Tag: Top Chef
In her new book, Chef Carla Hall reclaims soul food: “It’s part of my DNA.”
For many years, chef Carla Hall resisted being called a soul food cook, but now she's fully embracing her Southern roots. The Nashville-born Top Chef alum, former Chew co-host, and culinary ambassador for the Smithsonian's Sweet Home Café stops by the Atlanta History Center to promote her new cookbook, Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration.
For Gunshow chef Kevin Gillespie, his Buckhead home is a treasured respite
Kevin Gillespie may be known for his love of Southern cuisine, but part of his heart—the part that helped design his Buckhead home—belongs to California. Kevin’s wife, Valerie, first discovered the house on Zillow. She immediately knew they’d both love the ranch-style abode and submitted an offer even though Kevin was out of town.
Eric Wolitzky to headline Salon du Chocolat in NYC
Pastry chef Eric Wolitzky is having a good year. Until 2012, Wolitzky might have been best know for having a solid (but not winning) run in 2010 on the first season of Top Chef: Just Desserts. Since taking over the baking team at the expanded Bakery at Cakes & Ale, Wolitzky has recieved a glowing nod of approval on Bon Appetit's list of Best New Restaurants for 2012. "Don't even think about skipping dessert at this restaurant and bakery, where the last course gets top billing," the headline glowed. They also included a gorgeous slideshow of his sweets.
Life After Top Chef with Richard Blais premieres tomorrow, Bourdain in ATL
Perpetual television personality and Atlanta chef Richard Blais returns to the small screen tomorrow for the latest variation on the Top Chef franchise: Life After Top Chef. The show will chronicle Blais, Fabio Viviani, Spike Mendelsohn, and Jennifer Carroll as they navigate the difficulties of being known by lots of people for making food on television or something along those lines. You can check out the drama-packed preview below. The exact timeline of filming is unclear, but Bravo's description of the series seems to promise a look at the process behind creating the Spence.
Top Chef 9.12 recap: The brutality of chicken salad and bees
I think the time has come for a fashion intervention for the lovely host and judge of "Top Chef: Texas," Padma Lakshmi. Let’s all pull up a chair in a comforting circle and tell her how her belted gray jumpsuit from last week made us sad, and how this week she made things worse in what looked like one of Emeril Lagasse’s fat-day flannels, cut off at the sleeves and belted at the waist and with no pants. And Padma, I’m concerned—where is your butt? You turned around in a tiny romper and your posterior seemed to have skipped town. No, please don’t make excuses in that affectless, Hannibal Lecter voice of yours. I’m trying to help you.
Eating Around: Frank Ski Celebrity Wine Tasting, Kevin’s Green Market demo, and more
Every week, we give you a detailed calendar of upcoming dining events to help you navigate the weekend’s culinary festivities.
Friday, December 11
HANUKKAH AT ALON’S
The Jewish Festival of Lights begins at sundown today, and to help celebrate, Alon’s will offer traditional noshes during the holiday season, including braised beef brisket, potato latkes, noodle kugel, rugelach, and M
Guy Fieri Roadshow hits Atlanta
Fans of Guy Fieri from any of his four shows on the Food Network—Guy’s Big Bite, Guy Off the Hook, D
