Sizzle - Winter 2010

New reads!

Cooking to avoid food allergies can be difficult, but in 100 Best Gluten-Free Recipes (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010), $16.95, Carol Fenster simplifies gluten-free cooking. Try your hand at cooking for this increasing segment of the population by creating breads, muffins, cakes and more. For more about cooking for patrons with food allergies, including celiac disease, read “Instant Reaction” on page 16.

Chocolate lovers and pastry students will enjoy Intensely Chocolate (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010), $27.95, by Carol Bloom, a European-trained pastry chef and confectioner, and author of 10 dessert cookbooks. The 200-plus-page book offers more than 100 recipes, tips for selecting chocolate and a look at needed equipment. Turn to page 20 to learn more about a career in pastry arts.

Art Smith named to Chefs Hall of Fame

Art Smith, executive chef/co-owner of
Chicago’s Table Fifty-Two and Art and
Soul, who spent 10 years as Oprah
Winfrey’s personal chef, was named
Chicago Culinary Museum and
Chefs Hall of Fame’s 2010 inductee
America Club, Chicago. Smith joins
Carrie Nahabedian, Rick Bayless, Jimmy

Bannos and Charlie Trotter in the Chefs Hall of Fame.

And I quote

“‘AS A MEAL IN WINTER, YOU JUST CAN’T BEAT A PIE,’ SAYS THE TRIPLE MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF [MICHEL ROUX]. YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN ONE DISH: THE DELICATE PASTRY, CRUMBLING IN YOUR MOUTH, ACTS ALMOST AS YOUR STARTER — AND THE DELICIOUS MOIST, MELTING MEAT, AS THE MAIN COURSE.’” — CATALINA STOGDON, “HOW TO BAKE THE PERFECT PIE,”

TELEGRAPH, OCTOBER 12, 2010

Esquire names 2010 Best New Restaurants

Looking for a restaurant to try? Check out Esquire’s top dining picks for 2010, noted below. In the October issue, John Mariani gave out numerous superlatives and named Sean Baker, executive chef of Gather, Berkeley, Calif., Chef of the Year.