Word: batali
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These days so many chefs are losing weight that Brown says even Mario Batali, the cultural signifier of joyous lardo-spread excess, has knocked off some pounds. The methods used by the chefs I talked to are pretty simple and should work for anyone if they've worked for people who spend their long working hours surrounded by amazing food they're forced to keep tasting, people who talk, think and read about flavor all day long, people who--forget about a carton of ice cream in their freezer--have a pastry chef in their office...
Gastón Acurio is a name the foodie cognoscenti will recognize. Though not quite a popular brand name like Mario Batali or Bobby Flay or Alain Ducasse, the Peruvian chef has created destination restaurants in the otherwise gray city of Lima that gourmands flock to whenever they can, eschewing the tourist havens of Machu Picchu and Cuzco. Hailed as the "next superchef" by some magazines, Acurio now has his eyes set on global conquest. His goal: to make Peruvian cuisine as familiar around the world as Mexican, Chinese and Thai...
...Maybe it's a recession-driven money saver, or maybe we just feel the need to get back in touch with what we eat, but Americans everywhere are discovering the pleasures of home-cured bacon. Culinary blogs are replete with homemade-bacon recipes, including how to make pancetta. Mario Batali's recipe for guanciale, cured pig cheek, has gone viral. Leading the piggy parade is food writer Michael Ruhlman, who has challenged his blog readers to make a BLT from scratch - including homegrown lettuce and tomatoes and homemade bread - shoot a picture, submit it and win a prize: his latest...
British chef Marco Pierre White's reputation precedes him across the Atlantic. In the U.K., he's the boy genius who earned a trio of Michelin stars by 33, put the country's cuisine on par with its francophone neighbors, and mentored both Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali. He's also the same bellicose boss who made Ramsay shed tears, ejected restaurant patrons for minor misbehavior and staged kitchen tirades involving flying pots and pans. His latest venture is hosting The Chopping Block, a new culinary reality show that debuts March 11 on NBC. The competition gives two teams...
...York? My favorite restaurants in New York are run by Mario Batali. He finds that balance between formality and informality. Even Del Posto still has that feel of a family run restaurant. It hasn't got the snobbery of most Michelin-starred restaurants. They don't patronize you. They don't dictate to you. Nothing's too much trouble to them. It's like stepping into a warm bath and watching your toes curl. (See 10 things to do in New York City...