by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 23, 2015 | People
Becoming a chef “I’m from Houston, but I’ve lived in Atlanta for the past 16 or 17 years,” says Ford Fry. Having studied at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, Fry moved on to fine-dining positions in Florida, Colorado, and California before landing in...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 23, 2015 | People
Becoming a chef “I always wanted to do something with my hands and be artistic,” Dominique Ansel says. “I grew up in a poor neighborhood [in France] where we needed to get a job early to sustain ourselves. At age 16, the kitchen was a place that welcomed me.” Why...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 23, 2015 | People
Becoming a chef Brian Malarkey didn’t have lifelong professional culinary ambitions. “I actually failed at just about everything else in college,” he says, “and one day, my father said, ‘Brian, all you do is cook food for your friends, and you really don’t seem to be...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 23, 2015 | People
Becoming a chef “I’ve been cooking for a very long time,” says Alex Stupak. “I grew up in kitchens.” Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, Stupak started working in professional kitchens at age 12, competed in national-level culinary competitions by his senior year of...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 23, 2015 | News
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened its second luxury portfolio location in India with the InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort. Designed by CV Sydney—an offshoot of Singapore-based Kerry Hill Architects—the 105-key resort offers elegant...
