Foodie Life
Barbara Lynch: A Boston Icon
Circumstances shouldn’t define or confine one’s dreams. Award winning chef and restaurateur, Barbara Lynch, is an inspirational example of how someone can succeed despite limited resources and opportunities. Chef Lynch tributes her high school home economics teacher for seeing her potential in the culinary industry, thus keeping her from dropping out of high school. In her compelling…
Read MoreSandra Gutierrez and The New Southern-Latino Table
“History happens on the plate,” says Sandra Gutierrez, cookbook author, food writer and culinary expert on the Southern-Latino food movement. Sandra and I met in the White House Garden during a tour with IACP. She has become a dear friend and has been an integral part of my culinary journey in understanding and appreciating the tastes…
Read MoreEat Your Vegetables with Joe Yonan
As Food and Dining Editor of Washington Post, Joe Yonan has accomplished a lot in the culinary world. At this year’s International Association of Culinary Professionals conference in Louisville, I had the delightful honor to have a kitchen chat with Joe Yonan about his latest projects. For years I have struggled in providing delicious meals…
Read MoreSara Moulton: America's Home Chef
Sara Moulton‘s mission in life is to help home chefs get dinner on the table during the work week. Her latest book is Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better. With over four cookbooks, Sarah Moulton is one of the nation’s most enduring and endearing recipe writers. Her stellar culinary career includes Good…
Read MoreBetter Homes and Gardens: Bringing Everyone to the Table
Better Homes and Gardens has been “teaching America how to cook” for many generations and reaches 40 million readers. Nancy Wall Hopkins, Deputy Senior Food and Entertaining Editor recently shared some great tips and trends from the test kitchen at BHG. How fascinating to learn that Better Homes and Gardens has the oldest test kitchen…
Read MoreCelebrating James Beard: America's First Foodie
On May 1st, The James Beard Awards will once again be in Chicago! And I have some exciting news to share….. Kitchen Chat will be on the Red Carpet interviewing your favorite chefs and nominees, and my dear friend, Chef Jaime Laurita will be my special co-host. For live feeds of the evening, follow #jbfa…
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