, Harold McGee, and Jose Andres all made appearances. Of particular interest to those in …