links for 2006-10-05

Gordon Ramsay tells why he became a monster chef [1]

Brief profile and review of his new book

(tags: chefs [2] gordonramsay [3])
Thomas Keller gets second 3-star Michelin rating [4]

French Laundry follows Per Se, not a surprise at all

(tags: restaurants [5] michelin [6] thomaskeller [7] chefs [2])
Eat Out '06: A tasting celebration - Time Out New York [8]

To be held on October 10th in Tribeca. Some great participating restaurants in that list like wd-50 and Nobu. New Yorkers, go for me!

(tags: newyork [9] foodevents [10] timeout [11] us [12])
Religious fasting: Abstaining from food part of many faiths [13]

A bit old, but a nice article about the role of fasting in many religions. I particularly like the description of Ramadan as a period where one also abstains from extreme emotions too.

(tags: fasting [14] religion [15] ramadan [16])
Young Italian chef impresses buffs [17]

A 32 year old chef of a restaurant near Padua gets top ratings from Espresso, a leading Italian restaurant guide. Must be restaurant rating season!

(tags: restaurants [5] italy [18] padua [19] espressoguide [20])
Indian food writer adds spice to Western palates [21]

Madhur Jaffrey, probably the most influential cookbook author on Indian food.

(tags: cookbook [22] authors [23] madhurjaffrey [24] india [25])
we must eat: Mame meditation [26]

A great article about Japanese beans, by the ever talented Motoko-san

(tags: beans [27] japanese [28] edamame [29])

Links:
[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=anHdWJVEhukY&refer=home
[2] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/chefs
[3] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/gordonramsay
[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/02/dining/02cnd-michelin.html?hp&ex=1159848000&en=0dd06757188f4110&ei=5094&partner=homepage
[5] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/restaurants
[6] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/michelin
[7] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/thomaskeller
[8] http://www.timeout.com/newyork/static_content/eatout06/
[9] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/newyork
[10] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/foodevents
[11] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/timeout
[12] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/us
[13] http://www.thedailystar.com/lifestyle/2005/10/08/rf1008.html
[14] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/fasting
[15] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/religion
[16] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/ramadan
[17] http://ansa.it/main/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2006-10-03_1036021.html
[18] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/italy
[19] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/padua
[20] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/espressoguide
[21] http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-10-04T090512Z_01_JAK17161_RTRUKOC_0_UK-LIFE-COOKERY-AUTHOR.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage3
[22] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/cookbook
[23] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/authors
[24] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/madhurjaffrey
[25] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/india
[26] http://wemusteat.blogspot.com/2006/10/mame-meditation.html
[27] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/beans
[28] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/japanese
[29] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/edamame