DC Cupcakes: Meet Sisters Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinisk
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 @ 01:02PM - Add a comment
Sisters Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis gave up their life savings and solid careers to take the biggest leap of their lives and make their dream of opening a bakery together come true. Little did they know that their shop, Georgetown Cupcakes, would become an even more popular Washington DC attraction than the monuments! Lines wrap around the block (and then some) with customers waiting to get their fix of cupcakes with mouth-watering flavors like salted caramel and red velvet.
It's A Small World After All: Children Cookbooks Use Cuisine To Explore Culture
Posted on May 17, 2010 @ 03:35PM - Add a comment
We here at RadarOnline.com are always scoping the Web for the latest and greatest items for parents, and we've found one with Handstand Kids.
The company, which has been featured on The Today Show, sells cookbook kits that are packaged and designed to introduce children to the culture, language, and cuisine of a new country.
5 Ingredient Fix: Claire Robinson
Posted on Apr 13, 2010 @ 06:28PM - Add a comment
If there is one word to describe Claire Robinson—it's passionate! Especially when it comes to food! As the host of not one but two popular shows on The Food Network—5 Ingredient Fix (Saturdays at 12:30pm ET) and Food Network Challenge (Sundays at 8pm ET)—she's been encouraging aspiring chefs everywhere to keep things simple and not be afraid to experiment in the kitchen. We caught up with Claire for our own fix of her foodie inspired tips, tricks and inspiration!
RadarOnline.com: Where did your love of food begin?
Claire Robinson: It’s funny. Food has been such a big influence in my life since I was a little kid. I was one of those really nerdy, geeky kids. I'd come home and instead of watching Scooby-Doo, I would watch James Beard, and all those old school cooking shows like Great Chefs, Great Cities. This was before Food Network even existed. I remember when Food Network started and I thought it was just the coolest thing in the entire world. My mom said that when I was a kid, I would just live in the kitchen. I would stay there. My first word was “hot” because she was always trying to get me away from the oven.
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RadarOnline.com: When did you start experimenting and cooking in the kitchen?
CR: My mother is kind of a hippie. She’s a surreal oil painter. So, she was very supportive of a little kid thinking, “Hey, I want to make Martha Stewart berry muffins from scratch and make a huge mess in the kitchen!" She would go and get all the ingredients for me and I would go crazy cooking. It was really great to have that freedom and for her to let me play. But, I didn’t cook as a career at first. I actually did other careers and finally I was like, “I want to do what I love most,” and quit my whole life and chased my dream.
Food Network Tastes Glamorous Life: Private Chefs of Beverly Hills
Food Network Tastes The Glamorous Life In "Private Chefs Of Beverly Hills"
Posted on Apr 08, 2010 @ 06:17PM - Add a comment
What’s it like to be a chef-for-hire in Beverly Hills? Food Network takes us behind the scenes and shows us the not-so-glamorous life these caterers to the stars really live, but it’s vastly entertaining.
Watch Friday, April 9th at 10pm ET/PT for the first episode, “In The Doghouse.”
Here’s a little episode re-cap to whet your appetite:
Oscar Bash Menus: What The A-Listers Eat
Posted on Mar 05, 2010 @ 01:20PM - 1 comment
The Oscars are without a doubt Hollywood's most prestigious star-studded event of the year. So it's natural that the world's most celebrated chefs feed the hungry A-listers.
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RadarOnline.com has obtained the menus for the top sit-down dinners at the Governor's Ball prepared by Wolfgang Puck and the The Elton John Oscar Viewing Party prepared by Chef Wayne Elias of Crumble Catering/Vermont Restaurant.
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This year Wolfgang is enlisting the help of esteemed pastry chef Sherry Yard and amongst Wolfgang's many supplies will be 15 pounds of gold dust, 25
gallons of cocktail sauce, 1,000 pounds of salmon, 2,000 sesame miso cones, 4,800 eggs, 7,200 shrimp, and 50,000 baby veggies, all to feed 1,500 guests.
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To nibble on before the official sit down Wolfgang is whipping up:
Sushi:
Maki Rolls - Spicy Tuna, Sweet Shrimp, Crab, Vegetable
Nigiri - Tuna, Sweet Shrimp, Yellowtail, Salmon, Snapper
Sashimi - Tuna, Yellowtail, Salmon, Snapper
Cucumber Salad, Edamame, Wasabi, Soy and Pickled Ginger
Shellfish
Shrimp, Oysters, and Crab
Cocktail Sauce, Mustard Sauce and Mignonette
Passed Hors d’oeuvre
Spicy Tuna in Sesame Miso Cone
Mini Kobe Cheeseburgers with Remoulade
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Assorted Pizzas
Brandade Fritters
Smoked White Fish and Taro Root Taco
Tempura Shrimp
Wasabi Pea Crusted Crabcake with Mango and Thai Basil
Potsticker with Ginger Black Vinegar Dipping Sauce
Toro with Crispy Rice and Yuzu
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And then for the sit down meal:
Pre-Set First Course
Crispy Potato Galatte, Smoked Salmon, Dill Cream and Baby Greens
Entrée
Organic Chicken Pot Pie
Black Truffles and Root Vegetables
Dessert
“L’Etoile de Oscar”
Baked Alaska with Espresso Glace and Guittard Chocolate Sorbet
24 Carat Chocolate Oscar®
For those heading to the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, they will be paying $5,000 a plate for a delectable 5 course meal prepared by Chef Wayne in a collaboration with Chef Renato from Hotel Chipriani in Venice, Italy.
The feast will be cooked by a team of 40 chefs and the second course of risotto will be cooked to order.
Here's the 5 course menu:
Starter
Spring vegetable compote with red pepper coulis and arugula pesto
First course
Risotto Carnaroli with saffron liquorice and king prawns
Main course
"Wahoo" with black olives, pine nuts, fresh herbs and stewed lentils
Or
"Tagliata" New York steak candied green celery and Amarone wine sauce
Fourth course
Seasonal salad with crunchy strips of red beetroot, Xeres vinaigrette
Dessert
Crispy milk chocolate bar with bitter chocolate glaze, meringue sticks and apricot coulis
After the viewing party, Chef Wayne and his team will provide food for the influx of VIP guests including:
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Mini Beef Burgers with Roasted Chile Relish & Pickled Onions
Asian Turkey Burgers with Chinese mustard remoulade and shitake mushrooms
Vietnamese - Style Pork Lettuce Wraps
(The pork in chafing dish and lettuce on a platter, with few garnishes)
Wild Mushroom Tamales with Yucatan Tomato Salsa
Citrus - Spiced Marinated Shrimps, Saffron Rice & Caponata Sauce
Mini Pizzettes, Caramelized Onion, Pancetta, Crème Fraiche and Fig Jam
Sriracha BBQ Chicken Drumettes and Maytag Blue Cheese Dip
Black Pepper Onion Rings with House - Made Ketchup and Mustard
Sweet Potato Fries served with Cabrales Cheese Aioli
Sweet Station
Mini Macadamia heart cookies dipped in dark and white Belgium chocolate
Mini Funky Monkey banana peanut butter chocolate cupcakes
Mini apple berry purse with streusel
Mini French assorted Macaroons
Hazelnut chocolate mini flourless cakes with mocha ganache
Although we're not sure how much of the glorious food actually gets consumed by the skinny stars, Wolfgang Puck and Chef Wayne are serving up meals befitting any 5 star restaurant.
The Next Iron Chef Winner: Chef Jose Garces
Posted on Nov 24, 2009 @ 04:01PM - Add a comment
It was a nail-biting finale on the Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef as it came down to calm, cool and collected Chef Jose Garces battling it out with confident and cocky Chef Jehangir Mehta. Their final challenge was to create dishes that showcased the ethnic melting pot of American cuisine using ribs and racks as the secret ingredient. Even though Judge Jeffrey Steingarten was adamantly on Team Mehta—Chef Garces ultimately prevailed! He takes his place amongst the other Iron Chefs (including Bobby Flay and Morimoto) in January. But for now, Chef Garces took a minute from preparing his Thanksgiving feast (“It’s one of the most important holidays to me,” he says) to fill RadarOnline.com in on how he never let the pressure get him down and why he thinks that The Next Iron Chef has more prestige than Top Chef!
Penelope Cruz: I’m No Top Chef
Posted on Nov 13, 2009 @ 09:44AM - Add a comment
Penelope Cruz is many things -- an award-winning actress, a beautiful cover girl, and a fashion designer -- but one thing she isn’t is a pro in the kitchen.
“I can cook a little bit. I can cook a few Spanish dishes, but it looks in movies that I cook much better than I cook!” Cruz laughed at a press conference on Thursday in Los Angeles. “The things I can make can taste pretty well but I’m not the most organized person in the kitchen."
Gold–plated Happy Hour
Posted on Mar 29, 2009 @ 06:29PM - Add a comment
We're all tired of hearing about gold-plated cell phones, iPods -- you name it, they'll plate it -- but have you heard about gilding your food or drink? With gold leaf, it’s easy and it will wow! your guests.
