PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Matthew Sigler and Francisco Morales are stunned at the sudden passing of their friend Lauro Romero, who was considered a trailblazer in the Portland food scene. “Lauro was my best friend,” Sigler told KOIN 6 News. “Just my brother.” Morales described Romero as “just such a giver, such a giver of […]
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — Union 41 restaurant owner Chef T presented the Boys and Girls Club of the Mountain Empire with a check worth more than $1,000 on Thursday. The restaurant raised the money by building a “life-sized” gingerbread house that diners could pay to eat inside of in November and December. Chef T, who […]
Jan. 31—Anyone who’s ever tried to maintain a solid cucumber patch in the summertime knows that when it comes to keeping aphids and nematodes away, marigolds are a vegetable patch’s best friend. As an actual marigold is a good companion to fellow Plantae, Theo Adley — whose flagship farm-to-table restaurant in Lyons is also called […]
Oleh, who goes by the alias Fox, has been defending Ukraine as a soldier for almost eight years. The Ground Forces of Ukraine said that he used to be a professional chef before joining the 61st Separate Mechanised Steppe Brigade. Source: The Ground Forces of Ukraine But even at war, Oleh makes his brothers-in-arms happy […]
The James Beard Foundation released its list of semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Award and Texas restaurants could be found littered throughout the list. The annual awards are presented by the James Beard Foundation and recognize restauranteurs, authors, chefs and journalists. Three restaurants from Texas were among the semifinalists for the Outstanding Restaurant Award: […]
A food processor is a staple in every chef’s kitchen, able to chop, blend and — so important for bakers — knead with ease. But you don’t have to drain your savings in order to get a great machine, as legendary TV chef Ina Garten, shows. Her go-to food processor — listed on the official […]
He may have been nicknamed “the Messi of wines” by the Michelin Guide, but Alejandro Vigil is making his name in Miami with food, too. A South Florida outpost of his Michelin-starred restaurant in Mendoza, Argentina, Casa Vigil is now open in Upper Buena Vista in the former Vista restaurant space. Wine, of course, is […]
Ghanaian chef Failatu Abdul-Razak appears to have broken the world record after cooking non-stop for more than 227 hours. Wrapped in her country’s flag, Ms Abdul-Razak brought the cook-a-thon to an emotional end with a salute to the crowd on Wednesday. Prior to the cooking marathon, she called it a “national assignment”, saying that she […]
Chef Andre Rush never does anything with half-effort — the Army, fitness, family or food. Embracing passion was a notion engrained in him by his parents at a young age, and it’s something he shares often in the hope that other veterans will be inspired to pursue their dreams. “I tell everybody, go for your […]
LONDON (AP) — Bill Granger, the Australian chef, food writer and restaurant owner who brought Aussie-style food to international capitals from London to Seoul, has died. He was 54. Granger’s family said on social media Tuesday that the chef died in a hospital in London on Christmas Day. “A dedicated husband and father, Bill died […]
Hollywood stars have joined figures from the food world in paying tribute to chef Bill Granger, who has died aged 54. The restaurateur, chef and food writer “died peacefully in hospital” in London on Christmas Day, according to a statement from his family. Fellow Australian Hugh Jackman made a joint statement with his former partner […]