All posts tagged: Chef

French Chef that inspired ‘Ratatouille,’ to get Biopic Treatment

French Chef that inspired ‘Ratatouille,’ to get Biopic Treatment

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bernard Loiseau, the iconic French chef who served as an inspiration for Pixar’s Ratatouille, is set to get the biopic treatment. Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, the Paris-based production company behind such French box office hits as Beating Hearts (2024), The Stronghold (2020) and Dog 51 (2025) is working with the Loiseau’s family on a feature film inspired by the life and legacy of the chef, famous for his three-Michelin-star restaurant La Côte d’Or, which turned the Burgundy village of Saulieu in a world-renowned gastronomic destination. Thomas Lilti, a French director known for his films and TV series about doctors and the medical profession, including Irreplaceable (2016) and Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor (2014)) is attached to direct. Chi-Fou-Mi, a Mediawan company, will produce together with Lilti’s 31 Juin Films. Loiseau was a leading figure on the French, and international, food scenes throughout the 1980s and ’90s. His life ended tragically, via suicide, in 2007. The cause of his death was the source of wide-spread speculation in the French media, with reports of depression brought on by …

Olivia Ostrow Says She Only Watched One Episode of ’24 in 24: Last Chef Standing’ Before Competing on Season 3

Olivia Ostrow Says She Only Watched One Episode of ’24 in 24: Last Chef Standing’ Before Competing on Season 3

Published by Daniella Wilson

The 24-hour clock never stops, and Olivia Ostrow wouldn’t have it any other way. The Miami, Florida–based chef is gearing up for the Season 3 premiere of 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing, but her prep for the high-stakes competition was surprisingly minimal. “I watched one episode. That felt like the correct amount of research,” she tells ET. “After that I was like, ‘Okay, people are exhausted and making questionable decisions. Perfect. I’m ready.’ … I’m French. We look and then we do our own thing anyway.” Olivia Ostrow Her approach in the kitchen is just as instinctive. “I’m very in the moment. Cooking for me is almost like music,” she says. “Sometimes I feel like jazz and very improvisational, sometimes it’s classical and precise, and other times it’s a full boy band moment.” Rather than letting the cameras intimidate her, Ostrow leaned into the structure of the television show, which pits 24 chefs against one another over a nonstop 24-hour stretch with eight shifts, 24 challenges, and a $100,000 prize. “I love the chaos, the …

Chef Robotics escaped the robot cooking graveyard and says it’s thriving — here’s why

Chef Robotics escaped the robot cooking graveyard and says it’s thriving — here’s why

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Chef Robotics CEO Rajat Bhageria likes to tell people — correctly — that his industry is a veritable startup graveyard. Whether you’re talking about Chowbotics, a salad-making startup that was acquired and later shut down by DoorDash, or Zume, a $400 million attempt to “disrupt” pizza delivery that collapsed in 2023, the effort to automate a process that has heretofore required opposable thumbs and a sentient brain has not always gone so smoothly. Bhageria thinks he’s figured out the workaround. The premise is simple, even if the execution isn’t: use AI-powered robot arms to take the labor out of large-scale food production. Originally, Chef sought to do that in fast casual restaurants, the kind that litter America’s cities. But the company pivoted early, finding success instead in food manufacturing, where it now serves enterprise customers like Amy’s Kitchen and Chef Bombay, and works with one of the largest school lunch providers in the country. Now, the company says that it has passed an important milestone: 100 million servings. What’s a “serving,” exactly? A company spokesperson …

Manchester-born chef tragically killed in one-punch attack after making ‘Brummie’ comment

Manchester-born chef tragically killed in one-punch attack after making ‘Brummie’ comment

Published by Sam Flores

The family of a Manchester-born chef who was tragically killed in a one-punch attack after making a comment have made an urgent call for change, calling his killer’s prison sentence an ‘insult’. Cemal John Yilmaz, 29, who originally grew up in south Manchester, was sent instantly to the ground after suffering a ‘single, fast, jab-style punch’ on a night out in Exmouth on December 12 last year. Cemal was seriously injured and knocked unconscious, and later died of his injuries on December 16. A court heard how he had been out drinking when he encountered Royal Marine Joseph Jones on Church Street. Commando Jones had been out celebrating with his friends their recent passing out parade, a military ceremony which marks the completion of training for recruits or cadets. Get MEN Premium now for just £1 HERE – or get involved in our WhatsApp group by clicking HERE. And don’t miss out on our brilliant selection of newsletters HERE. Devon and Cornwall Police said that Jones and ‘gentle giant’ Yilmaz ‘exchanged words’, which Jones later …

Top chef reveals the two supermarkets that do great meat and fish – and shares most underrated store cupboard ingredient | Money News

Top chef reveals the two supermarkets that do great meat and fish – and shares most underrated store cupboard ingredient | Money News

Published by Sam Flores

Every month we interview top chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more.​​​​​​​ This time, we speak to multiple Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson, chef-owner at Solstice and House of Tides in Newcastle and Solaya in London. I’ve been fortunate to work under some amazing chefs… but my time in London alongside a chef called Hywel Jones was where I really learned my craft as an aspiring chef. His ability to get the best out of ingredients and his techniques helped me learn to achieve this, which gave me the platform to build on and has helped shape the chef I am today. A cheap ingredient that a lot of people overlook is… offal. People often go for the prime expensive cuts, but offal is often very cheap. Tripe is something a lot of butchers give away for free, as no one wants it, but braised slowly in red wine, bacon and mushrooms, it is one of the most delicious things to eat. The best store cupboard …

Noma chef René Redzepi resigns amid abuse allegations

Noma chef René Redzepi resigns amid abuse allegations

Published by Sam Flores

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Noma chef resigns amid allegations of physical abuse of staff | Restaurants

Noma chef resigns amid allegations of physical abuse of staff | Restaurants

Published by Sam Flores

René Redzepi, the head chef and co-founder of Noma, has announced his resignation from his internationally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant following allegations he physically abused his staff. Redzepi had been facing protests in Los Angeles before a four-month pop-up that launched this week. His resignation on Wednesday comes after the New York Times detailed allegations of physical and psychological abuse, including claims that he “punched employees in the face, jabbed them with kitchen implements and slammed them against walls”. He wrote in an Instagram story: “I’ve decided to step away and allow our extraordinary leaders to now guide the restaurant into its next chapter.” Redzepi said the recent weeks had “brought attention and important conversations about our restaurant, industry and my past leadership”, writing: “I have worked to be a better leader and Noma has taken big steps to transform the culture over many years. I recognize these changes do not repair the past. An apology is not enough; I take responsibility for my own actions.” The chef said Noma’s team would “carry forward together into …

Famed chef reveals 70 dish menu for this Sunday’s Oscars after-party

Famed chef reveals 70 dish menu for this Sunday’s Oscars after-party

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free Culinary maestro Wolfgang Puck orchestrated a lavish feast of over 70 dishes for Hollywood’s elite at Sunday’s Governors Ball, the exclusive after-party following the Academy Awards ceremony. Puck and his dedicated team, marking their 32nd year at the helm of the official post-Oscars celebration’s culinary offerings, curated a menu designed to tantalise the palates of 1,500 A-listers with tastes from across the globe. Among the innovative additions were a live izakaya station, offering Japanese-style pub fare, and an Italian gelato machine serving freshly churned ice cream. These complemented perennial favourites that consistently grace the menu. “Comfort food is always the people’s favourite food, like our chicken pot pie, smoked salmon pizza, our macaroni and cheese or the mini Wagyu burgers,” Puck revealed at a preview event earlier in the week. He admitted that attempts at excessive innovation didn’t always yield results. “I did some parties …

Major sponsors withdraw from Noma pop-up events in LA as renowned chef faces allegations of abuse

Major sponsors withdraw from Noma pop-up events in LA as renowned chef faces allegations of abuse

Published by Daniella Wilson

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Two major companies have reportedly pulled out of sponsoring a Los Angeles pop-up dinner series from the world-famous Copenhagen restaurant Noma, in the wake of a New York Times exposé accusing its celebrity chef, René Redzepi, of abusing staff. American Express and Blackbird, a hospitality start-up, are no longer associated with the $1,500-per-night series of Noma dinners, which begins on Wednesday, according to the Times and Expedite, a restaurant news publication. “René’s past practices, by his own admission, were unacceptable and abhorrent,” Blackbird founder Ben Leventhal told the paper. “We cannot lean on time elapsed and rehabilitation claims when these things resurface.” American Express told Expedite it backed out of the dinner because of “disturbing information that has come to our attention.” The companies said they would offer refunds and donate remaining money to organizations working on behalf of …