Featured Interviews
Have you ever wondered what ingredient a top chef prefers? Or maybe you’re curious which café the star of your favorite television show or movie visits for a quick bite? We’ve talked with some of the biggest chefs, celebrities, and winemakers to find out the answers to culinary queries. Our interviews with restaurant luminaries, world-famous winery owners and well-known entertainers will help you get to know your favorite stars better.
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 Kasra Ajdari, pasty chef of Raphael Restaurant with owner Arnon Raphael
The An Family, owners/chef at Tiato
Laurent André, chef des cuisines at La Cuisine
José Andrés
 chef at The Bazaar by José Andrés at SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
a tour of China Poblano at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
chef at Jaleo at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Joe Anguiano, chef de cuisine at Tres (CHEF GONE)
Sebastien Archambault, chef/partner at L'Epicerie Market
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Benjamin Bailly, chef at Fraîche (CHEF GONE)
Sean Bates, chef/owner at Larchmont Grill
Amanda Baumgarten, chef at Water Grill (CHEF GONE)
Rick Bayless, chef/owner of Frontera Grill, Topolobampo and Red O
Stephane Beaucamp, chef at vermont
Jeremy Berlin, chef at Church & State
Jason Berthold, chef at RN74
John Besh, chef/owner at Restaurant August
Francis Bey, chef/owner/partner at Lilly's French Cafe & Bar
François Benot, executive pastry chef at Robuchon restaurants
Marius Blin, executive chef at SIMON L.A.
Marius Blin, executive chef at SIMON L.A. with chef de cuisine Andrew Vaughan
Brandon Boudet, owner/partner at Dominick's
Daniel Boulud, chef/owner at Boulud
Jason Bowlin, executive chef at Catch
Ralph Brennan, owner of Red Fish Grill, Bacco, Ralph's on the Park, Jazz Kitchen
Philippe Braun, executive chef at Robuchon restaurants
Nicole Brisson, executive chef at Carnevino
Tricia Buchanan, managing partner at Rok Sushi Kitchen
Guillaume Burlion, executive chef at The Restaurant at The Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas
Jonathan Burrows, chef/owner at Mr. Cecil's California Ribs
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Sally Camacho, pastry chef at WP24
Vernon Cardenas, executive chef at Pink Taco
Victor Casanova, chef at Culina Modern Italian
Joseph Centeno, chef at Lazy Ox Canteen
Luca Cesarini
interview with chef de cuisine Luca Cesarini and executive chef Jean-Pierre Dubray of Andrea at The Resort at Pelican Hill
making pasta, in the Pasta Room
Sebastien Chambru, chef at Le Moulin de Mougins
Nico Chessa, chef at Valentino
Michael Chiarello, chef/owner at Bottega
Sam Choy, chef/owner at Sam Choy's
Shirley Chung, chef at China Poblano at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Johnny Church, chef at XIV(RESTAURANT CLOSED)
Michael Cimarusti, chef at Providence
Josiah Citrin, chef/owner of Mélisse
in the kitchen at the restaurant
about his cookbook In Pursuit of Excellence
Marc Cohen, general manager of Border Grill Downtown LA
Brendan Collins, chef at Waterloo & City
Scott Conant, chef at Scarpetta Beverly Hills
Shelley Cooper, chef at First & Hope Supper Club (CHEF GONE)
Sebastien Cornic, chef/owner at Meet Restaurant
Collin Crannell, chef at The Lobster
Chris Crary, chef de cuisine at Whist
Dominique Crenn, chef at Atelier Crenn
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Dean Fearing, chef/owner of Fearing's
David Feau, chef de cuisine at The Royce
Mark Ferguson, chef at SpagoBachelor Gulch
Adam Fleischman, chef/owner of Umami Burger restaurants
Greg Fortunato, chef of Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Eric Frechon, chef of Le 114 Faubourg at Hotel Le Bristol
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Ronnie Gene, executive chef of The Olive Kitchen + Bar
Alain Giraud, chef/owner of Maison Giraud
Mark Gold, chef/owner of Eva Restaurant
Evan Gotanda, chef de cuisine of Drago with chef/owner Celestino Drago
Ian Gresik, chef of DRAGO Centro
Eric Greenspan, chef of The Roof on Wilshire
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Christopher Hache, chef at Les Ambassadeurs
Farshid Hakim, owner of La Provence Pâtisserie & Café Restaurant
Lee Hefter, chef/partner with Wolfgang Puck
Thierry Hennequin, co-owner of Maison Richard
A member of the Pierre Hermé team at La Cuisine
Oscar Hermosillo, owner of Venice Beach Wines
Rory Herrmann, chef of Bouchon Beverly Hills
Dana Hollister, owner/interior designer of Villains Tavern
Adam Horton, chef of Raphael Restaurant
Sydney Charles Hunter III, chef at Bastide (RESTAURANT CLOSED)
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Yon Idiart, chef/owner of Lily's French Cafe & Bar
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Jordan Kahn, chef/partner of Red Medicine
Phil Kastel, VP of Grill Concepts which owns the
Daily Grill restaurants
Gavin Kaysen, chef of Café Boulud
Anthony Keene, executive chef of Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood
Thomas Keller, chef/owner of Bouchon, The French Laundry and
Per Se,
and at the 28th American Wine & Food Festival
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Kishi, chef of Chaya Brasserie
Eric Klein, executive chef of Spago Las Vegas
Gabriel Kreuther, executive chef of The Modern
Beulah Ku, partner of Joss Cuisine/Traditional
Yasu Kusano, executive chef at Gonpachi making soba noodles
Yasu Kusano, executive chef at Gonpachi
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Philippe Labbé, executive chef of L'Abeille
Jean-Marie Lacroix, chef of Lacroix at The Rittenhouse
Bella Lantsman, general manager/partner of Chinois on Main
Jessica Largey, second place winner of the 2011 Les Espoirs de Mougins at Les Etoiles de Mougins.
Barbara Lazaroff, co-founder/owner of Wolfgang Puck Restaurants
Mishel Ledoux, general manager at CUT,
and during the 28th American Wine & Food Festival
Ludovic Lefebvre, chef of LudoBites
David LeFevre, chef of M.B. Post
Josh Loeb, owner of Milo & Olive
Pascal Lorange, executive chef of Fig & Olive
Chris Lusk, chef of Cafe Adelaide
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Jeff Mahin, chef/partner of Stella Rossa Pizza Bar
Walter Manzke, consulting chef at Saint Amour
Amelia Marneau, pastry chef at Marche Moderne
Florent Marneau, chef at Marche Moderne
Karl Matz , executive chef at Wolfgang Puck Worldwide
David McIntyre, chef de cuisine at WP24 (CHEF GONE)
Sven Mede, executive chef of American Fish
Kevin Meehan, chef of Café Pinot (CHEF GONE)
Jean-Francois Meteigner, chef/owner of La Cachette Bistro (RESTAURANT CLOSED)
Joe Miller, chef of Joe's
Gavin Mills, chef of Wood & Vine Restaurant
Michael Mina, GAYOT.com's 2011 Best Restaurateur in the U.S.
Mark Mollica, chef/co-owner of La Vecchia Cucina
Kris Morningstar, chef of
Ray's & Stark Bar
Antonio Muré, chef/co-owner of Ado
David Myers, chef of Comme Ca
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Zoe Nathan, owner of Milo & Olive
Larry Nicola, chef/owner of Nic's Beverly Hills,
and after a Grey Goose vodka cocktail dinner pairing
Drew Nieporent, restaurateur: Corton, Tribeca Grill and Nobu New York
Guido Nistri, owner of Bencotto Italian Kitchen
Mattin Noblia, chef of Iluna Basque
Miriam Novalle, owner of T Salon in New York and Los Angeles
Orlando Novoa, chef/owner of American Farmhouse Tavern & Dining Hall
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Stewart Patchefsky, general manager at Julian Serrano
Mark Peel, chef at The Tar Pit
José Picasso, chef de cuisine at Julian Serrano
David Plonowski, chef at Bar Pintxo
Gunter Preuss, chef/owner of Broussard's
Paul Prudhomme, chef/owner at K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen
Wolfgang Puck, 2010 Restaurateur of the Year:
Interview with Sophie Gayot, about his career
Interview with Sophie Gayot, about his cold brewed ice coffee
Interview with Sophie Gayot, during the 28th American Wine & Food Festival, held in Los Angeles on September 25th 2010
Interview with Alain Gayot
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Arnon Raphael, owner of Raphael Restaurant with pastry chef Kasra Ajdari
Brian Redzikowski, chef at Test Kitchen (RESTAURANT CLOSED)
Michael Reed, chef at Xiomara on Melrose (CHEF GONE)
Eric Ripert, chef/partner/owner of Le Bernardin
Perfecto Rocher, chef at The Blvd (CHEF GONE)
Ari Rosenson, chef de cuisine at CUT
and during the 28th American Wine & Food Festival
Richard Ruskell, executive pastry chef at Montage Beverly Hills
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Brian Saltsburg, owner/partner of Test Kitchen (RESTAURANT CLOSED)
Marcus Samuelsson, chef of C-House
Savore Catering
Charlie and Kathleen Schaffer, caterers/owners of Schaffer's Genuine Foods
John Sedlar, chef of Playa
Piero Selvaggio, chef/restaurateur of Valentino
Bruno Serato, chef/owner of Anaheim White House
Julian Serrano, chef of Julian Serrano Restaurant
Megan Sheehy, general manager of Locanda del Lago
Nick Shipp, chef of Upper West
Keith Silverton, chef of Nonna of Italy
Nona Sivley, chef de cuisine of LA Market
Paul Shoemaker, chef of Savory
Joshua Smith, chef of Estiatorio Milos at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Carolynn Spence, chef at Chateau Marmont Restaurant
Guy Sockrider, chef at Roux on Orleans
Caroline Styne, partner/owner at Tavern
Craig Strong, chef at StudioLuke Sung, chef of Isa
Shannon Swindle, pastry chef of Craft Los Angeles (CHEF GONE)
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Ben Thibodeaux, chef de cuisine at Palace Cafe
Michael Teich, chef de cuisine of Cleo
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Pasquale Vericella, chef/owner of Il Cielo
Francesco Velasco, executive chef of Tra Di Noi Ristorante Malibu
Fabio Viviani, chef/owner of Firenze Osteria
Michael Voltaggio
Ben de Vries, chef of Luella
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Dakota Weiss, chef of The Dining Room at Hotel Shangri-La (CHEF GONE)
Dakota Weiss, chef of NINETHIRTY at the W Los Angeles Westwood
Micah Wexler, executive chef of MEZZE
Joshua Whigham, chef de cuisine at The Bazaar by José Andrés
Tom Wolfe, chef/owner at Wolfe's in the Warehouse
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Kitt Xaiyashiha, sushi chef of Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
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Tetsu Yahagi, chef de cuisine at Spago Beverly Hills
preparing heirloom tomato salad
preparing tuna tartare in sesame cones topped with bonito flakes
Kenny Yamada "pop-up chef" at Royal/T
Noubar Yessayan baker/pastry chef at Maison Giraud
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Anthony Zappola, chef de cuisine at Craft Los Angeles (CHEF GONE)
Ricardo Zarate
chef/owner at Mo-Chica
chef/owner at Picca
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Eric Espuny, sommelier and general manager at The Royce
Dana Farner, beverage director at CUT
Christophe
Lambert & Eric Beaumard
Judy Jordan, winemaker at J Vineyards & Winery
Guillaume Jubien, master mixologist & ambassador of Grey Goose Vodka Brand, and at a Grey Goose vodka cocktail dinner pairing at Nic's Beverly Hills restaurant
Tim
Hanni, Master of Wine
Francis Ford Coppola, owner of Rubicon Estate
Erick Lumley, sommelier at Carnevino
John
Munch, winemaker
Michael McCarty, owner of Michael's Santa Monica and Michael's New York
James Moises, owner of Moises Wines
Luke Nicola, creative director of Nic's Beverly Hills
Southern Comfort, New Orleans Whiskey
Emanuel Andrén, chocolatier
Mitchell Davis at Vice President of The James Beard Foundation
Bananas Foster Tableside at Commander's Palace
Cheese Program, fromager Jason Truckenmiller at The Loft
Churros with chef Julian Serrano at Julian Serrano Restaurant
Kristy Choo at Jin Pâtisserie
Food wrapping at Gladstone's Malibu
Harry & David, Gail Simon VP Brand Marketing & Communications
Making pasta with chef de cuisine Luca Cesarini at Andrea restaurant at The Resort at Pelican Hill
Manrico Mincuzzi, president of the House of Balsamic
Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes
Paella at Julian Serrano restaurant
Plate breaking at Cleo's restaurant
Prince William's Groom's Cake with Kristen Olson, assistant food editor at Betty Crocker
Tony Princiotta, manager and buyer at The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills
Dan Aykroyd (comedian/actor), discussing Crystal Head Vodka
Maurice Barthélémy (filmmaker), at the 2011 COLCOA Film Festival in Los Angeles
Carlos Bernard
(From Fox's hit television series 24)
Bertrand Blier (writer/director), at the 2011 COLCOA Film Festival in Los Angeles
Dany Boon (actor/director), at the 2011 COLCOA Film Festival in Los Angeles
Dr. Garth Fisher
(Extreme Makeover)
Mr. Richard Galy, mayor of Mougins, France, discussing with Sophie Gayot about Les Etoiles de Mougins
Alain Gayot, on Hell's Kitchen, Season 6, Episode 13, aired October 13th, 2009
Sophie Gayot
on Hell's Kitchen, Season 4, Episode 8, aired May 20th, 2008
on Hell's Kitchen, Season 8, Episode 8, aired October 13th, 2010
on The Insider, aired Dec. 27, 2008
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Judith Godrèche (actress), at the 2011 COLCOA Film Festival in Los Angeles
Mariel Hemingway (actress/model/yoga instructor), presenting her skincare line Tatchme
Dr. Gunther von Hagens (Body Worlds)
Nicholas Kittle
(Blue Man Group)
Phillipe Le Guay (filmmaker), at the 2011 COLCOA Film Festival in Los Angeles
Christina Machamer, winner of Hell's Kitchen Season 4
Carrie McCully, host of the Food Network's Chef Hunter tv show
David Minkin, international magician champion
Lord Howard Posener, Master Magician by Royal Appointment
Bruno Serato, one of 10 2011 CNN Heroes
Nona Sivley, chef de cuisine at LA Market, winner of Hell's Kitchen season 8
Curtis Stone, Take Home Chef
Francois Truffart, director of COLCOA, presenting the 2011 edition of the festival
Dr. Andrew Weil, partner at True Food Kitchen
Aria Resort & Casino Las Vegas
American Fish, executive chef Sven Mede
Julian Serrano, chef José Picasso
Julian Serrano, chef at Julian Serrano restaurant
Julian Serrano, general manager Stewart Patchefsky
Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills
Pradeep Raman, general manager
Beaches Resorts by Sandals
Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, Founder & Chairman
Bellagio Las Vegas
Fountain water show
The Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel
Dana Farner, beverage director at CUT
Mishel Ledoux, general manager at CUT
Ari Rosenson, chef de cuisine at CUT
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill, with sushi chef Kitt Xaiyashiha and chef Greg Fortunato
Brandon Flowers's concert on opening night
Comme Ca, chef David Myers
China Poblano, with executive chef Shirley Chung
China Poblano, tour of the restaurant at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Estiatorio Milos, with chef Joshua Smith
Estiatorio Milos, the interior of the restaurant with Adam Rand, Director of Operations
Jaleo, in the private room with José Andrés
Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills
Victor Casanova, chef at Culina Modern Italian
Hotel Le Bristol
Eric Frechon, chef at Le 114 Faubourg
Hotel de Crillon
Christopher Hache, chef at Les Ambassadeurs
The Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa
Eric Espuny, sommelier and general manager at The Royce
David Feau, chef de cuisine at The Royce
JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. Live
Nona Sivley, chef de cuisine at LA Market
Le Mas Candille
Serge Gouloumès, executive chef
The London West Hollywood
Anthony Keene, executive chef at Gordon Ramsay
Montage Beverly Hills
Scott Conant, chef at Scarpetta Beverly Hills
Richard Ruskell, executive pastry chef
Montage Laguna Beach
Casey Overton, chef at The Loft
Craig Strong, chef at Studio
Jason Truckenmiller, fromager at The Loft
One&Only Cape Town
Adam Tihany, designer of Maze by Gordon Ramsay
Palazzo
Nicole Brisson and Erick Lumley, executive chef and sommelier at Carnevino
Le Royal Monceau
Laurent André, chef des cuisines at La Cuisine
A member of the Pierre Hermé team, at La Cuisine
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Andrea, with executive chef Jean-Pierre Dubray and chef de cuisine Luca Cesarini
making pasta with chef de cuisine Luca Cesarini
Sandals Resorts
Founder & Chairman Gordon 'Butch' Stewart
Shangri-La Hotel, Paris
Philippe Labbé, executive chef at L'Abeille
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles
Orazio Parisi, executive chef at Paparazzi
SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
chef José Andrés
general manager Philip Dailey
The Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas
Guillaume Burlion, executive chef at The Restaurant
W Los Angeles Westwood
Dakota Weiss, executive chef at NINETHIRTY
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