From Kansas City, we're journeying approximately eight hundred miles to Cleveland, Ohio. Moving from a city that borders the Missouri River to a city that borders Lake Erie, we continue to find restaurants with new spring menus. Here I was able to speak with Chef Rocco Whalen, owner and Executive Chef of Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit is a decade old restaurant, located in the Tremont section of Cleveland, that is noted for its contemporary American regional cuisine. Another claim to fame for the restaurant is the chef. Chef Rocco recently starred in the Food Network series, Fat Chef, and lost 130
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Food Localmotion Green Pizza and Beer Local Foods Dinner
by TT on September 23rd, 2011 | Chef News, Restaurant News
With today marking the start of fall, it seemed the appropriate time to start a new series. This series will features chefs and restaurants who are hosting Fall Harvest dinners that utilize locally sourced produce, meats, cheeses, and more. The series will highlight many delicious events from California to Florida to New Jersey and a few other locations in between.
Our first Harvest Dinner is taking place this Sunday, September 25th, at 5:30 p.m. at the Lucky Bucket Brewery in La Vista, Nebraska, in conjunction with The Food Localmotion (Sierra Club Omaha, Green Omaha Coalition, and Slow Food Omaha). Preparing
Our first Harvest Dinner is taking place this Sunday, September 25th, at 5:30 p.m. at the Lucky Bucket Brewery in La Vista, Nebraska, in conjunction with The Food Localmotion (Sierra Club Omaha, Green Omaha Coalition, and Slow Food Omaha). Preparing
Chef Katy Clark
by TT on September 7th, 2011 | Chef News
In our last Food Network Star interview, we learned more about Juba Kali. This week we are pleased to share our interview with Katy Clark, a competitor who is the owner of a food and fitness company, Fit Chef Katy. She amazed us with her cooking skills, but unfortunately she was eliminated in the second episode. We were pleased to speak with her and learn more about her.
TT: Having watched Food Network Star, your food looked fabulous, especially your grown-up s’mores. What is the best piece of cooking advice you can offer to home cooks who want to
TT: Having watched Food Network Star, your food looked fabulous, especially your grown-up s’mores. What is the best piece of cooking advice you can offer to home cooks who want to
Chef Juba Kali
by TT on August 26th, 2011 | Chef News
Season 7 of Food Network Star may have ended, but our interviews of the contestants continue. Although eliminated in the second episode, Juba Kali displayed fabulous knowledge of food and cooking. We were able to speak with him and learn more about this fabulous chef.
TT: As a chef, scientist and Food Network Star contestant, you have a vast amount of cooking knowledge and experience. What is one simple food or cooking fact our readers should know that will improve their cooking?
JK: One of my pet peeves that is EASILY avoidable is the overcooking of vegetables. One can vastly improve
TT: As a chef, scientist and Food Network Star contestant, you have a vast amount of cooking knowledge and experience. What is one simple food or cooking fact our readers should know that will improve their cooking?
JK: One of my pet peeves that is EASILY avoidable is the overcooking of vegetables. One can vastly improve
Chef Jyll Everman
by TT on August 11th, 2011 | Chef News
With this season's Food Network Star nearing the end of the competition, it means that more chefs have been eliminated from the show. Last week, we were able to speak with Justin Balmes. This week, I was delighted to be able to speak with Jyll Everman, who was eliminated in week 8.
TT: As a caterer and Food Network Star contestant, you have a vast amount of cooking experience. What is one simple thing our readers can do to improve their cooking?
JE: Focus on one technique at a time and master it! Spend a week braising different cuts of
TT: As a caterer and Food Network Star contestant, you have a vast amount of cooking experience. What is one simple thing our readers can do to improve their cooking?
JE: Focus on one technique at a time and master it! Spend a week braising different cuts of






