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Beat Bobby Flay
''Beat Bobby Flay'' is an American cooking competition show on the Food Network. It features various chefs competing against Bobby Flay. The show is taped in front of a live audience. Format In the first round, two guests, often a celebrity chef and a friend of Flay, introduce two contestants who cook for 20 minutes against each other using an ingredient chosen by Flay. The guests then determine who cooked the better dish and will face Flay in the second round. The winning contestant then chooses a dish for both the contestant and Flay to cook in the second round which lasts for 45 minutes. The winner of the second round is determined by three judges in a blind taste test. Through 491 competitions, Bobby Flay's record for the show is 307-184, a win percentage of . The presentation of ''Beat Bobby Flay'' borrows from boxing matches, with a bell rung to indicate the start of rounds and mild or humorous trash talking Trash talk is a form of spoken insult usually found in sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Flay
Robert William "Bobby" Flay (born December 10, 1964) is an American celebrity chef, food writer, restaurateur, and Television presenter, television personality. Flay is the owner and Chef de cuisine, executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's Burgers, and Amalfi. He has appeared on Food Network since 1995, which won him four Daytime Emmy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Flay was born on December 10, 1964, in New York City, to Bill and Dorothy Barbara (McGuirk) Flay. He was raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He is a fourth generation Irish American and was raised Catholic, attending denominational schools. At age 8, Flay asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. His father thought that a G.I. Joe would be more appropriate. Despite his father's objections, he received them both. Career Flay dropped out of high school at age 17. He said that his first jobs in the restaurant industry were at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrimp And Grits
Shrimp and grits is a Lowcountry cuisine, traditional dish in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Lowcountry of the coastal Carolinas and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia in the United States. It is a traditional breakfast dish, though many consider it more of a lunch or supper dish. Elsewhere, grits are accompanied by fried catfish or Salmon as food, salmon croquettes. Williams-Sonoma. Retrieved October 31, 2015. Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican cuisine, Mexican dish consisting of a small hand-sized corn tortilla, corn- or Flour tortilla, wheat-based tortilla topped with a Stuffing, filling. The tortilla is then folded around the filling and finger food, eaten by hand. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, beans, vegetables, and cheese, and garnished with various condiments, such as salsa (sauce), salsa, guacamole, or sour cream, and vegetables, such as lettuce, coriander, onion, tomatoes, and Chili pepper, chiles. Tacos are a common form of antojitos, or Mexican street food, which have spread around the world. Tacos can be contrasted with similar foods such as burritos, which are often much larger and rolled rather than folded; taquitos, which are rolled and fried; or chalupas/Tostada (tortilla), tostadas, in which the tortilla is fried before filling. Etymology The origins of the taco are not precisely known, and etymologies for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wylie Dufresne
Wylie Dufresne is an American chef. He was previously the owner of Du's Donuts and the former chef and owner of the wd~50 and Alder restaurants in Manhattan. He now owns Stretch Pizza on 24th Street and Park in Manhattan. Dufresne is a leading American proponent of molecular gastronomy, the movement to incorporate science and new techniques in the preparation and presentation of food. Early life Born in 1970 in Providence, Rhode Island, Dufresne is a graduate of Friends Seminary and The French Culinary Institute (now known as The International Culinary Center) in New York. In 1992, he completed a B.A. in philosophy at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Career From 1994 through 1999, he worked for Jean-Georges Vongerichten, where he was eventually named sous chef at Vongerichten's eponymous Jean Georges. In 1998 he was chef de cuisine at Vongerichten's Prime in The Bellagio, Las Vegas. In 1999, he left to become the first chef at 71 Clinton Fresh Food. In April 2003, he opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meatball Shop
The Meatball Shop is a New York City based restaurant owned and operated by native New Yorkers Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow, who met as teenagers when they worked together as delivery boys at the New York vegan restaurant Candle Cafe.Brooke Gard, Juliet Huddy (June 28, 2013)Daniel Holzman’s Meatball Shop please grandmas and drunkards alike Foxnews.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013 Overview Daniel Holzman is the “executive chef” at The Meatball Shop. He attended The Culinary Institute of America. and is an alum of Le Bernardin, San Francisco’s Fifth Floor, and Aqua.Amanda P. Sidman (November 14, 2010)In It. The Meatball Shop on the Lower East Side. NYDailynews.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.Holzman, Daniel, and Chernow, Michael. The Meatball Shop Cookbook. New York: Ballantine Books, 2011. Print.Alan J. Liddle (January 28, 2013)Breakout Brands: Meatball Shop. NRN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013 Michael Chernow runs the creative side of the business, focusing on m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cauliflower
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables cultivated from the species '' Brassica oleracea'' in the genus '' Brassica'', which is in the Brassicaceae (or mustard) family. Cauliflower usually grows with one main stem that carries a large, rounded "head" made of tightly clustered, immature white or off-white flower buds called the "curd". Typically, only the "head" is eaten. An annual plant that reproduces by seed, the cauliflower head is composed of a (generally) white inflorescence meristem. Although cauliflower heads resemble those in broccoli, the latter differs in having flower buds as the edible portion. The global cauliflower production (combined with broccoli) in 2023 was 26.5 million tonnes, led by China and India with 72% of the total. Description There are four major groups of cauliflower. # Italian: This specimen is diverse in appearance, biennial, and annual in type. This group includes white, Romanesco, and various brown, green, purple, and yellow cultiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Burrell
Anne W. Burrell (September 21, 1969 – June 17, 2025) was an American chef, television personality, and instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education. She was the host of the Food Network show '' Secrets of a Restaurant Chef'' and co-host of '' Worst Cooks in America''. She was also one of Mario Batali's sous chefs in the ''Iron Chef America'' series and appeared on other programs on the network such as ''The Best Thing I Ever Ate''. Burrell died on June 17, 2025, having been found unresponsive at her home in Brooklyn, New York City. Early life, family and education Burrell was born in Cazenovia, New York, on September 21, 1969. She attended Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English and Communications in 1991. A year later, Burrell enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America, eventually graduating in 1996 with an Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.). She also studied at the Italian Culinary Institute for Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicken And Waffles
Chicken and waffles is an American dish combining chicken with waffles. It is part of a variety of culinary traditions, including Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine and soul food, and is served in certain specialty restaurants in the United States. Originating as a Pennsylvania Dutch meal, the dish is also popular in the Southern United States. Description Chicken and waffles, as a combined recipe, first appeared in the United States' colonial period in the 1600s in Pennsylvania Dutch country. The traditional Pennsylvania Dutch version consists of a plain waffle with pulled, stewed chicken on top, covered in gravy. A version using fried chicken is associated with the American South. The waffle is served as it would be for breakfast, with condiments such as butter and syrup. This version of the dish is popular enough in Baltimore, Maryland to become a local custom. History The origins of the dish are unknown. Waffles entered American cuisine in the 1600s with European colonists. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Dieterle
Harold Dieterle III (born June 11, 1977, in West Babylon, New York) is an American top chef, best known as the winner of the first season of the Bravo television network's reality television series ''Top Chef''. After winning ''Top Chef'', he owned and ran three restaurants in New York City: Perilla, Kin Shop, and The Marrow. He closed all three in 2014 and 2015. In 2019 Dieterle opened a new restaurant, "Ten Hope," in Williamsburg, which closed in 2023.Tuder, Stefanie (October 17, 2019).First 'Top Chef' Winner Harold Dieterle Is Cooking Again at New Williamsburg Restaurant, ''Eater''. Retrieved September 5, 2020. His signature dish is spicy duck meatballs. Early life Dieterle attended West Babylon High School and then studied at the Culinary Institute of America, graduating in 1997. Career Dieterle's professional career began at ''Della Femina'' in the Hamptons for two years. That was followed by three years at ''Red Bar'' and two years at ''1770 House'', both in New York Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melba Wilson
Melba Wilson is a Harlem-based restaurateur (Melba's), caterer, cookbook author and a Food Network personality. Wilson has been called both the queen of soul food and comfort food. Bill de Blasio appointed Wilson to the COVID-19 Small Business Advisory Council and she is president of the board of directors for The NYC Hospitality Alliance. Biography Wilson is the niece of Sylvia Woods, the founder of Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem. She was hired to organize the restaurant's 25th anniversary celebration in 1987. Wilson is credited with starting their popular Sunday gospel brunch. She went on to work at Windows on the World and Rosa Mexicano before opening Melba's in 2005. TV appearances As well as appearing on the Food Network shows ''Beat Bobby Flay'', ''Worst Cooks in America'', and '' Throwdown! with Bobby Flay'' (the latter in which her chicken and waffles dish beat Flay's in season 4), Wilson has appeared on shows such as ''60 Minutes'' and ''The View ''The View'' is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corby Kummer
Corby Kummer is executive director of Food & Society at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor of ''The Atlantic,'' and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science. Kummer is the author of ''The Joy of Coffee'' and ''The Pleasures of Slow Food'', the first book in English on the Slow Food movement, He has been called "a dean among food writers in America" by ''The San Francisco Examiner''. Julia Child once said, "I think he's a very good food writer. He really does his homework. As a reporter and a writer he takes his work very seriously." He has received siJames Beard Journalism Awards Early life Corby Kummer is a son of Dr. Seymour I. Kummer of Ellington, Connecticut, and F. Ruth Kummer, and is a stepson of Joan Kummer. He attended high school at Loomis Chaffee, and Yale University. Career Kummer is the executive director oFood & Societyat the Aspen Institute which includes initiatives such as the Food Leaders Fellowship, Food is Medicine, Open Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Akunowicz
Karen Akunowicz (born September 17, 1978) is an American chef in Boston, Massachusetts. Akunowicz is the chef and proprietor of Fox & the Knife enoteca in Boston, which has been named to several best new restaurants lists. She received a 2018 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Northeast. Early life and education Akunowicz was born and raised in Kearny, New Jersey. She graduated from Kearny High School in 1996. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she moved to Boston. While waiting tables, Akunowicz considered applying to graduate school for social work, but she decided to go to culinary school instead, attending the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. Career Akunowicz worked at L'Avian Blu in Modena, Italy and at Boston restaurants ''Via Matta'' and ''Oleana'' before becoming the executive chef and a partner at Joanne Chang's ''Myers+Chang''. She was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2015, and she won the title of Best Chef: Northeast in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
