James Beard Foundation program seeks ‘aspiring female culinary leaders’
As part of the James Beard Foundation Vermilion Women in Culinary Leadership Program launched this fall, the just-announced Women in Culinary Leadership Cookoff seeks driven women chefs and...
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Iron Chef’s t-shirts help raise funds for Sandy relief
Marc Forgione, photographed by Ted Axelrod at American Cut at Revel, Atlantic City. Chef and restaurateur Marc Forgione (Restaurant Marc Forgione in NYC and American Cut at Revel in Atlantic City) has...
View ArticleUltimate Chef Bergen County kicks off tomorrow
The 6th Annual Ultimate Chef Bergen County gets underway at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Chef Central in Paramus. In Round One, chef Adam Weiss of Esty Street in Park Ridge will face chef Joseph Cuccia...
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UCBC 2013: Chef Adam Weiss wins first round
Chef Adam Weiss of Esty Street – the winner of UCBC 2013 Round One. [All photos, Susan Leigh Sherrill]Chef Adam Weiss of Esty Street in Park Ridge won Round One of Ultimate Chef Bergen County 2013 on...
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Bojekian stays alive on ‘The Taste’
Photo: ABC On last night’s episode of ABC’s “The Taste,” Ninamaria Bojekian’s sandwich was mentor/judge Nigella Lawson’s favorite, guaranteeing the Franklin Lakes-based caterer immunity from...
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Christine Nunn named chef of Grange in Westwood
A 40-seat BYO, Grange will open in mid-April in Westwood at 31 Westwood Ave. , the space long occupied by Pourquoi Pas and most recently, by Mezza, which moved in January to 20 Jefferson Ave....
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New travel/food show for Anthony Bourdain
[Photo: CNN] Now that the disaster that was ABC’s “The Taste” is behind him, Anthony Bourdain can return to the TV format he does best – eating in far flung corners of the globe. Next up for the...
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Timothy Fischer is new chef at Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs Resort in Hardyston has hired Minnesota native Timothy Fischer as its new executive chef. He will work directly with Restaurant Latour’s Chef John Benjamin, as well as design menus...
View ArticleGrissini is chef-less again
For the second time since longtime executive chef Alberto Llandri’s departure last year, Grissini in Englewood Cliffs finds itself without an executive chef. Camillo Bassani, who came on board in June,...
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Chef Adam Weiss no longer at Esty Street
Adam Weiss (right) and Esty Street sous-chef John Haggerstone after winning Ultimate Chef Bergen County on Feb. 16 at Chef Central Adam Weiss’ 12-year-career at Esty Street in Park Ridge ended abruptly...
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