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President Obama may be struggling to turn around the floundering economy — but that doesn't mean his wife can't help fix a broken business.

First Lady Michelle Obama will appear on the popular Food Network show "Restaurant Impossible" in June, the station announced on Wednesday.
The show is centered around celeb chef Robert Irvine, who goes to failing restaurants and is tasked with turning them into successful businesses in two days on a $10,000 budget.

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Gordon Ramsay hosts a press conference for Gordon Ramsay Steak, his new restaurant at Paris Las Vegas.
The bar at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas.
Gordon Ramsay brought his unique style and culinary flair to Las Vegas on Friday, 11 May with the opening of Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas, marking the award-winning chef’s first restaurant in Las Vegas. The two-level steakhouse welcomes guests through a “chunnel” entrance and then immediately captures their attention with an eye-catching, restaurant wide Union Jack ceiling mural and custom neon sculpture, handsomely tailored servers and a menu which incorporates a modern approach to the classic steakhouse selections.
“I wanted the space to be bold and innovative, and I imagined doing something new with the steakhouse concept in Las Vegas. To achieve that, we've put together an amazing team who together created a contemporary, fresh and innovative menu,” says Chef Ramsay. “I am so excited to be here in Las Vegas, share in the excitement of opening day and start welcoming guests to my very first Vegas-based restaurant.”
Additionally, Paris Las Vegas will be featured on Ramsay’s popular kitchen series, HELL’S KITCHEN which will debut in the US with a two-night season premiere event on Monday, June 4 and Tuesday, June 5 on FOX. In this hit show, aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win the life-changing grand prize. At the conclusion of this season the grand prize will be a head chef position working under Executive Chef Kevin Hee at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas.
Ramsay’s vision for the restaurant is reflected in the dishes on the modern steakhouse menu. Gordon Ramsay Steak showcases prime beef dry-aged for a minimum of 28 days and cuts like the 32-ounce Royal Long-bone Chop for two hand-selected by Pat LaFrieda as well as American Kobe. With a nod to his British roots, Ramsay has expanded on the traditional land and sea choices and developed a menu that is both distinctive and creative.
Guests will have the option to choose their libation choice with the aid of an interactive iPad by ordering their drink directly from the device. The iPad will contain details about each of the more than 325 labels represented on the wine list as well as photos and components of the “Perfect Ten,” a collection of Gordon Ramsay Steak’s signature cocktails.
David Hoenemeyer, president of Paris Las Vegas welcomes Gordon Ramsay to the resort: “When you walk into this restaurant, you know you have arrived somewhere very different. It has real energy, and the design is one-of-a-kind. Ramsay and his team truly created a steakhouse that is memorable and delicious. I couldn’t be more excited to have Gordon Ramsay Steak here at Paris.”
About Gordon Ramsay
Scottish by birth, Gordon Ramsay was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. When an injury cut short his promising career in soccer, he went back to college where his dedication and natural talent led him to train with some of world’s leading chefs. In 1993, Ramsay became chef of Aubergine in London and within three years was awarded two Michelin stars. In 1998, at the age of 31, Ramsay opened his namesake restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, which quickly received the most prestigious accolade in the culinary world – three Michelin stars. Ramsay is in the minority as one of only four chefs in the UK to maintain three stars. Now internationally-renowned and boasting 11 Michelin stars, Ramsay has opened a string of successful restaurants across the globe, from London to Los Angeles and Paris to Doha. Most recently, Ramsay opened Bread Street Kitchen in London’s City district. The Fat Cow will open this summer at The Grove in Los Angeles. Ramsay has become a star of the small screen internationally, with top rated U.S. shows airing worldwide including “Kitchen Nightmares”, “Hell’s Kitchen” and “MasterChef”, and an upcoming 4th series on Fox, “Hotel Hell”, as well as UK shows such as “Ramsay’s Best Restaurants” and “Gordon’s Great Escapes”. He is also a published author boasting a number of books, many of which have become best sellers across the world, notably his autobiography, Roasting in Hell’s Kitchen. Ramsay currently resides with his wife and four children, dividing his time between Los Angeles and South London, along with their two bulldogs, Rumpole and Romeo.
About Paris Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas brings the passion and sophistication of the City of Light to the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, transporting guests to Europe's most romantic city. Distinctive for its dramatic 50-story replica Eiffel Tower and authentic architectural reproductions, Paris Las Vegas features more than 2,900 hotel rooms and suites, an 85,000 square-foot casino, 140,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, European-inspired boutiques and shops, The Paris Spa by Mandara, a picturesque wedding chapel and the opulent nightlife venue Chateau Nightclub & Gardens. Eleven restaurants include a distinctive array of fine cuisine such as Chef Joho's acclaimed Eiffel Tower Restaurant, French-bistro Mon Ami Gabi and internationally-renowned Chef Gordon Ramsay’s first Las Vegas restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Steak. Performing in the 1,477-seat Paris Théâtre is the award-winning musical Jersey Boys.
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by Mariella Mosthof 1:23 pm, May 15th


Next Iron Chef runner up Michael Chiarello was once a major restaurant mogul with a ton of eateries around the country. But, he’s since considerably downsized his endeavors to focus on his true passions: running the Chiarello Family Winery in Napa Valley and working as the chef/owner of Bottega Ristorante, and according to the Top Chef Master himself, he wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I found myself before, in the late ’90s, running a company as opposed to being a chef. And I really want to be a chef,” he told WTWWTS in a recent interview.
Aww, who knew Michael Chiarello was such a fool for sentiment? Answer: Tom Colicchio, (Probably.) As for our favorite question — what makes a celebrity chef? — he managed to to politely translate some of Anthony Bourdain‘s earlier rant on the subject.
Says Michael of the term, “That’s something that somebody else calls you. This process of getting out and talking about what your craft is was an early way to market what you do. So, [for example] if some people pay for advertising, this is what we do. We can do good and advertise who we are and what we do all at the same time, so it’s great. It’s a win-win.”
A chef/owner actually in favor of celebrity chefdom? Le shock. But, as the host of multiple food TV shows, Michael very clearly delineates when you have to stop calling yourself a chef (and, unlike Bourdain, his answer is not “when you’re also a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild”). MORE HERE ]]> Michael Chiarello Food Network Fan http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/michael-chiarello/31484-michael-chiarello-weighs-term-celebrity-chef.html Ramsay expects perfection from himself, his staff and his food http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/non-fn-chefs/31483-ramsay-expects-perfection-himself-his-staff-his-food.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:07 GMT Attachment 1407 (http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/attachments/non-fn-chefs/1407-ramsay-expects-perfection-himself-his-staff-his-food-7068176-0-4.jpg) By Heidi Knapp Rinella... Click image for larger version.  Name: 7068176-0-4.jpg  Views: 3  Size: 125.0 KB  ID: 1407
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Posted: May 16, 2012 | 2:03 a.m.
In person, Gordon Ramsay looks a lot like the soccer player he once was.
Only the soccer player who comes to mind isn't one on the level of David Beckham, but more like the little kid down the street who kicks the ball around on weekends. There's the rogue lock of blond hair spilling onto his forehead, the earnest expression and quiet charm - all of which belie a man of 45 who has 27 restaurants around the world and 11 Michelin stars.
And then there's that all-over-the-TV thing, including the American shows "Hell's Kitchen," "Kitchen Nightmares" and "MasterChef" as well as a few in his native United Kingdom. And, well, the notoriety in addition to the fame, the former for frequent F-bombs and rather enthusiastic ranting tirades at less-than-competent subordinates.
So which is the real Ramsay? All of the above, it seems.
In an interview last week that coincided with the opening of Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas, Ramsay said his public persona reflects childhood admonishments by his mother to be truthful about who he is. One doesn't rack up Michelin stars without being a perfectionist and demanding the same from the staff. And because he does it in a public forum, the inevitable tense moments - which he maintains are part of the style of any hypersuccessful chef - become very public.
"I'm not fake in that sense," Ramsay said.
Besides, he has a reputation to uphold. MORE HERE
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Paula Deen will be a part of this year's Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival, July 26–29.
She joins the line-up which includes Andrew Zimmern, Tyler Florence (host of Tyler's Ultimate), Robert Irvine, Nadia Giosia (a.k.a Nadia G), host of Bitchin' Kitchen, Anne Burrell of Food Network’s Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and co-host of Worst Cooks in America, Aaron Sanchez


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The chef, his wife and their two teenage sons are eating for a week on the equivalent of a food stamp budget in protest of potential cuts pending in Congress to the benefit program used by more than 46 million Americans.

That's $31 per person for the week, or about $1.48 per meal each.
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Goodbye restaurants, free nibbles on his talk show "The Chew" and all the luxe offerings at Eataly, the high-end New York City market he co-owns. Hello Trader Joe's, Jack's Dollar Store, Gristedes and Western Beef, a low-cost supermarket chain.

"I'm (expletive deleted) starving," said Batali, who's on the board of the food relief agency Food Bank for New York City, which issued the challenge to celeb pals like Batali and anybody else who wants to know what it's like.

Batali said his first reaction when asked to join was a big "gulp," then he realized while shopping for Friday's start of the challenge that with a little forethought it wouldn't be all that brutal.

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