When Ashley Christensen’s name was announced as the winner of “Outstanding Chef” for the James Beard Awards, the cheers could be heard across three floors and into the lobby of the Lyric Opera House…
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Doi Moi’s Chef Johanna Hellrigl Gets Real About Working in Restaurants
Johanna Hellrigl grew up with a mutual love for and resentment of restaurants. Being the daughter of chefs and restaurateurs, she was exposed to all angles of restaurant management as a young child. “The…
Chicago’s Proxi Restaurant is a Crucial Statement About the Inclusivity of American Food
The usually airy dining room is packed with hordes of people, all dressed in their finest suits and gowns. It’s T-minus two hours until the 2018 James Beard Awards and Chicago’s Proxi is one…
Chef Kelly Fields of Willa Jean & Her James Beard Award-Winning Journey
Chef Kelly Fields’ James Beard award-winning career began entirely “on accident”. Kelly was 19 at the time and found herself working in a bakery owned by a friend’s parents as a favor. “That’s when…
Top Chef’s Eric Adjepong on Life and the Lessons that Carried Him Through Top Chef
WARNING: Top Chef Season 16 Spoilers Ahead On television, he has just reached the finals of Top Chef season 16. In real life, Eric Adjepong is running events through a mobile dining service with…
The Celebrity Chef You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
It’s the eyes. When she sees you, she smiles a smile that crinkles her weather-beaten face all the way up to the eyes. Very sharp. Twinkling with friendliness. That is my first impression of…
Top Chefs Share How to Reduce Food Waste at Home
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Baked good aplenty. Tables groaning under the weight of baked ham and prime rib. Donuts and scones in the mornings. And wine, don’t forget the wine.…
How to Host a Dinner like Daniel Boulud
This past July, I had the incredible opportunity of attending a private dinner at RdV Vineyards hosted by Chef Daniel Boulud. Seated at a table of about twelve people, my fellow dinner companions happened to…
Kevin Tien Has No Patience for Micro-Aggression
Chef Kevin Tien, 31, has many accolades under his belt. A two-time James Beard Awards semi-finalist, Tien has also been a semi-finalist for Eater’s Young Guns. In 2017, Himitsu—Tien’s miniscule but mighty neighborhood restaurant…
Rethinking “Brewpubs” in DC
It was the quietest, cleanest kitchen I’ve ever set foot in. If I hadn’t just walked in from a bustling restaurant, I would have assumed it was closed. That is, until I saw the…
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