Any article or review of China Poblano (José Andrés’ China-Meets-Mexico mash-up in The Cosmopolitan) must first confront the duck tongue taco situation: [imagebrowser id=965]
Category: Chefs
The Guy Who Cooks The Food
The protege in Robuchon’s kitchen
The Chef of the Century’s name is above the door, but this is the guy who’s really cooking dinner
“French chefs are so well trained, they don’t know how not to make it right.” – Laurent Tourondel
I first met Steve Benjamin in January 2005, shortly after Joël Robuchon had opened his two stunning restaurants at the MGM Grand. Benjamin was pointed out to me as the fellow who would be taking over executive chef duties at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, once Robuchon and his Parisian team were satisfied that this second installment of J.R.’s restaurant empire was performing up to Chef of the Century standards. Continue reading “The Guy Who Cooks The Food”
TOP NOTCH BARBECUE…like the name says
They had us at “Cincinnati Chili.”
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As you might know, ELV is no fan of food trucks. They’re just a trendy way to eat cheap (and standing up) whilst feeling good about doing so.
Ya gotta hand it to the people behind these traveling taco circuses though, they’ve figured out a way to get office workers eating something other than Subway, so for that we are thankful.