Wolfgang Puck

Some musings from Oscar's red carpet

2013-02-24 17:22:00

We're about 10 minutes from the start pf the 85th Academy Awards -- hope you've made the final adjustments on your Oscar betting pool. Here are a few observations from Oscar's red carpet, surely one of Earth's most fascinating (not to mention...

'Top Chef Seattle' recap, 'Glacial Gourmand'

2013-02-14 06:35:00

Brooke, Josh, and Sheldon remain, splayed out on the sofas and clearly exhausted. Brooke finds a note from Padma telling them to meet her at the Eagle Crest. Is that an Alaskan Leather Bar? I'm excited. They drive up a long mountain and are stopped by...

'Top Chef Seattle' recap, Battle before the war

2013-01-10 06:46:00

We are greeted with another sunny Seattle morning, as the chefs debrief on the prior elimination. Josh confesses he isn’t the least bit disappointed in John Tesar’s departure, while Stefan is shown looking despondently off on the horizon as he...

'Top Chef Seattle' recap, Past suppers

2013-01-03 06:32:00

[Pre-recap recap: Last week, the chefs dug up their own oysters, Micah won the Quickfire, the Rat City Roller Girls had a "Top Chef"-catered skating party, Padma wowed us with her roller disco moves, Josie got on everyone’s last nerve, team Brooke/...

'Top Chef Seattle' recap, episode 12, Wolfgang Clucks

2013-01-24 05:09:00

Sheldon is thrilled with his back-to-back wins and that he is "one step closer for a better future for myself and a brighter future for my family." Josie, on the other hand, is wiping away tears as she justifies her throwing-Kristen-under-the-bus...

'Top Chef Seattle' premiere recap, The Ultimate Chef Test

2012-11-08 05:37:00

Just when the election is over and you felt a sincere lack of cutthroat competition in your life -- hooray for "Top Chef!" Welcome to Season 10. Let's get it started in hey-ya: Padma (in a fetching white ensemble) explains that 21 chefs will be competing...

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

2012-05-25 13:52:00

In 2003, the Borgata became the city's first new hotel property in 13 years. Now, the sleek casino-hotel is one of Atlantic City's most popular destinations. Casino hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Games to play: You'll find 3,475 slot machines...

Atlantic City casinos

2012-05-25 14:59:37

New Jersey Atlantic Club Casino Formerly Atlantic City Hilton and ACH, this newly renamed casino and hotel forgoes the glitz of newcomer Revel. Casino hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Games to play: There are 58 live table games, including...

The Borgata shows a new hand

2012-05-25 14:12:00

In an effort to make guests' experiences more "distinctive," the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J., is undergoing a $51 million face-lift that includes refurbishing poker and guest rooms. The Borgata opened in 2003, but hotel officials...

Day trips: Count on candlelight, cannoli and even cardinals

2011-12-09 12:42:00

New York City Christmas Lights & Cannoli Tour Who needs the lines at Rockefeller Center when you can take a tour of the lit-up homes of Dyker Heights in the Italian-American section of Brooklyn? Crowds gather in the quaint neighborhood to view...

Is this still good? Blog posts from the past week that still pass the smell test

2011-07-09 11:50:00

1) Time magazine's Joel Ezersky called for American culinary indepedendence. "We have yet to do at our own tables what our arms, our literature and our technology did centuries ago." Except, of course, that every iota of American innovation is as...

Celebrity Snakehead Dinner to benefit Oyster Recovery Partnership

2011-10-19 08:10:00

Author, chef and National Geographic Fellow Barton Seaver joins eight chefs from Maryland and D.C. for this invasive species dinner benefiting the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Chefs include Baltimore's Spike Gjerde (Woodberry Kitchen) and Chad Wells...

The Better Business Bureau's Los Angeles chapter gave Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant, which declined to pay the bureau's subscription fees, a grade of B-minus, while less prominent restaurants that paid the subscription fees received higher ratings.

2013-03-12 13:00:00

Chef Wolfgang Puck is interviewed during the food and beverage preview for this year's Governors Ball in preparation for the 85th Academy Awards.

2013-02-26 09:36:43

A man pours champagne as celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck (not seen) speaks to journalists regarding food and beverages to be served at the Governor's Ball immediately following the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

2013-02-26 09:31:34