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Chef Chris Scott has served as Executive Chef for CNN and Time Warner, overseeing major dining events. He has cooked for elite dignitaries such as President Barack Obama, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, South African President Nelson Mandela, and many other professional athletes and media personalities. We talk about his experiences and he shares some great recipes.
PODCAST VERSION - FULL INTERVIEW with Chef Melissa Chef Melissa King is a San Francisco Chef & Business Owner. And she's TOP CHEF SEASON 17 ALLSTARS LA Chef Melissa was a Top Chef Season 12 Finalist and she is currently competing on Top Chef - All-Stars in Season 17 Check out Chef Melissas King's latest events, upcoming virtual cooking classes, & new recipes On Instagram @chefmelissaking On her website at: chefmelissaking.com #StaySafewithChefMelissaKing Buy a hat or shirt from the #teamMelKing online shop and get a free King face mask. chefmelissaking.com/shop Sign up to be a patron of Chef Melissa King's work creating recipes, videos, and all things delicious! At www.patreon.com/chefmelissaking And join Chef Melissa King June 15th - 3rd Annual William Sonoma & West Elm Drag Queen Cook-off benefitting The Trevor Project. Chef Melissa will be judging virtually! Tickets available on Eventbrite www.eventbrite.com/e/williams-sono…r-roma-tickets- And be sure to catch Chef Melissa King on Top Chef Season 17 - All Stars LA - Thursdays 10/9c All Stars LA featuring the fiercest group of competitors the show has seen with 15 finalists, front runners and fan favorites from seasons past who have all returned to finish what they started and battle it out for the coveted title. Go to bravotv.com/top-chef
RADIO VERSION - FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW with Chef Melissa please listen to the PODCAST EXTENDED VERSION Chef Melissa King is a San Francisco Chef & Business Owner. And she's TOP CHEF SEASON 17 ALLSTARS LA Chef Melissa was a Top Chef Season 12 Finalist and she is currently competing on Top Chef - All-Stars in Season 17 Check out Chef Melissas King's latest events, upcoming virtual cooking classes, & new recipes On Instagram @chefmelissaking On her website at: chefmelissaking.com #StaySafewithChefMelissaKing Buy a hat or shirt from the #teamMelKing online shop and get a free King face mask. chefmelissaking.com/shop Sign up to be a patron of Chef Melissa King's work creating recipes, videos, and all things delicious! At https://www.patreon.com/chefmelissaking And join Chef Melissa King June 15th - 3rd Annual William Sonoma & West Elm Drag Queen Cook-off benefitting The Trevor Project. Chef Melissa will be judging virtually! Tickets available on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/williams-sonomas-drag-queen-cook-off-with-juanita-more-sister-roma-tickets- And be sure to catch Chef Melissa King on Top Chef Season 17 - All Stars LA - Thursdays 10/9c All Stars LA featuring the fiercest group of competitors the show has seen with 15 finalists, front runners and fan favorites from seasons past who have all returned to finish what they started and battle it out for the coveted title. Go to bravotv.com/top-chef
Gail Simmons on Breaking it Down with Frank MacKay - Bravo's Top Chef by Frank MacKay
Bravo's Top Chef first female winner Stephanie Izard joins Sarah to discuss her journey to the kitchen, gender challenges in the culinary field, winning Top Chef and much more.
This week on All in the Industry, host Shari Bayer is joined in the studio by Tom Colicchio, chef and co-founder of the Gramercy Tavern in New York City. He is also the founder of other restaurants including Craft, Colicchio & Sons, Riverpark, 'Wichcraft, and the brand new Fowler & Wells in the landmark Beekman hotel. Colicchio is the recipient of five James Beard Foundation Awards for cooking accomplishments. He has been the head judge on every season of Bravo's Top Chef, as well as Best New Restaurant, which he also executive produces. Tom appears in and served as executive producer on A Place at the Table, Participant Media's documentary about food insecurity in America, co-produced and -directed by his wife, Lori Silverbush. A Place at the Table, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures in 2013, has become the launchpad for a national movement centered on ending hunger in the United States. Tom co-founded Food Policy Action in 2012 in collaboration with national food policy leaders, in order to hold legislators accountable on votes that have an effect on food and farming. He has also been an outspoken voice on issues like GMO labeling and the use of antibiotics in food sources, and he continues to lobby for better anti-hunger policies in America.
This week on Sharp & Hot, Chef Emily is joined via phone by Chef Whitney Otawka of the Greyfield Inn on Georgia's Cumberland Island. Whitney's entrance into the culinary world began in a French creperie in Oakland, California in 2000. She moved to Athens Georgia in 2005, where she quickly worked her way up to Sous Chef of 5&10 under Chef Hugh Acheson. For part of her tenure, she simultaneously worked as Chef de Partie of Linton Hopkins’ Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta, and also took time out to hold numerous stages in some of New York’s finest restaurants, including Per Se, Le Bernardin, and Blue Hill at Stone Barns. In 2010 she moved on to a unique opportunity in coastal Georgia at the prestigious Greyfield Inn of Cumberland Island, where she served as Executive Chef and began to gain national recognition, earning a spot as a contestant on season 9 of Bravo's Top Chef. Spring on the barrier islands of Georgia & North Florida is one of the most prolific times of the year. Radish, kale, cabbage, leeks, and snap peas of early spring begin to push into baby squash and the first round of tomatoes. Menus overflow with endless combinations and possibility. As a home cook, when the weather is this good, I prefer to cook outside, over an open fire. This recipe would make a great light lunch or a perfect side for dinner. The acidic marinade on the squash would be it a perfect pairing for a marbled steak or some lovely buratta. Squash Escabeche Yields 4-6 servings 1½ pounds squash, preferable baby ¼ cup evoo 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ cup escabeche marinade 1 cup arugula 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves 2 tablespoons marcona almonds Wash and cut the squash into various shapes. Set aside and build a fire in a grill. While the coals are burning down make escabeche marinade (see recipe below). When the grill is ready, toss the squash in the olive oil and kosher salt. Place the squash in a single layer on the grill. The grill should be at a medium- high heat with a low flame. You are looking to mark the squash, about 4 minuets on each side. Remove from heat. When ready to serve toss the squash in ½ cup of escabeche marinade, lightly torn arugula, cilantro leaves, and marcona almonds. Garnish with a sprinkle of sea salt. This dish is excellent served hot, room temperature, or cold. Enjoy! Escabeche Marinade Yields ½ cup 1 Tablespoon lemon juice 1 Tablespoon lime juice 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar ¼ cup olive oil ¼ teaspoon kosher salt pinch of ground black pepper pinch of smoked Spanish paprika 1 Tablespoon minced white spring onion 2 teaspoon minced and deseeded jalapeno ¼ teaspoon minced garlic 2 teaspoon minced cilantro 2 teaspoon minced parsley Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine. Allow mixture to sit for at least 30 minutes before using.
Fresh from her role as a contestant on Bravo TV's Top Chef season 13th. Chef Renee Kelly continues to create and amaze her customers and culinary critics alike at her restaurant in western Shawnee. Learn how her family, small business owners supported and encouraged her path to entrepreneurship. After receiving her Culinary arts degree with honors at the Art Institute of Houston, Texas, Kelly set up shop in a quaint little limestone castle where farm-to-table, fresh and organic rein supreme. Find out what's next for one of Kansas City's superstar culinary entrepreneurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sam Talbot shot to fame as a finalist on Bravo's Top Chef, then helped found the new diabetes advocacy group, Beyond Type 1. Diagnosed with type 1 when he was 11, Sam shares his love of healthy food, clean eating and managing diabetes despite a very busy schedule & lots of travel. Our Community Connection this week is health coach Daniele Hargenrader, better known at Diabetes Dominator. She's overcome her own health and life challenges with gusto and now helps others succeed.
GAIL SIMMONS - She is an active nonprofit supporter who went from studying anthropology and Spanish to cooking school to perfect her food-journalism, and ultimately landed a job as special projects director for Food & Wine magazine and a judge on Bravo's "Top Chef".Photo credit: Melanie DuneaTHE JUICE:Following in her mom's footstepsApprenticed at Le Cirque and VongBeing in the kitchen vs food criticJourney to Top Chef JudgeGail's favorite ingredient"Talking With My Mouth Full" MemoirActive supporter of the nonprofit group "Common Threads"SOCIAL MEDIA:Twitter: @gailsimmonsFacebook: gailsimmonsofficialInstagram: gailsimmonseats