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February 14, 2012, Comments Off

A Visit to Red Rooster Harlem, and Entirely Too Brief Encounter with Marcus Samuelsson

A platter (not Rosendale's) being paraded before the judges at the 2008 Bocuse d'Or USA (photo courtesy Nora Carey)

Bocuse d’Or USA 2012: Portrait of a Candidate

January 27, 2012, Comments Off

Some glimpses of finalist Richard Rosendale from my book Knives at Dawn.

Ahwahnee square

Hotel California

January 18, 2012, Comments Off

Two memorable days with three West Coast chefs: Sean Baker, Peter Chastain, and Emily Luchetti.

Matt Greco at the Whiskey-Obsessed Bar at Char No 4

VINTAGE TOQUELAND: Dynamite Boy

January 8, 2012, Comments Off

A profile of Matt Greco and origin story of a Brooklyn hotspot.

  • Mark Liberman
    Bocuse d’Or USA 2010: The Hard Way
    February 4, 2010, Comments Off

    Mark Liberman On Going it Alone [Between now and the Bocuse d’Or USA finals this Saturday, February 6, Toqueland will profile as many of the finalists as possible.] Last fall, ...

  • Jennifer Petrusky(photo courtesy Charlie Trotter's)
    Bocuse d’Or USA 2010: Stepping Up
    February 4, 2010, Comments Off

    Jennifer Petrusky, a Commis at the 2008 Bocuse d’Or USA, Returns as a Chef Candidate [Between now and the Bocuse d’Or USA finals this Saturday, February 6, Toqueland will profile ...

  • Danny Cerqueda (photo courtesy Catherine Kelly)
    Bocuse d’Or USA 2010: A Symphony of Movement
    February 3, 2010, Comments Off

    Danny Cerqueda on Life Beyond Mystery Baskets [Between now and the Bocuse d'Or USA finals this Saturday, February 6, Toqueland will profile as many of the finalists as possible.] The ...