The Chef Recommends…

1. Chef Rick Bayless: On theater, TV and eating insects (WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP)
2. Cat Cora, Curtis Stone and ambitious contenders go ‘Around the World in 80 Plates’ (NY DAILY NEWS)
3. The 100 Most Influencial People in the World: José Andrés (TIME)
4. Julia Child, a legacy of teaching the joy of food (FOX NEWS)
5. Heston’s got nothing on this: Video of Japanese ‘culinary experiment’ with ELECTRIFIED food - VIDEO (DAILY MAIL)
6. Kellogg’s Recipe Scandal: Company Credits Grant Achatz, Chef’s Partner Calls Foul (HUFFINGTON POST)

The Chef Recommends…

1. Best New Chefs 2011 – SLIDE SHOW (FOOD & WINE)
2. Chef Grant Achatz to publish e-book of recipes from Paris 1906 (INDEPENDENT)
3. Interview: two Michelin-starred chef, Nacho Manzano (TELEGRAPH)
4. Chef José Andrés shares recipes for his favorite classic American dishes – VIDEO (MSNBC)
5. Crab picking with Chef John Shields – VIDEO (WASHINGTON POST)
6. Foie Gras, Hooters Girls, and ‘Foodies’ in America: Chef Ludo Lefebvre & Wife Krissy On Their New Show “Ludo Bites America” (LAIST)
7. Traci Des Jardins Expands Beyond $110 Tasting Menus to $4 Tacos (BLOOMBERG)
8. UK supermarket ends deal with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver (REUTERS)
9. After 11 years, Oliver’s deal with Sainsbury’s is past its sell-by date (INDEPENDENT)
10. World Chefs: Sauces are key to Mexican cuisine (REUTERS)

Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more!

1. Next at Next: A Preview of Grant Achatz’s Thai Menu (EATER)
2. They look familiar Gordon… So few people turn up to Ramsay’s Masterchef auditions producers had to ‘enhance’ a crowd scene (DAILY MAIL)
3. The Minimalist: Pasta With Creamy Leek and Garlic Pesto (NEW YORK TIMES)
4. Synesthesia, Bizarre Short Film in Which Senses are Scrambled (LAUGHING SQUID)
5. Check, Please! Bay Area: Lovejoy’s Tearoom, Don Pico’s, Saha (601) (KQED)
6. CHOW Tip: What Is Miner’s Lettuce? (EAT REAL / YOU TUBE)

The Chef Recommends…

1. The chef leading Russia’s culinary revolution (THE INDEPENDENT)
2. Grant Achatz Among Time Mag’s Most Influential (NBC CHICAGO)
3. NYC neighbor sues chef Bouley over eatery’s trash (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
4. Mario Batali Drinks Fresca for Breakfast, Wears His Orange Clogs to ‘21’ (GRUB STREET)
5. Chef who created “cuisine naturelle” expected to cook royal wedding dinner (THE INDEPENDENT)
6. Star chef, facing a suit, files for bankruptcy (SEATTLE TIMES)

res·tau·rant [res-ter-uhnt, -tuh-rahnt, -trahnt] – noun an establishment where meals are served to customers…

1. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants? Says Who? (NEW YORK TIMES)
2. Charlie Sheen enjoys Southern Hospitality (IOL)
3. Top Chefs Name Their Favorite New Restaurants (EPICURIOUS)
4. Review: Next (CHICAGOIST)
5. Applebee’s, Olive Garden face PR problem serving alcohol to kids (USA TODAY)
6. Bourdain and Andrés Enjoy 52 Courses at El Bulli, Cry a Little, and Tweet About It (GRUB STREET)
7. The Soup Nazi is opening a restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf: The Original Soupman (SF GATE)
8. Unwanted New Item on Menu: Higher Prices (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
9. Restaurants say consumers are finally ordering healthier meals (USA TODAY)
10. David Bouley’s Brushstroke Uses Books For Walls (GOTHAMIST)