Archive for October, 2009
“Hell’s Kitchen” winner Dave Levey, dubbed the one-armed bandit after breaking his wrist in the heat of competition, will once again man the burners at Il Giardino ‘86, the Italian restaurant in Cedar Knolls where he worked after filming the sixth season of the show, which ended Tuesday night.
Levey, who won a coveted chef job [...]
October 26th, 2009 | Posted in TV shows | No Comments
Chef Gordon James Ramsay is often portrayed in the media as a hot headed man with a short fuse. The media seems to have a field day just by highlighting Ramsay’s penchant for language (laced with obscenities). However, there is a softer side to Ramsay that we don’t know about. It is only on television [...]
October 26th, 2009 | Posted in TV shows | No Comments
Serves 4
Ingredients
* 2 shallots, finely diced
* 250g dried macaroni
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 100g girolles, trimmed and cut into even pieces
* 1 sprig of thyme, leaves removed
* 75ml white wine
* 200ml double cream
* 4 egg yolks
* 200g stichelton cheese, or similar eg stilton
* 100g Parmesan
* Handful chives, finely chopped
* 25g butter
* Sea salt and freshly [...]
October 26th, 2009 | Posted in Recipes | No Comments
Serves 4
Ingredients
* 4 x 70g individual soft goat’s cheeses with rind e.g. Gevrik
* Few sprigs of thyme
* 2 baby gem lettuces, washed
* 40g lamb’s lettuce, washed
* 50g walnut halves
* 4 slices of white bread
* Olive oil
* Salt
* Black pepper
For the vinaigrette
* ½ lemon, juice only
* 1 tbsp walnut oil
* ½ apple, such as Granny Smith [...]
October 26th, 2009 | Posted in Recipes | No Comments
(Serves 4-5)
Ingredients
For the pasta dough:
* Pinch of saffron strands
* 1 tbsp boiling water
* 550g Italian ‘00′ flour
* ¼ tsp fine sea salt
* 4 medium eggs, plus 6 egg yolks
* 2 tbsp olive oil
For the filling:
* 2 tbsp olive oil
* 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
* 500g spinach leaves
* 15g butter
* ¼ tsp freshly grated [...]
October 26th, 2009 | Posted in Recipes | No Comments
Reality Television has made a great impact on the minds of the people and is continuing to do so. The different genres offer a lot of information to the people. However, the traditional television show has not lost its sheen. It can still garner high television ratings.
However, the electronic media does not reach out to [...]
October 24th, 2009 | Posted in TV shows | 2 Comments
Do you have a little chef hidden and would you like to compete with other chefs. Then this is your chance. Fox are casting for season 8 of Hell’s Kitchen.
You can apply here Hell’s Kitchen Casting.
Don’t forget to mention on the blog if you are applying!
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October 22nd, 2009 | Posted in TV shows | No Comments
Gordon Ramsay, the world renowned chef from Scotland, has garnered accolades from all quarters for his versatility. This multi faceted chef has started many restaurants across the world and most of them have more than two Michelin stars at the moment. The list of protégés of his is endless, and he has been able to [...]
October 16th, 2009 | Posted in TV shows | No Comments
Hell’s Kitchen is a TV show with world famous chef Gordon Ramsay putting aspiring chefs through rigorous culinary tests. The game recreates the show’s pressure-cooker atmosphere as players complete a series of kitchen and dining room challenges to find out if they have what it takes to be a “Five-Star” chef. Fulfilling an order requires [...]
October 16th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
1. I have a very assertive way. It’s wake up, move your ass, or piss off home.
Gordon Ramsay
After being sued by US restaurant manager [...]
October 16th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments