I first came to know Amy Hedyatpour through baker Brad Preznant. That was over 20 years ago. Also known as Amy Glaze, she inspired me professionally for her backbone as an American (and a woman) navigating some of the world's most demanding and often macho kitchens,...
Twelve years ago at the end of August, a storm moved up the east-coast seaboard from the West Indies, battering New York City. Hurricane Irene swept through the city on a weekend when I was registered for a workshop with baker Gregoire Michaud. While it flooded the...
We first found Linda Miller Nicholson through her site, Salty in Seattle. She inspired us with positivity, pasta and smile. Linda's a wonderful woman, chef, and overall creative talent. She made a name for her brilliant exploration of pasta in everything from...
New Zealand-born Peter Gordon was the co-owner and head chef of London'sProvidores and Tapa Room.. and is described as "the leading light of theAntipodean fusion-style of cookery." Peter's returned to Homeland his restaurant, literally in his homeland...
Rolling Stone magazine once labeled Kerry Simon "the Rock and Roll chef." I had the chance to work next to him when we were both employed by separate kitchens at New York's Drake Hotel, Kerry working under Jean-George Vongerichten(JGV). Later Ivana Trump stole him...
For me, Dieter Schorner signified a past that was distant but so relevant to anyone running a restaurant. Originally from Bavaria, Dieter baked pastries for everyone from plebians (like me) to high-and-mighty figures such as Jacqueline Onassis and Henry Kissinger. ...
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