“From a consumer point of view, ordering a martini — essentially a two-ingredient drink — and being served from a premade mix feels insulting,” said Alyson Sheppard, a beverage and food writer for the Robb Report who joined in the Twitter exchange.
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Lucy Buffett on Gumbo, Gulf Shores and Living a Creative Life (EdibleLowerAlabama.com)
Edible Lower Alabama sat down with Buffett on the LuLu’s patio in Gulf Shores and talked about what makes Gulf Coast cuisine special, what gumbo and Indian curry have in common, and the surprising way she wants to spend her fall.
Anthony Bourdain on Jeremiah Tower, the 'First F*ckable Chef' (Esquire.com)
Anthony Bourdain talked to Esquire about making the documentary Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent, personal regrets, and what it means for a celebrity chef to fade away.
Tom Colicchio Addresses the Controversial Top Chef Plantation Episode (Esquire.com)
A candid conversation with the chef-restaurateur.
Chef's Corner: Paul Kahan on Chicago, Big Chef Egos and Donald Trump (Playboy.com)
Playboy talked to chef Paul Kahan about why he’s keeping his restaurants in Chicago (for now), why he’s suddenly so excited about vegetables, and the crises restaurateurs are really facing. Hint: It doesn’t have anything to do with tipping.
The Surprising Music Chefs Listen to in the Kitchen (Playboy.com)
“I don’t allow music in my kitchens. Whether cooking and working in a restaurant is a blue-collar profession or a white-collar profession is up to us. It’s up to us how seriously we take our own profession. When I’m cooking at home though, I’m a staunch fan of Norwegian black metal.”
Chef's Corner: Chef Barbara Lynch Wants to Pay Off Your Student Loans (Playboy.com)
Playboy talked to chef Barbara Lynch about how else she’s coping with the major issues in the industry right now, what’s keeping her in Boston, and why she’s done opening restaurants.
Chef's Corner: Chef Jonathan Waxman on the Past and the Future of American Dining (Playboy.com)
Playboy talked to chef Jonathan Waxman about how the dining industry has changed over the years, what finally brought him back to the Bay Area, and why he can’t bear to watch himself on TV.
Chef's Corner: Chris Santos on His New L.E.S. Restaurant and Why He’ll Never Be Pushed Out of Manhattan (Playboy.com)
Playboy talked to chef Chris Santos about his top-secret new restaurant, why micromanaging is so important, and why he’ll never be pushed out of the Lower East Side.
Chef's Corner: Chef Chris Shepherd on Houston, Vietnam and What’s Missing From Culinary School (Playboy.com)
Playboy talked to chef Chris Shepherd about what’s fueling the Houston restaurant boom, what culinary schools aren’t teaching, and how he’s redefining American food in the most diverse city in the country.
Chef's Corner: Chef Naomi Pomeroy on Portland, Japan and the Downside of Winning National Awards (Playboy.com)
Playboy talked to chef Naomi Pomeroy about her ideas for her new restaurant, what’s keeping her in Portland and why winning national awards actually puts chefs on edge.
Chef's Corner: John Tesar Has Choice Words for Bourdain, Trump and the $15 Minimum Wage (Playboy.com)
Playboy sat down with chef John Tesar at Oak in Dallas and chatted everything from why Bourdain is mad at him to why Bobby Flay’s restaurants aren’t making money to what Donald Trump kind of gets right.
Chef's Corner: Pok Pok’s Tipping Experiment Didn’t Work and Chef Andy Ricker Blames L.A. (Playboy.com)
Playboy talked to chef Andy Ricker about what went wrong in L.A., the tipping crisis and what he believes the public doesn’t understand about the restaurant industry.