Chef's Story
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Chef's Story - Episode 42 - Alex Guarnaschelli
Alexandra "Alex" Guarnaschelli is an Iron Chef, Food Network celebrity chef and the world-renowned executive chef at both New York City's Butter restaurant and award-winning The Darby restaurant. She is also a television personality on the Food Network shows Chopped, Iron Chef America, All Star Family Cook-off and The Best Thing I Ever Made. She hosts Alex's Day Off and The Cooking Loft on Food Network and Cooking Channel In 2012, she was crowned America's Next Iron Chef on Iron Chef...
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Chef's Story - Episode 41 - Daniel Boulud
Daniel Boulud is a world renowned chef and restauranteur hailing from a farm just outside Lyon, France. He is chef and owner of several of the top restaurants around the globe, including Daniel, the 3 Michelin Star New York City restaurant. Daniel has been in the restaurant industry since he was a teenager, learning and apprenticing in France. He left his home at 14 to become a chef and moved to the city of Lyon to live with his uncle. He did a three year apprenticeship in Lyon before moving...
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Chef's Story - Episode 40 - Kenny Callaghan
With summer quickly approaching, get into the spirit of the barbecue season! Hear the story of pit-master Kenny Callaghan of Blue Smoke, one of the premier BBQ restaurants in New York City on this week's Chef's Story. Kenny's story is an unconventional one: after starting work at the age of 14 cooking fast Italian food, Kenny found himself in Florida where he learned the true nature of Barbecue and gained a true passion for it. Then moving to New York, he worked a series of jobs in fine...
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Chef's Story - Episode 39 - Francois Payard
Chef Francois Payard is one of the most highly regarded and critically acclaimed pastry chefs in the world. Hear him recount his culinary journey this week on Chef's Story. After moving to New York City in 1990 from traveling around Paris honing his skills in three-star Michelin rated pastry kitchens, chef François Payard began his New York City career at Le Bernardin and Restaurant Daniel where he earned recognition in the kitchen as the 1995 recipient of the James Beard Association "Pastry...
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Chef's Story - Episode 38 - Dale Talde
Meet Chef Dale Talde, a first generation Filipino American who made a splash on Top Chef All Stars and is the chef/owner at TALDE, Pork Slope and Thistle Hill Tavern. Chef Talde has been named Food & Wine's 2013 People's Best New Chef for New York City, and is one of the most talked about chefs in the industry right now. On this week's episode of Chef's Story, hear about his rise to stardom from cooking pancakes as a kid to cooking at an Outback Steakhouse in Chicago and messing up chicken...
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Chefs Story - Episode 37 - Tony Maws
Tony Maws is a non-traditional chef – an “idealist with a kitchen” might be a more appropriate job description. His ideology: that local, seasonal and sustainably sourced ingredients are intrinsically better, and that these ingredients form the most significant part of what makes great food great. Tune in to this week's episode of "Chef's Story" and meet the Cambridge, MA based chef. Learn about his restaurant, Craigie On Main, and hear his culinary influences and the journey he took to...
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Chef's Story - Episode 36 - Joaquin Baca
Joaquin Baca is the unsung hero behind the Momofuku empire. After answering a Monster.com ad, he met David Chang and went on to become co-owner of Momofuku, opening Noodle Bar, Ssam Bar and Ko with Chang. Years later, he has gone on to open Brooklyn Star, a family-style Old American restaurant in North Williamsburg that offers comfort food in the best way possible. On this week's episode of Chef's Story, chef Baca sits down with host Dorothy Cann Hamilton and shares his culinary journey -...
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Chef's Story - Episode 35 - Seamus Mullen
Seamus Mullen is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He is the chef/owner behind Tertulia. Tune in to this week's episode of Chef's Story as Dorothy Cann Hamilton chats with Seamus about his homesteading Vermont upbringing, his time spend ex at Mugaritz learning the Basque Cuisine, and the opening of his first restaurant, Tertulia. Find out how the communal, fun-first culture of Spain was his inspiration behind Tertulia and learn how he did everything he could to make...
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Chef's Story - Episode 34 - Judy Joo
Get to know Judy Joo on this week's episode of Chef's Story! Judy is one of the four Iron Chefs for the UK and the Executive Chef for The Playboy Club London, which launched in all of its 1960’s glamour this summer. Judy went to Columbia University where in addition to earning a Bachelor’s of Science degree in engineering, she explored New York’s diverse culinary offerings and whet her palate for gastronomic adventures. For several years, she embarked on a career on Morgan Stanley’s fixed...
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Chef's Story - Episode 33 - George Mendes
Acclaimed Chef George Mendes opens up on an intimate conversation with Dorothy Cann Hamilton on this week's episode of Chef's Story. A first-generation American born to Portuguese parents, George Mendes has fond memories of the elaborate, festive meals his family would prepare while he was growing up in Danbury, Connecticut. Hear his culinary journey in his own words, from culinary school to Bouley to San Sebastian in Spain and eventually, many restaurant jobs later, opening Aldea in New...
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Chef's Story - Episode 32 - Jenny Glasgow
Discover the fascinating world of high-end catering on a unique episode of Chef's Story. Tune in as host Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by catering chef Jenny Glasgow of Oliver Cheng Catering & Events. Find out how restaurant cooking and catering cooking are completely different and how events can be stressful, hectic and miraculous. From fashion events to two person wedding parties, hear some incredible stories from a woman who has seen an enormous variety of culinary and logistical...
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Chef's Story - Episode 31 - Michael Lomonaco
Michael Lomonaco has NYC and Brooklyn in his blood, and he's here to share his culinary journey on Chef's Story with Dorothy Cann Hamilton. Tune in and hear what it was like growing up in Bensonhurst in an Italian American family and cooking things like zeppoli and cranberry beans at home. Hear how Michael quit acting to pursue cooking by attending culinary school, and eventually going on to cook at Le Cirque and the 21 Club. Listen in as he recounts his experience as the Executive Chef at...
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Chef's Story - Episode 30 - Jim Lahey
Who needs knead? We're talking bread on this week's episode of Chef's Story as Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by the one and only Jim Lahey. Jim is the founder of Sullivan Street Bakery, New York’s premier bakery, where he has become renowned not just for his bread, but for his Roman-style pizza, rustic Italian pastries and cookies. Jim is also the author of two cookbooks, My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method and My Pizza: The Easy No-Knead Way to Make Spectacular Pizza at...
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Chef's Story - Episode 29 - Amanda Cohen
This week on Chef's Story, we get the chance to hear from Amanda Cohen, the young talented chef/owner behind Dirt Candy, the breakout "vegetable restaurant" that was recently awarded 2 stars in the New York Times. Amanda grew up in Ontario, and through travel and experimentation she found her way to cooking school in New York. She fell in love with camaraderie in the kitchen and never looked back - eventually taking a huge leap of faith and opening a tiny East Village restaurant to bring her...
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Chef's Story - Episode 28 - John Besh
Today on Chef's Story, host Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by New Orleans restauranteur, television personality, community activist and cookbook author John Besh. He discusses the historical significance of Louisiana foods and the collaboration of Creole and French cultures to create the indigenous New Orleans cuisine. Besh talks about his first culinary memories of family meals with rabbit and squirrel and his intrigue in the restaurant industry from an early age. He tells how his time in...
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Chef's Story - Episode 27 - Jacques Torres
This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton sits down with Jacques Torres, also known as "Mr. Chocolate". Jacques is a master pastry chef, and a teacher of the pastry arts. Tune into this episode to hear Jacques talk about competing in pastry and becoming a Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (MOF). Dorothy and Jacques discuss the differences between culinary and pastry cooking, and the types of people who become pastry chefs. Hear Jacques talk about his experiences cooking for Pope John Paul...
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Chef's Story - Episode 26 - Daniel Holzman & Michael...
This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton sits down with two of New York's most interesting restauranteurs, visionaries and renegades - Michael Chernow and Daniel Holzman, the men behind the highly successful Meatball Shop chain. From their early days scrapping and hustling at age 14 and working at various restaurants and bars across New York City to their present day reality as successful businessmen, hear their journey from start to finish. Listen in as they recall the early...
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Chef's Story - Episode 25 - Missy Robbins
This week's guest on Chef's Story is none other than Missy Robbins, Executive Chef of A Voce in NYC. Hear how she discovered food growing up in Connecticut and traded art, psychology and photography for gastronomy. Find out how staging for Charlie Trotter eventually turned into a move to New York City to work in various kitchens and eventually become the Executive Chef at Spiaggia and then A Voce. Like many chefs, moving up the ranks in the restaurant world helped shape Missy's technique and...
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Chef's Story - Episode 24 - Daniel Rose
This week on Chef's Story, host Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by American chef in Paris Daniel Rose, chef/owner of Spring restaurant in France. He discusses his education in Paris and the parallels between his philosophy studies and cooking. Hear Rose talk about the importance of cooking in French culture and the way in which he came to cultivate an incredible relationship with French cooking that eventually led to the opening of Spring. Learn about Rose's experience as a young cook in...
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Chef's Story - Episode 23 - Bill Telepan
This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by chef Bill Telepan of Telepan Restaurant in NYC. Tune in and hear how Bill went from working at delis and local restaurants to attending culinary school, traveling to France and eventually helping open Judson Grill and starting his own restaurant, Telepan Restaurant. Hear what it was like cooking in NYC in the late 80's, before the local sustainable movement started to take shape. Listen as Bill tells stories of working for...
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Chef's Story - Episode 22 - Francis Mallmann
This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by renowned Argentine chef Francis Mallmann, chef/owner at 1884 in the Argentine wine region of Mendoza; Patagonia Sur, in Buenos Aires; and the Hotel & Restaurant Garzon in Uruguay. Find out why he traded French haute cuisine for a different approach and started to focus on grilling and fire. Hear his seven techniques for cooking with fire, and learn about how his South American influences informed his career. Tune in as Francis...
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Chef's Story - Episode 21 - Jorge Collazo
This week on a special edition of Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton sits down with Jorge Collazo, Executive Chef for the NYC Department of Education. Find out what challenges come along with serving 860,000 meals to students in New York City in 1,700 schools! From menu design to research and development, learn more about what goes into feeding New York City's students and how Jorge and his team are constantly working to make more whole foods and fresh ingredients available in all city...
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Chef's Story - Episode 20 - Alfred Portale
This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton sits down and chats with one of the founders of New American Cuisine, award-winning chef Alfred Portale of Gotham Bar and Grill. Listen in as Alfred remembers his Italian-American upbringing in Buffalo, NY and explains how he fell in love with food through French cookbooks and found his way to culinary school and eventually in a kitchen in France. Hear how Gotham Bar & Grill was born and how it challenged the way fine dining was viewed in New...
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Chef's Story - Episode 19 - Jose Andres
This week's profiled chef on Dorothy Cann Hamilton's "Chef's Story" is legendary Spanish chef Jose Andres. Chef Andres has been credited with the popularization of small plates in America. He is one of the leaders in the molecular gastronomy movement and his flagship restaurants minibar in Washington DC and in Las Vegas focus on technological preparations. Find out what his life was like growing up in Spain with Ferran Adria and others to cooking in the Navy and hear how Jose eventually...
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Chef's Story - Episode 18 - Cesare Casella
This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by famed Italian chef, restaurateur, writer, consultant and educator Cesare Casella. Cesare shares some of his memories cooking at Vipore in Lucca, Italy before coming to the states and tells stories of bread, lardo and broth in his family growing up. Find out how authentic Italian cuisine, Nouvelle cuisine and molecular gastronomy all inspire Cesare and how he plans his menus. Learn how the world of food differs from Italy to the...
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Chef's Story - Episode 17 - Jonathan Waxman
Author, chef, restauranteur and "The Father of Modern American Cuisine", Jonathan Waxman, joins Dorothy Cann Hamilton on this week's episode of Chef's Story. Jonathan explains how meeting Alice Waters and cooking at Chez Panisse influenced his career as a chef. Though he never imagined he'd cook growing up - Jonathan quickly fell in love with high quality ingredients and improvisational cooking and eventually went on to open Barbuto, a critically acclaimed restaurant in New York City's West...
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Chef's Story - Episode 16 - Kurt Gutenbrunner
This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton sits down with acclaimed Austrian born chef Kurt Guenbrunner of the Michelin-star restaurant Wallse. Hear about his memories of garden fresh cooking in Austria and his experiences working under David Bouley at various restaurants. Kurt explains why the concept of "gesamtkunstwerk" , or how elements play together, is at the heart of what inspires him. From art and architecture to music - find out what makes Kurt's cooking and restaurant design...
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Chef's Story - Episode 15 - Jonathan Benno
This week's guest on Chef's Story is none other than Jonathan Benno - Executive Chef of Lincoln Restaurant and former chef at Per Se. onathan tells the story of how he went from Hawaii to the Bay Area and worked his way through some of the most celebrated kitchens in the country. Find out what it was like being the opening chef at Per Se and how Jonathan's vision for Per Se helped inform his future endeavors as a chef. Jonathan is a humble team oriented chef, sometimes referred to as a...
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Chef's Story - Episode 14 - Anita Lo
This week's guest on Chef's Story is Anita Lo, chef and owner of Annisa restaurant in NYC and author of "Cooking Without Borders". Citing multicultural influences, Anita explains how she fell in love with food growing up in Michigan and traveling the world with her self proclaimed "food tourist" family. From France to Iran, Anita took cues from all of her travels and experiences before opening Annisa, in New York's Greenwich Village. Find out what it took to open Annisa and how Anita has...
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Chef's Story - Episode 13 - Christina Tosi
This week's featured chef on "Chef's Story" with Dorothy Cann Hamilton is winner of the James Beard Rising Star Chef award Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar. Baking is in Christina's DNA - and she explains how growing up studying mathematics and Italian ended up pushing her along her baking career. Hear how she went from baking late night at college to eventually going on to become one of the worlds most well respected and renowned pastry chefs. From Bouley to WD-50, Christina has seen all...
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Chef's Story - Episode 12 - Ron Ben-Israel
World renowned and critically acclaimed chef and baker Ron Ben-Israel is this week's guest on Chef's Story. Ron is the chef and owner of Ron Ben-Israel Cakes in New York City and is known for his famously detailed wedding and special occasion cakes. Hear how he went from serving in the Army to becoming a modern dancer in Israel before coming to New York City to pursue his passion in baking. Learn more about Ron's cake making process and why he has been called the "Manolo Blahnik of wedding...
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Chef's Story - Episode 11 - David Kinch
This week's guest on Chef's Story is David Kinch. David Kinch is a dean at the International Culinary Center and the chef-proprietor at the two Michelin-starred Manresa in the Bay Area. Tune in to hear how French cuisine and culinary culture attracted him to the kitchen, and why cooking helps fulfill his desire to see the world. Hear the things he's learned along his culinary journey and why to this day motivating staff and creating a healthy team atmosphere remains one of the hardest things...
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Chef's Story - Episode 10 - Chef Bobo
This week's guest on Chef's Story is Robert Surles, better known as Chef Bobo, Executive Chef at The Calhoun School and a leader in the school food revolution. Tune in to hear how he discovered cooking and went from a freelance chef at ING to cooking for Derek Jeter. Chef Bobo explains how he tries to transform the way children eat in cafeterias at schools, and why it's not always easy to break bad food habits. From fresh pasta to salad bars to chicken etouffee, Chef Bobo has dedicated his...
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Chef's Story - Episode 9 - Pichet Ong
This week on Chef's Story, host Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by the "Pastry Provocateur", Pichet Ong. Pichet describes how he fell in love with food at an early age and his Chinese upbringing helped encourage his sweet tooth. Learn how he climbed the culinary ladder from begging Alice Waters for a job at Chez Panisse, to working at Jean Geroges, and eventually opening many of his own establishments, including the new bistro Sugar and Plumm. Hear how after his first attempt at opening a...
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Chef's Story - Episode 8 - Paul Liebrandt
This week on Chef's Story, host Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by Paul Liebrandt, British-born acclaimed chef of Corton in NYC and subject of the film "A Matter of Taste". Hear all about Paul's unexpected journey into the food world, from working with Marco Pierre White to Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons to Pierre Gagnaire and eventually becoming a chef in his own right at 24 years old at Atlas in NYC. Find out how his father's military instincts and values helped shape Paul's...
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Chef's Story - Episode 7 - Daisy Martinez
This week on Chef's Story, host Dorothy Cann Hamilton chats with chef, author, actress, model and television personality Daisy Martinez. Daisy explains how her culinary education helped accelerate her career and put her in a position to work with Lidia Bastinaich before going on to host her own food television shows. Find out how all of her past lives came together at the right time and "Daisy Cooks" on PBS helped turn Daisy Martinez into a household name. Hear why food is so emotional to...
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Chef's Story - Episode 6 - Michael Anthony
This week on Chef's Story, host Dorothy Cann Hamilton interviews Executive Chef of Gramercy Tavern and recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Chef Award from the James Beard Foundation, Michael Anthony. Hear how he went from Indiana University to Japan to Paris and eventually ended up becoming a world renowned chef. Hear about the many lessons he learned while working with Shizuyo Shima in Japan and how she made sure he stayed on the right track. From cleaning grease traps to working with Daniel...
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Chef's Story - Episode 5 - Andre Soltner
This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton is broadcasting from the International Culinary Center with guest and internationally recognized French chef Andre Soltner. Andre tells the story of how he went from wanting to follow in his fathers footsteps making cabinets to following his mother's advice and becoming a chef. From his early internships to the beginnings of Lutece Restaurant in 1961, learn how Andre became such a well accomplished and respected chef. Listen is as he explains...
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Chef's Story - Episode 4 - Floyd Cardoz
On the latest episode of Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton sits and chats with critically acclaimed and international recognized chef Floyd Cardoz. Floyd is the Executive Chef/Partner of North End Grill and winner of the Top Chef Masters television show. Tune in and hear about his early days in New York at Tabla, a seminal Danny Meyer restaurant, and find out how he put aside his traditional life plans to become a world class chef. Learn about his vision of combining what he ate growing up...
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Chef's Story - Episode 3 - Emily Luchetti
This week's episode of Chef's Story sees Dorothy Cann Hamilton chatting with critically acclaimed and world renowned pastry chef Emily Luchetti. Emily tells the story of how she found her passion in pastries and worked her way up to where she is now. Find out how a visit to Lutece in NYC inspired her and how working for Jeremiah Tower helped her grow as a pastry chef. Listen in as she discusses gender as it relates to the kitchen and the obstacles she had to overcome as an up and coming...
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Chef's Story - Episode 2 - Dan Kluger
Dorothy Cann Hamilton continues her Chef's Story series with award winning chef Dan Kluger of the celebrated ABC Kitchen on the Upper East Side of New York City. Dan explains how he went from growing up on NYC pizza and Chinese food to becoming a high end chef. Hear his experiences working for Danny Meyer and Jean Georges and hear what the audition process to get into Tabla was like. Find out how he handles collaborations in the kitchen and why nothing is more rewarding than putting out an...
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Chef's Story - Episode 1 - Jacques Pepin
Dorothy Cann Hamilton brings Chef's Story, formerly a show on PBS, to Heritage Radio Network! Tune in to the inaugural episode as she is joined by internationally recognized French chef, television personality, and author Jacques Pepin. Hear his story of living through the French Liberation and learning about food from his mother and grandmother. From his earliest food memories to his rise to fame, learn how Jacques Pepin became one of the most beloved and well-respected food personalities...
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