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Chef interviews

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August 26, 2009

Chef interviews


Q&A: Saul Bolton

Q&A: Saul Bolton

The BK pioneer chats about his upcoming pub-grub spot on the eve of Saul Restaurant's 10th anniversary

"Sand dabs, microwaved eggs, cereal, spaghetti aglio y olio, 'nothing'..."

NYC chef survey: The last meal you prepared at home?

Ryan Skeen, Leah Cohen and Joey Campanaro reveal the last meal they prepared at home

Spontaneous, quote-worthy combustion from chefs Daniel Humm, Floyd Cardoz and Damon Wise

Grilled: 2009 Celebrate Flatiron Chefs

Spontaneous, quote-worthy combustion from chefs Daniel Humm, Floyd Cardoz and Damon Wise

Spontaneous, quote-worthy combustion from chefs Amanda Cohen, Cyril Renaud, Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Murphy

Grilled: 2009 City Harvest Summer in the City

Spontaneous, quote-worthy combustion from chefs Amanda Cohen, Cyril Renaud, Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Murphy

Q&A: George Mendes

Q&A: George Mendes

At Aldea, it literally takes a village (plus some hearty family mojo) to bring Iberian bites to life

Q&A: Corwin and Roni-Sue Kave

Q&A: Corwin and Roni-Sue Kave

Mom's a top chocolatier. Son's a chef at sizzling Fatty Crab. Talk about good DNA.

Digging into Angelo Sosa's turmeric-tilapia sandwich from his upcoming Asian sub shop

First Bite: Xie Xie

Digging into Angelo Sosa's turmeric-tilapia sandwich from his upcoming Asian sub shop

Q&A: Grant Achatz

Q&A: Grant Achatz

An Alinea in New York? Not so fast, says the celebrated chef.

Keller, Boulud, Lagasse and the Ted and Todd show pick questions out of our sauce pan

Grilled: 2009 James Beard Awards

Keller, Boulud, Lagasse and the Ted and Todd show pick questions out of our sauce pan

James Beard Awards 2009: Blow-by-blow

James Beard Awards 2009: Blow-by-blow

Boozing it up backstage with the night's big winners

Foraging for veggies, spices and rice wine in the East Village with Dirt Candy's chef-owner

Chef Shots: Amanda Cohen

Foraging for veggies, spices and rice wine in the East Village with Dirt Candy's chef-owner

Harbour's chef lets us snoop through his personal photo album

Chef Shots: Joe Isidori

Harbour's fisherman-turned-chef lets us snoop through his personal photo album

Post-shift dives and snack shops with the author and Dressler pastry chef

Chef Shots: Dalia Jurgensen

Post-shift dives and snack shops with the author and Dressler pastry chef

Drew Nieportent's got a mean knuckle ball

Citi Field culinary pros

NYC's top chefs pitch in for the new park's culinary scene. A ballpark culinary scene?

Cookshop's Marc Meyer serving a Moroccan-style cassoulet

Snap Judgment: Cassoulet Festival at Savoy

NYC chefs pay respect to the rustic French dish, while answering our pressing questions.

The (updated) Life of Bryan

The (updated) Life of Bryan

Apiary’s Scott Bryan returns to New York with his ballsy brand of French-kissed modern cuisine

Kitchen Radio: Emma Hearst

Kitchen Radio: Emma Hearst

Sorella's chef-owner likes her American classics: chicken liver and Creedence Clearwater Revival

Q&A: Nicky Defonte

Q&A: Nicky Defonte

Even people in Italy rave about his sandwiches. Now, Manhattan can, too.

Are arepas the perfect recession food?

Are arepas the perfect recession food?

Caracas owner Maribel Araujo makes a case for the steaming, savory, South American bites

Michael Psilakis | Anthos

Grilled: 2009 Citymeals-on-Wheels benefit

Michael Psilakis, Marco Moreira and Anita Lo talk the tanking economy.

Top of the Rocco

Top of the Rocco

Reality TV refugee Rocco DiSpirito ‘gets real'—with, hey, a new reality TV show

Bun in the oven

Bun in the oven

NYC’s second-generation chefs keep it all in the family biz

Q&A: Ryan Angulo

Q&A: Ryan Angulo

Buttermilk Channel's chef blends comfort staples, refined technique and some South Brooklyn moxie—and don't forget the spicy sausage

He won the first 'Top Chef.' Now, another first: Thanksgiving at his West Village spot, Perilla.

Chef Shots: Harold Dieterle

He won the first 'Top Chef.' Now, another first: Thanksgiving at his West Village spot, Perilla.

Q&A: Jason Neroni

Q&A: Jason Neroni

10 Downing's chef wants you to know what's on his plate...and on his mind

Q&A: Seamus Mullen

Q&A: Seamus Mullen

Boqueria's chef on opening in Soho, bootleg Ibérico and thinking outside the bacalao

Kitchen Radio: Bobo's Carlos Suarez & Patrick Connolly

Kitchen Radio: Bobo's Carlos Suarez & Patrick Connolly

The owner and his chef talk bands, Bono run-ins and the restaurant's Wilco-inspired "tater tots"

Q&A: Jacques Torres

Q&A: Jacques Torres

Chatting pastry chefs, sugar highs and chocolate shows with the NYC choco-meister

Hell’s kitchen

Hell’s kitchen

Slicing! Dicing! Chefs divulge tales of bloody kitchen horrors. Can you stomach it?

Duff makes a new friend

2008 NYC Wine & Food Fest: SWEET

A sugar rush of treats, a crush of foodies, a brush with the night’s big stars

Whaddya think is in the burger?

2008 NYC Wine & Food Fest: Burger Bash

16 chefs on spiking cholesterol, fast-food faves and the perfect burger

An all-out munch-athon at the Wine & Food Fest’s showcase event

2008 NYC Wine & Food Fest: Grand Tasting

An all-out munch-athon at the NYC Wine & Food Fest’s showcase event

Q&A: Duff Goldman

Q&A: Duff Goldman

Shaking and baking with the ‘Ace of Cakes’ star at the NYC Wine & Food Fest

We asked Anne Burrell, Gavin Kaysen and 10 other 'Rising Stars' to pick a question out of a sauce pan…and answer it no matter what

Grilled: 2008 StarChefs Rising Stars Revue

We asked 10 'Rising Stars' to pick a question out of a saucepan, and answer it no matter what

Q&A: Paul Liebrandt

Q&A: Paul Liebrandt

Chatting on opening day with the MIA chef about his eagerly awaited new spot, Corton

Chubby chaser

Chubby chaser

Fatty Crab's Zak Pelaccio expands his impassioned Malaysian empire to barbecue and the Upper West Side

wd-50’s mad scientist shows us the genesis of his ice cream bagel

Chef Shots: Wylie Dufresne

wd-50’s mad scientist shows us the genesis of his ice cream bagel

Up at dawn at the New Fulton Fish Market with Sasabune’s chef

Chef Shots: Kenji Takahashi

Up at dawn with Sasabune’s chef at the New Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx

Fatty Crab's Zak Pelaccio readies his grilling

Grilled: 2008 Celebrate Flatiron Chefs

We asked Geoffrey Zakarian, Zak Pelaccio and Will Goldfarb to pick a question out of a sauce pan…and answer it no matter what

Sueños' chef explores the city's Mexican soul in Corona, Queens

Chef Shots: Sue Torres

Sueños' chef explores the city's Mexican soul in Corona, Queens

Marlow’s two sons

Marlow’s two sons

A pair of chefs stir the pot at Williamsburg’s Diner and Marlow & Sons

Grilled!: Tap & Tapas

Grilled!: Tap & Tapas

We asked Tom Colicchio, April Bloomfield and Terrance Brennan to pick a question out of a sauce pan…and answer it no matter what

Kitchen Radio: Josh Eden

Kitchen Radio: Josh Eden

Shorty’s.32 chef likes his rock classic and black sea bass, psychedelic

Chef of the Year 2007: Joey Campanaro

Chef of the Year 2007: Joey Campanaro

The Little Owl’s Joey Campanaro transcends buzz at his tiny West Village joint

Back in top (chef) form

Back in top (chef) form

Josie Smith-Malave brings 'global comfort food' to Fort Greene

Kitchen Radio: Jimmy Bradley

Kitchen Radio: Jimmy Bradley

The Harrison and Red Cat owner-operator on cooking like Jagger—and for Madonna and Paul McCartney

Before Mario, there was Lidia

Before Mario, there was Lidia

After introducing regional Italian cookery to New York, Lidia Bastianich has become the bona fide godmother of Italian-American cooking

Exclusive: Inside Belcourt

Exclusive: Inside Belcourt

Matthew Hamilton shows us his new Euro-inspired digs in the East Village

Graffiti’s art

Graffiti’s art

Pastry provocateur Jehangir Mehta takes us on an exclusive tour of his new sweet-and-savory spot in the East Village

Kitchen Radio: Chris Santos

Kitchen Radio: Chris Santos

Stanton Social’s owner-chef on the virtues of hard-rock gods Clutch and what songs are blasting in the back of his house

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