Top Chef

The chef who lost his taste but never lost his vision. Grant Achatz, with a name that leaves almost as great an impression as his food, he has made many culinary strides. He began his career with a humble start working in his parent’s restaurant, and worked is way to becoming a Michelin 3 star chef. His tale is truly one of woe and triumph. Through my research, I have seen him cook things that both confuse and astound me. From his elegant Milk chocolate Pate sucree, to the almost mystical…

John Besh is a chef that is dedicated to the culinary quality of southern Louisiana. In his restaurants, he conserves and encourages ingredients, techniques, and tradition one delicious dish at a time. Besh raised in southern Louisiana and has set the standard for fine dining in New Orleans. In a town whose identity is bound to its food. He has twelve commended restaurants August, Besh Steak, Lüke, Lüke San Antonio, La Provence, Domenica, Pizza Domenica, Borgne, Johnny Sánchez New Orleans,…

to know the Chef and you will start to enjoy dining out even more. The British musician who penned these words was not writing for a fantastical--out of the world song when he penned these, rather he was speaking his heart out about his love for food and dining. Indeed, fine dining is a high art and the chefs are the true artists. There have been many maestros in the culinary stage. From Michel Guérard to Paul Bocuse to Jiro Ono. Here’s a list of world’s most justifiably revered chefs of today.…

in many societies, chef occupation is a largely gendered occupation as women are likely to be excluded from the professional kitchen. This relates to the fact men and women chefs are involved different jobs and specialties. For instance, men chefs are expected to take control over the kitchen and its staff. Yet, women chefs are linked to the domestic kitchen in which they prepare home-style food for friends and families. Even though the technical job of the men and women chefs may not be unalike…

interesting article on the internet which also talks about the hot debate whether the food should be viewed as art or not. The author Susan Smillie begins her article with a brief introduction of a piece of news which involves a wonder chef, Ferran Adria. The chef was invited to Documenta, the five-yearly German art show by the festivals director Roger Buergel as one of only two Spaniards. Then the debate was raised that whether Ferran Adria should be invited or not and even whether the food…

Jamie Oliver is a British Chef who gained his broadcasted fame through the airing of his shows The Naked Chef and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. He has written many indistinguishable cookbooks. Oliver’s Parents owned a restaurant in Clavering, Essex. Jamie lead his first job in London as the head pastry chef and later became the sous-chef at River Café. Because of his immense talent and skill in the kitchen, this sparked his fame on television. The Naked Chef simplifies the art of food…

many tasks being given. What could this job be? A chef! I chose this job because I love working with other people, making others happy, and perfecting a task that has been given! To start, there are many necessities to becoming a real chef. Education is a major key to success. Many years of education, college classes, and hard work goes into being a chef. many students earn a 2-year associate's degree or a 4-year bachelor degree. Executive chefs may decides to go to school 7-8 years. After…

health-conscious parents who are too busy with their careers to be in the kitchen. For this reason, the idea of hiring personal chefs to do the cooking has becoming appealing to many. As stated in Ferguson’s Careers in Focus, “Entrepreneur, Time, US News and World Report, and others have listed personal chef services as one of the hottest new businesses” (95). The title of personal chef is something that I have decided to pursue, and have taken into special consideration the the path I will have…

All About “Auguste Escoffier” Auguste Escoffier, or as otherwise known as, “The King of Chefs” was born in Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet, France. He was born on October 28, 1846 and his career took off at the age of 12 when he entered into apprenticeship in his uncle’s restaurant. This vastly efficient and prominent Chef spent most of his life excelling in the cookery business and essentially making a name for himself. Primarily, at the age of 19 he started working at another…

certification that comes along with passing each test and the more certificates I have the more proof I have that I am mastering this business. To become a sous chef, it will take about five years to get there from my current position on line and once I’ve made sous chef it will be about another three years till finally making executive chef. My grandma on my mom’s side used to work in a kitchen and she is the heart of my family. She is always cooking and she expresses her love with food. If you…