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Anthony Bourdain – Chef, Author & Television Presenter

Posted on March 16, 2012 by rach5366

Anthony Bourdain is a genuinely interesting character. I first encountered him through two of his early books, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and A Cook’s Tour. The former introduces us to Bourdain’s first steps into the world of … Continue reading →

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Gordon Ramsay – Television Restaurateur – Part Two

Posted on February 22, 2012 by rach5366

Gordon Ramsey parted company with La Tante Claire in 1997 and by 1998 he was in a position to be able to open up his own restaurant. In fact the new venture was developed on the site of La Tante … Continue reading →

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Gordon Ramsay – Television Restaurateur – Part One

Posted on January 26, 2012 by rach5366

Gordon Ramsay is an interesting character; now globally famous for his television shows and tirades of abuse against those featured in them. In fact he is perhaps more famous for the abuse than for anything else but it should not … Continue reading →

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Ken Hom – American/Chinese Chef

Posted on January 9, 2012 by rach5366

As we’ve written previously, the ‘celebrity chef’ has existed in one form or another for a hundred years or more but, for U.K. audiences at least, one of the first introductions to this culinary species was Ken Hom, the American … Continue reading →

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Jamie Oliver – The Naked Chef

Posted on December 9, 2011 by rach5366

Jamie Oliver Biography Although Jamie Oliver seems to have been on British television for years now, he is in fact still only 36 and it must a measure of the impact he has had in the world of the television … Continue reading →

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Rachael Ray – 30 Minute Meals

Posted on November 22, 2011 by rach5366

Rachael Ray Biography The best place to start is with the cooking superstar who’s given her name to our website. Born in 1968, Rachael Ray is something of a phenomenon within the world of lifestyle programming in the United States. … Continue reading →

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