"Chefs have become the owners of their plates."—Jacques Pepin [Photo: Chichi Wang] The French Culinary Institute kicked off its 25th anniversary bash on a deliberative note. Yesterday evening, celebrations began with a panel discussion addressing the role of French cuisine...
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[Ripert, second from left; DiStefano; Bourdain. Photograph: Michael Scott Berman] No one knows more about Queens than our man Joe DiStefano, so we're not at all surprised that Edible Queens tapped him to write the feature piece in their...
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Surely his Rolodex is fat with cool friends, but he's got room for you at his dinner party—on the web. Eric Ripert is launching a series called Dinner Social, in which he thinks up a monthly menu and holds your...
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Eric Ripert is the executive chef and co-owner of three Michelin star–winning French restaurant Le Bernardin, and in 2003 was awarded the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef of the Year. If you can't make it to his restaurant, check...
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