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Andy Baraghani
Andisheh "Andy" Baraghani (born 1989 or 1990) is an American chef and food writer. Baraghani's first job as a teenager was at the restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. He moved across the United States to study at New York University and work in New York City restaurants before transitioning into a career in media in 2013. Following a brief stint as a food editor at ''Tasting Table'', he joined ''Bon Appétit'' in 2015 as a senior food editor and soon became a frequent presenter on the publication's YouTube channel. He left ''Bon Appétit'' in 2021 to work on a cookbook, ''The Cook You Want to Be'', which was published in 2022 and contains recipes and essays that cover his personal life and career. Early life Andisheh Baraghani was born in 1989 or 1990 and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. His parents had immigrated from Iran to Berkeley, California in 1977, a year before the Iranian Revolution. When he was young, he often experimented with various foods and play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chez Panisse
Chez Panisse is a Berkeley, California, restaurant, known as one of the originators of the style of cooking known as California cuisine, and the farm-to-table movement. The restaurant emphasizes ingredients rather than technique and has developed a supply network of direct relationships with local farmers, ranchers and dairies. The main, downstairs restaurant serves a set menu that changes daily and reflects the season's produce. Prices vary with the day of the week, and as of 2020 range from $75 to $125. An upstairs cafe offers an a la carte menu at lower prices. History The restaurateur, author and food activist Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971 with the film producer Paul Aratow, then a professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley. It is named for a character in a trilogy of Marcel Pagnol films.''Alice Waters & Chez Panisse'', Thomas McNamee, The Penguin Press, 2007. They set up the restaurant and its menu on the principle that it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saveur
''Saveur'' is an online gourmet, food, wine, and travel magazine that publishes essays about various world cuisines. The publication was co-founded by Dorothy Kalins, Michael Grossman, Christopher Hirsheimer, and Colman Andrews, who was also the editor-in-chief from 1996 to 2001. It was started by Meigher Communications in 1994. World Publications bought ''Saveur'' and ''Garden Design'' in 2000. World Publications was renamed Bonnier Corporation in 2007. A popular feature is the "Saveur 100", an annual list of "favorite restaurants, food, drink, people, places and things".npr.or'Saveur 100:' Favorites From the World of Food/ref> History ''Saveur'' was created by Dorothy Kalins, then editor-in-chief of ''Metropolitan Home'' magazine. Kalins launched the new food magazine with Christopher Hirsheimer (who produced food stories for ''Metropolitan Home'') and Colman Andrews (who wrote a column for that magazine). Kalins served as ''Saveur''s founding editor-in-chief, with Michael G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Mai
Ella Mai Howell (born 3 November 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. Her musical career began at London's British and Irish Modern Music Institute in 2014, during which time she auditioned as part of a trio on the 11th season of ''The X Factor''. In 2015, she uploaded a four-track solo EP of originals to SoundCloud titled ''Troubled'', and was discovered on social media by American record producer Mustard and signed with his record label, 10 Summers Records. From 2016 to 2018, she released three EPs on the label, including ''Time'', ''Change'', and '' Ready''. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in October 2018 and featured the singles " Boo'd Up" and "Trip", which charted in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 5 and 11, respectively. In 2019, "Boo'd Up" was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Song of the Year and Best R&B Song, winning for the latter, as well as Mai herself being nominated for British Breakthrough Act at the 2019 Brit Awards. At the 2019 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupcakke
Elizabeth Eden Harris (born May 31, 1997), known professionally as Cupcakke (often stylized as CupcakKe; pronounced ), is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. She is known for her hypersexualised, brazen, and often comical persona and music although she has also made songs with themes supporting LGBT rights, female empowerment, and autism awareness. Cupcakke began her career as a rapper in 2012 by releasing material online. She came to attention in 2015 when two of her songs, "Deepthroat" and "Vagina", went viral on video-sharing platforms. The songs were later included on her debut mixtape, '' Cum Cake'' (2016), which was included on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the Best Rap Albums of 2016 at number 23. A second mixtape, '' S.T.D (Shelters to Deltas)'', was released in 2016 and preceded the studio albums ''Audacious'' (2016), '' Queen Elizabitch'' (2017), '' Ephorize'' (2018), and ''Eden'' (2018). Since then, she has been steadily releasing standalone singles, such as "G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condé Nast Traveler
''Condé Nast Traveler'' is a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published by Condé Nast. The magazine has won 25 National Magazine Awards. The Condé Nast unit of Advance Publications purchased ''Signature'', a magazine for Diners Club members, for $25 million in 1986. The company used it as the basis for ''Condé Nast Traveler'', led by Sir Harold Evans in 1987, with a focus on literary journalism and hard news reporting. As editor in chief, Evans coined the motto "Truth in Travel," which declared that travel industry freebies would not be accepted. ''Condé Nast Traveler'' is currently led by Editor in Chief Melinda Stevens. The magazine is produced at Condé Nast's US headquarters at One World Trade Center in New York City. A separate UK edition, '' Condé Nast Traveller'', is produced from Condé Nast's offices at Vogue House in London. ''Condé Nast Traveler'' main competitor is '' Travel + Leisure''. Controversies ''Condé Nast Traveler'', with the aid of social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop-up Restaurant
A pop-up restaurant is a temporary restaurant. These restaurants often operate from a private home, former factory, existing restaurants or similar space, and during festivals. Various other names have been used to describe the concept of setting up a restaurant without the typical level of up-front costs, such as guerrilla diners and underground supper clubs. Description Pop-up restaurants have been popular since the 2000s in Britain and Australia, but they are not a new phenomenon. Pop-up restaurants have existed in the United States and Cuba. Diners typically make use of social media, such as the blogosphere and Twitter, to follow the movement of these restaurants and make online reservations. Pop-up restaurants, like food trucks, are an effective way for young professionals to gain exposure of their skills in the field of hospitality as they seek investors and attention pursuant to opening a restaurant or another culinary concept. Pop-up restaurants have been seen as usefu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Saffitz
Claire Saffitz (born 1986) is an American food writer, chef, and YouTube personality. Until mid-2020, she was a contributing editor at ''Bon Appétit'' magazine and starred in several series on the ''Bon Appétit'' YouTube channel, including ''Gourmet Makes'', in which she created gourmet versions of popular snack foods by reverse engineering them. Since leaving the company, she has published two cookbooks, ''Dessert Person'' and ''What's for Dessert?'', which both became ''New York Times'' Best Sellers. She has continued work as a video host on her own YouTube channel and as a freelance recipe developer, including for ''New York Times'' Cooking. Early life and education Saffitz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. In the early 1900s, her great-grandfather emigrated to the United States from what was then Russia but is now Ukraine; before emigrating, he worked as a baker. She attended Captain Elementary and graduated from Clayton High School in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Leone
Brad Samuel Leone (born May 16, 1985) is an American chef and YouTube personality. He is known for his appearances in videos produced by ''Bon Appétit'' for its YouTube channel, most notably as the host of ''It's Alive with Brad'' and its spinoff series ''It's Alive: Goin' Places''. Early life and education Leone was born on May 16, 1985 in northern New Jersey, near Mountain Creek. He has described his professional background as being "kind of all over the place", having worked a variety of jobs both in and outside the food service industry, including as a caterer, a delicatessen worker, a kitchen chef for multiple restaurants, a glazier, and a carpenter. At 26, Leone moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he studied at the Institute of Culinary Education. Leone developed an interest in fermentation after being given a SCOBY. Leone is of Dutch, Irish, and Italian (Neapolitan) descent. Work at ''Bon Appétit'' After graduating, Leone was hired as an intern at ''Bon Appétit'' as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Krishna
Priya Krishna is an Indian-American food journalist and YouTube personality. She is a food reporter for ''The New York Times'' and has previously contributed to ''The New Yorker, Eater,'' and ''TASTE'' (as a columnist)''.'' She is also the author of multiple cookbooks, including ''Indian-ish,'' a cookbook she wrote with her mother. Krishna previously worked for ''Bon Appétit'' and appeared on their popular YouTube channel from 2018 to 2020. Before that, she also worked in the marketing department of '' Lucky Peach ,'' a food magazine established by David Chang. In 2021, she co-authored a cookbook together with Chang titled ''Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (And Love My Microwave)''. Early life and education Krishna was raised in Dallas, Texas. Her parents emigrated from India to the United States in the 1980s. Krishna attended Dartmouth College where she was a double major in government and French and graduated in the class of 2013. She star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohla El-Waylly
Sohla El-Waylly (née Muzib) is an American chef, restaurateur, and YouTube personality. She was an assistant food editor at ''Bon Appétit'', where she appeared in videos produced for the magazine's YouTube channel, and also produced videos with Andrew Rea on the '' Babish Culinary Universe'' YouTube channel. She currently hosts a food column and video series on other platforms. Early life and education Sohla Muzib ( bn, সোহলা মুজিব) was raised in Los Angeles in a Bengali-American family, who owned a Baskin-Robbins store. She continued in the restaurant industry by working for Outback Steakhouse. She went to University of California, Irvine, where she studied economics and worked at a Cheesecake Factory on the side. Beginning in 2008, El-Waylly attended The Culinary Institute of America (CIA). She says that while at CIA, she was sexually harassed by a dean, and when she spoke up a female dean told her, "That's what happens in the real world. You better ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Baz
Molly Baz (née Lundquist-Baz; born 1987 or 1988) is an American cook, recipe developer, and food writer. She was a senior food editor at ''Bon Appétit'' magazine and appeared frequently in videos for the magazine's YouTube channel before leaving in 2020. Baz has published two cookbooks, ''Cook This Book'' (2021) and ''More Is More'' (2023), both of which are ''New York Times'' Best Sellers. Early life and education Baz was born in 1987 or 1988. She is from Rhinebeck, New York. She was educated at Poughkeepsie Day School where she graduated in 2006. She then studied art history at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, graduating in 2010. She discovered her love of cooking while studying abroad in Florence, Italy. In her senior year at Skidmore, she and her classmate hosted biweekly dinners that were prepared with local ingredients and open to the local Saratoga Springs community. Career Early career (2008–2014) Wanting to work as a chef without attending culinary school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
