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Big News, We’re Covering the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen!
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Photo used with permission and taken by Jeremy Parzon, thank you!
Very exciting news! Thanks to Plum Tv and American Express Publishing, Average Betty and I will be covering the 2009 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen !
Every year in June in beautiful Aspen, Colorado, the Food and Wine Classic boasts the brightest stars in the culinary and vintner sky. Here are some of the chefs that will be shining this year: Mario Batali, José Andrés, Jacques Pépin, Ming Tsai, Mario Batali, Richard Blais, Top Chefs Stephanie Izard and Hosea Rosenberg, Tom Colicchio, Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, Michael Nischan, Danny Meyer, Michael Chiarello, Michel Richard, Nancy Silverton, Michael Symon, Steven Raichlen, and Mario Batali!
3 days of absolute foodie bliss, and together Average Betty and I will be working with Plum Tv to bring you the delicious inside scoop! And recently we found out that Chef John from Food Wishes will be in town to bring even more fun to the mix! (Apologies for the severe overuse of exclamation points but it cannot be helped!) We will keep you posted as the event begins on June 19th!
A Taste of the James Beard Awards 2009
Posted by: | CommentsFor a chef, a James Beard Foundation award is considered the most distinguished and prestigious honor of culinary recognition. Referred to as the “Oscars of the food world” by Time Magazine, the event is presented once a year in the Spring in New York City. Not limited to chefs and restaurants, the awards extend to broadcast media, books, journalism, and restaurant design among others. Entries begin in the Fall prior to the event. Any chef may enter to be considered for an award, and the process is as follows: First, a committee selects up to 20 semi finalists in each category. Second, the semifinalists are narrowed down by over 400 judges, who then choose 5 nominees in each category, who are announced in March. Thirdly are the final awards presented in May. Enough already, who won you say? The 2009 winners in the Chefs and Restaurants categories may be viewed here!
Darling Amanda Tice from Chic Tv attended and produced a great series of short video interviews that we love. In addition to the foundations president Susan Ungaro and restaurateur Drew Nieporent, she interviewed a delicious array of chefs. Here is a taste of her chef lineup: Daniel Boulud, Todd English, Ming Tsai, Eric Ripert, Jacques Pepin, and Thomas Keller.
Pebble Beach Food and Wine 2009
Posted by: | CommentsPebble Beach Food and Wine is quite possibly THE epicurean event of the year, and we’re not there! And most likely neither are you if you are reading this. Sigh. So, for those lacking the time, resources, or ability to attend these 4 days of delicious celebrating with over 250 wineries and 60 celebrity chefs, we’re providing an opportunity to live vicariously through video!
Among the chefs participating: Our beloved Eric Ripert, Thomas Keller, Tom Colicchio, Rick Tramonto, Masaharu Morimoto, David Myers, Cat Cora, Daniel Humm, David Kinch, and our culinary hero, Jacques Pépin!
A note on the first featured clip: this video was played in the motorcade en route to the Founders’ Dinner, and displays an assortment of attendees and the wines that they brought to the event.
The second video includes snippets of the festival from Chef John Mitzewich from Food Wishes. It’s great to see how a chef views the festival as an attendee, and he is amusing as always!
