Foodie Life
Joe Knows Fish: Taking the Intimidation Out of Cooking Seafood
Does cooking seafood intimidate you? Joe Gurrera the owner of Citarella, a group of popular and respected neighborhood seafood shops in New York wants to help you take the intimidation out of cooking seafood. He has the answers for you in his cookbook, Joe Knows Fish. Joe’s love for fish started when he was a…
Read MoreChef Michael McDermott and The Kids' Cooking Network
As a graduate of Culinary Institute of America, Chef Michael McDermott has cooked for celebrities such as Jackie Onassis, Julia Child, Elizabeth Taylor and Malcom Forbes. His passion is to educate and empower kids and their families about nutrition and food. He is the Founder/Executive Producer of The Kids’ Cooking Network™ TKCN LIVE is a FUN…
Read MoreChefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll with Andrew Friedman
Chefs are today’s rockstars. In Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll, the prolific and award winning chef writer, Andrew Friedman, chronicles the compelling story of the first generation of American chefs set in the 1970’s and 1980’s before “fame and fortune” was on their horizons. He interviewed more than 210 people over the span of…
Read MoreDiscover LuxeHome at The Merchandise Mart
“The Merchandise Mart was built in the 1930s by Marshall Field, sold to the Kennedy family in 1945 and is now owned by Vornado Realty Trust. The Mart is the largest commercial building in the country and is the second biggest building by square footage in the country (Only The Pentagon has more square footage) LuxeHome has…
Read MoreKitchen Chat 2018 with Chef Jaime Laurita and Margaret McSweeney
Thank you foodie friends for making 2018 a great year for Kitchen Chat! And thank you, Chef Jaime Laurita for co-hosting Kitchen Chat with me in the award winning Viking and La Cornue Showroom at the Merchandise Mart Luxe Home. You and the Middleby Residential team designed two stunning showrooms! Make sure you also check out the…
Read MoreSteve Dolinsky: Pizza City U.S.A.
Ready to bite into some Chicago pizza? Steve Dolinsky, an award winning culinary media personality known for his weekly Hungry Hound segment on ABC 7 News Chicago and his podcast The Feed with Chef Rick Bayless, has a new book called Pizza City, U.S.A.: Why Chicago is America’s Greatest Pizza City. This new book is…
Read MoreMayor Rahm Emanuel: Chicago's Foodie
Join co-hosts Margaret McSweeney and Chef Jaime Laurita in the Viking and La Cornue Showroom for a Kitchen Chat with Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Celebrate all things culinary in Chicago.
Read MoreWhat's Gaby Cooking
Everyone on Instagram always asks @WhatsGabyCookin. Gaby Dalkin is the Pied Piper of the culinary world. Gaby’s enthusiasm, encouragement, recipes and authenticity help her followers become even better home chefs all while having fun in the kitchen. Recently, Gaby joined Chef Jaime Laurita and me in the Viking and La Cornue Showroom at the Merchandise…
Read MoreGeneral Hospital's Jackie Zeman and Jaime Laurita: Make This Place Your Home
General Hospital star, Jackie Zeman is a foodie. Although she loves to eat, Jackie admits that she is not a good cook and she wishes a “food fairy” would come into her kitchen. Ironically, her character, Nurse Bobbie, was a restaurateur on General Hospital. She and her onscreen brother Luke Spencer ran Kelly’s Diner. Although…
Read MoreA Kitchen Chat with Clare Reichenbach, CEO of James Beard Foundation
Recently I had the honor of meeting and interviewing Clare Reichenbach, the new CEO of the James Beard Foundation (JBF). It was my first ever visit to the historic James Beard House, located in New York City. James Beard was “America’s First Foodie” and his legacy continues to impact generations of home cooks and professional chefs around the…
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