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Delmonico, Las Vegas, NV (Steakhouse)

By Mary Kay LaBrie / January 11, 2021

Emeril Lagasse is well known for his numerous successful restaurants, television shows and cookbooks. Delmonico Las Vegas is a prime example of Chef Emeril’s skill as it is the perfect combination of classic steakhouse with his own Creole inspired twist and illustrates further how Chef Lagasse has firmly rooted himself in the culinary scene as…

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Cut Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (Steakhouse)

By Tony Lagana / January 9, 2021

Born in Carinthia, Austria, Chef Wolfgang Puck learned to love cooking from a very young age from his mother who was a successful pastry chef. He completed his training in Monaco and moved to the United States at the age of 24, working at La Tour in Indianapolis before moving to Los Angeles, where he…

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Indian Cooking: New generation, New Expectations

By Tony Lagana / January 7, 2021

Breaking out the Box A simple Tikka Masala or Butter Chicken isn’t going to cut it anymore for the average consumer. Many people have tried Indian food and leave with the expectation of knowing what always to expect when getting Indian food instead of searching for new restaurants with more innovative menus. Most Indian restaurants…

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Café Boulud, Palm Beach, Florida (French)

By Tony Lagana / January 6, 2021

Originally from Lyon, France, Chef Daniel Boulud has become a leading American Chef and Restaurateur, with multiple restaurants in New York, Boston, Washington DC, Palm Beach, Miami, Toronto, London, Montreal, and Singapore. Boulud began working in the culinary industry in his early teens, became skilled in classic French techniques, and originally came to the U.S.…

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Babbo, New York, NY (Italian)

By Tony Lagana / January 4, 2021

Chef Robert Zwirz took over as Executive Chef of Babbo in January of 2018 when longtime Executive Chef, Frank Langello and Mario Batali stepped down. Zwirz began his culinary education in 2004 at the Culinary Education Center in New Jersey and then proceeded to earn his degree from Johnson and Wales. In 2009 he began…

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Perry St., New York, NY (New American)

By Danielle / January 2, 2021

Cedric Vongerichten is the son of famed Chef and Restaurateur, Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Born in Bangkok, Thailand, Cedric moved to New York at a young age, and trained under the instruction of his father in his young years. At 17, he took an apprenticeship in the Bahamas, and then continued to travel and work in restaurants…

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