... a pan, letting Cathy take the spoon, we launch into a conversation about Chef Albisu’s cooking styles and whether garlic is better ... Steak empire’s menu, BLT being star chef Laurent Tourondel’s chain of high-end steak, ... and bistro restaurants. But each restaurant has a rotating blackboard menu that is chef-driven and seasonal. “I wanted to be somewhere with high volume and ...

... list of items, after the jump. Copper pan from Chef Charlie Palmer, used both to cook and to serve at Aureole ... Dr. Dave Wondrich Two Dexter knives from Chef Galen Zamara of Mas (Farmhouse), passed ... ;Mastering the Art of French Cooking" from Chef Alfred Portale (Gotham Bar and Grill) ... Square Cafe) Staub Cocotte from Chef Laurent Tourondel Plus, in Round 2, items from Daniel ...

Chef Laurent Tourondel will add Casa Nonna (1250 Connecticut Ave.) and BLT Burger (1317 Connecticut Ave.) to BLT Restaurants' DC portfolio, which already includes BLT Steak, reports Tom Sietsema. A local food pub and my favorite vegetarian restaurant close down, but there are more openings to report. Here's all the juicy stuff you may have missed recently from the Twitterverse ... ...

... chili.I made this version about two weeks ago for our Top Chef Wednesday dinner. I don't want to start some heated dialog about ... of mind and not a set of guidelines, ok?This recipe is based on Laurent Tourondel's version he makes at BLT Burger. I tweaked my batch out a good bit. I omitted the ... day. BLT Chili - recipe based on this recipe by Laurent Tourondel - makes 8 generous servings 2 ...

... LaSalle Language Academy at 7 p.m.Epic (112 W. Hubbard, 312-222-4940) opens today. Helmed by chef Stephen Wambach (most recently the corporate chef for Laurent Tourondel’s acclaimed BLT Restaurants) with rock star pastry chef Christine McCabe (Charlie Trotter, Gabriel Viti), Epic will focus on contemporary American cuisine with a French influence. ...

... the ride and loving every minute of it. I labeled myself first not as a friend, wife, or woman, but as a chef's wife.I even considered making the label permanent with a chefwife ... I've become less connected to what he's doing. I still turn through the Bragard catalogue to see Laurent Tourondel there, but it's not the same. I just don't ask about employee drama anymore, I've ...