andrew carmellini archive

July 2007

The Chef Takes a Vacation, Part 3

Posted: Jul 25, 2007 3:52pm ET

( Note: Part 1 of Andrew Carmellini's vacation account can be found here ; part 2, here.) As many traveling culinarians know, it can be hard to convince the locals to show you the real gastronomic deal when you’re in a new place.

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The Chef Takes a Vacation, Part 2

Posted: Jul 20, 2007 12:46pm ET

(Note: Part 1 of Andrew Carmellini's vacation account can be found here.) Holland, on the other hand, is not exactly a food lover’s destination (in fact, when I told food people that we were going to Amsterdam, they looked at me like I was crazy and said, "Why?").

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The Chef Takes a Vacation: Part 1

Posted: Jul 16, 2007 10:41am ET

Every year, round about November, when the restaurant hits the busiest, craziest, most 24-7 part of the season, I start thinking about my summer vacation. I think, I'll rent a house on a nice quiet lake somewhere.

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Scenes from Sicily, and a Restaurant Tasting

Posted: Jul 10, 2007 12:14pm ET

This past week, we tasted a lot of wine at A Voce. I mean a lot. It's hard to stay in shape in my business. My trainer tells me a glass of wine has 140 calories. Not that I keep count, but I do know how much pain at the gym it takes to burn a few glasses.

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