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French Culinary Institute

Pascack Valley, NJ
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Jaret DeSande Of Woodcliff Lake Dies, 40 Jaret DeSande Of Woodcliff Lake Dies, 40 Jaret DeSande Of Woodcliff Lake Dies, 40
Jaret DeSande Of Woodcliff Lake Dies, 40 Jaret DeSande, a 40-year-old Woodcliff Lake resident, died on Friday, Sept. 29, according to his obituary. A passionate chef, DeSande graduated from the French Culinary Institute after growing up in Rockland County, his obituary reads.  He is survived by his son, Logan, his mother Adele, his brother Jason, and numerous other relatives and friends, according to his obituary. Life is so bittersweet sometimes. I always savor each moment i spend with each person that has ever graced me with their... Posted by Gee Dubz on Saturday, September 30, 2023 A funeral was held on Friday, Oct. 6 at …

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by Sam Barron
Towson, MD
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Baltimore Chef Turns McDonald's Menu Into Gourmet Meals On TikTok Baltimore Chef Turns McDonald's Menu Into Gourmet Meals On TikTok Baltimore Chef Turns McDonald's Menu Into Gourmet Meals On TikTok
Baltimore Chef Turns McDonald's Menu Into Gourmet Meals On TikTok Fish filet, but make it gourmet. A classically-trained chef from Baltimore is going viral on TikTok for turning McDonald's menu items into fancy feasts. Ashish Halfred, who owns the Duck Duck Goose restaurants, partnered with food influencer Danny Kim for the social media project.  The video posted to Kim's TikTok page garnered 65.5 million views as of Jan. 24. It shows Halfred making a classic French dish called "poached quenelle" out of McDonald's Filet-O-Fish, and an apple souffle out of apple pie. "A lot of people would say [the creations] are not even McDonald's anymore," said Halfre…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
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ON TV: Watch Bergen County Mom, Chef Compete On 'CHOPPED' ON TV: Watch Bergen County Mom, Chef Compete On 'CHOPPED' ON TV: Watch Bergen County Mom, Chef Compete On 'CHOPPED'
ON TV: Watch Bergen County Mom, Chef Compete On 'Chopped' A Bergen County mom who teaches cooking classes will be competing on an episode of Food Network's "CHOPPED" this week. Hillsdale's Rama Ginde, who owns WannaBee Chef, will be on the Tuesday, May 25 episode airing at 9 p.m. Ginde was trained at the French Culinary Institute and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She also graduated from the Columbia University’s Teacher’s College, and Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. She opened WannaBee in 2012 and recently transitioned to virtual classes. View this post on Instagram A po…

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by Cecilia Levine
Monsey, NY
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Rockland County Chef On 'Chopped' Was Pro Golfer & Wall Street Broker Rockland County Chef On 'Chopped' Was Pro Golfer & Wall Street Broker Rockland County Chef On 'Chopped' Was Pro Golfer & Wall Street Broker
Rockland County Chef On 'Chopped' Was Pro Golfer & Wall Street Broker Pressure and competition have played equally important roles in Rockland County chef Gregory Stott's life. The former pro golfer-turned-Wall Street stock broker combined both elements over the summer as a contestant on Food Network's cooking show "Chopped." The episode titled "Weird, Wacky, and Wild!" on Wikipedia will air on Sept. 17. Stott -- the executive head chef of The Old '76 House in Tappan -- couldn't say much about the show other than it being unforgettable. "It was an amazing experience," Stott said. "It wasn't what I expected." Stott is the executive chef at The Old '76 …

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgewood, NJ
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Bergen County Chef Eliminated On 'Chopped' Bergen County Chef Eliminated On 'Chopped' Bergen County Chef Eliminated On 'Chopped'
Bergen County Chef Eliminated On 'Chopped' Pressure and competition have played equally important roles in Bergen County native Gregory Stott's life. The former pro golfer-turned-Wall Street stock broker combined both elements over the summer as a contestant on Food Network cooking show "Chopped." The episode titled "Weird, Wacky, and Wild!" aired on Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. Chef Stott was eliminated just before the dessert round. Stott -- a Ridgewood native who lives in Haworth with his wife and two daughters -- is the executive head chef of The Old '76 House in Tappan, N.Y. He and three other contestants were presented with a box of…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains, NY
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Westchester Teen Killed In Crash Remembered As Charming Aspiring Chef Westchester Teen Killed In Crash Remembered As Charming Aspiring Chef Westchester Teen Killed In Crash Remembered As Charming Aspiring Chef
Westchester Teen Killed In Crash Remembered As Charming Aspiring Chef A Westchester teen who was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 7 in Norwalk is being remembered as a charming, aspiring chef just days after he was laid to rest. Nathan Spiro, 19, of Bedford, died on May 1 following the April 30 crash and just two weeks before his 20th birthday.  The son of Marc and Debbie Spiro, of Bedford, Nathan was an accomplished, aspiring chef whose personality, charm and love of food can be seen in his casting tape for the Food Network "Teen Chopped" show.  In the tape, Nathan talks about his love of food and how he knew that food was his life at age 11.…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Rochelle, NY
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New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration
New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration Francesco Coli grew up inspired by the sea. And now, he's bringing that love for fresh plucked-from-the-ocean cuisine to New Rochelle with the opening (as of October 2017) Vento Bistro. The new eatery is, as Coli describes, "a chef forward coastal Italian concept with an ever-changing seasonal menu." Fish and seafood are handpicked daily at the Fulton Fish Market in Hunt's Point. There are also housemade pastas -- all created in the kind of tiny galley kitchen you'd find in a New York City apartment.  The restaurant -- attached to a wine shop that Coli also owns --  combines his…

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by Jeanne Muchnick