Topic 21 of 82: The best chef
Sat, Feb 1, 1997 (15:51) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Who is the best chef?
42 responses total.
Topic 21 of 82 [restaurants]: The best chef
Response 1 of 42: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (14:38) * 3 lines
Chef Tel? Martha Stewart? Julia Childs?
Who would that be?
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Response 2 of 42: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Tue, Oct 14, 1997 (00:29) * 5 lines
On TV right now, that would have to be...
Emeril Lagasse.
WER
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Response 3 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (10:25) * 2 lines
Is it true that the difference between cooks and chefs is that cooks do their
own dishes?
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Response 4 of 42: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (14:23) * 1 lines
(defers to kitchenmanager)
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Response 5 of 42: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (23:24) * 8 lines
Well, none of my cooks do their own dishes, but they
do have to clean up the equipment, floors, etcetera.
I refer to myself as a kitchen manager and not a chef
because I have neither the paperwork or labor card,
nor do I have the breadth of experience to not need
the former.
WER
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Response 6 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (10:11) * 1 lines
fair enough.
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Response 7 of 42: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (03:23) * 3 lines
Chronicle readers say:
Miguel Ravago at Bertram's
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Response 8 of 42: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (10:11) * 5 lines
Never heard or him or that place.
It has to be (the envelope please), whoever cooks at
kitchenmanagers joint.
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Response 9 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:10) * 1 lines
I prefer the irreverent type.
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Response 10 of 42: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:44) * 2 lines
The irreverent chef?
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Response 11 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (13:09) * 1 lines
yes, I'm getting a mental pic now...
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Response 12 of 42: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (13:21) * 2 lines
What does the pic look like? Can you post it as a gif?
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Response 13 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (15:36) * 1 lines
very personal, thank you.
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Response 14 of 42: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (15:47) * 2 lines
too personal, oops.
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Response 15 of 42: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (02:58) * 3 lines
Unless you've got secret sources,
I'll bet you're wrong!
(can't tell about the clothes...)
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Response 16 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (10:43) * 1 lines
Ooooh! I love secrets! (actually that is a bold faced lie, but it sounded good)
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Response 17 of 42: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (12:49) * 1 lines
Anything else sound "gooder"?
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Response 18 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (13:27) * 1 lines
hey, you'll be giving me a bad wrap with all that poor English floating about!
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Response 19 of 42: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (13:43) * 2 lines
How would you prefer for me
to wrap you?
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Response 20 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (13:45) * 1 lines
in something edible.
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Response 21 of 42: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (15:08) * 1 lines
Whose choice of condiments?
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Response 22 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (10:44) * 1 lines
whoever is doing the nibbling gets to choose (unless there's some great allergy or psychosamatic reaction associated w/ something in particular)
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Response 23 of 42: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (12:31) * 1 lines
How about garnishing and presentation?
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Response 24 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (13:56) * 1 lines
oooh, tough one.
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Response 25 of 42: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, May 16, 1998 (01:37) * 2 lines
Whose choice of utensils?
(you still need to answer the garnish/presentation question, also...)
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Response 26 of 42: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, May 18, 1998 (18:19) * 1 lines
I thought you had gourmet hands... in that case, who needs utensils?
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Response 27 of 42: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, May 20, 1998 (00:55) * 1 lines
not I, just didn't know if you would...
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Response 28 of 42: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (20:45) * 1 lines
I understand this conference is under new hosting powers. Might that mean we stay on topic and actually talk about chefs...or whatever...?
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Response 29 of 42: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (20:47) * 1 lines
Has the opinion changed as to who is the best chef since last year? And, is this from the entire world or Austin or on TV or where?
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Response 30 of 42: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (22:05) * 2 lines
Hawaii has dozens, if not hundreds of fine chefs with international reputations due to the visitor industry here. Many are from Europe: Jean Marie Josselin (Michel's and Chez Michel), and Walter Jaite (Kilauea Lodge), Peter Merriman (Merriman's); or Asia: Keo (Keo's Thai Cuisine). But my two favorites are local guys: Sam Choy (two restaurants in Honolulu, two in Kona, one on Maui, one on Guam, on in Tokyo, and one in New York) and Roy Yamaguchi (Roy's in Honolulu and New York). Sam Choy is on a roll no
. Not only does he have that many restaurants (all successful, many different themes), he also has a statewide TV cooking show and his restaurants prepare the first class meals for United Airlines flights between Honolulu and the mainland.
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Response 31 of 42: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (22:06) * 1 lines
Check out Sam at http://www.samchoy.com
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Response 32 of 42: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (22:13) * 2 lines
Thanks for the local plug, John. I could never have come up with such a list.
Good old Sam is quite a guy - and a friend of the Vulcans, too!
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Response 33 of 42: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (22:17) * 1 lines
I met Sam in 1987 when I first came to the Big Island from Honolulu and was emceeing comedy night each Friday (except for game nights) at the Kona Hilton (he was the executive chef there). One of things I loved about Sam was he thought my name was "Taste this!"
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Response 34 of 42: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (22:21) * 1 lines
*LOL* That's funny!!! I imagine you obliged him each and every time!
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Response 35 of 42: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (23:42) * 1 lines
Are you kidding? I was looking forward to the food as much as the comedy!
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Response 36 of 42: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 1, 1999 (00:35) * 1 lines
And, you never bit the hand that fed the face, did you?! It is always a great thing for a cook to have an appreciative audience - even just one!
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Response 37 of 42: John Burnett (mrchips) * Fri, Oct 1, 1999 (03:25) * 1 lines
He's got a whole lot bigger audience than that.
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Response 38 of 42: John Burnett (mrchips) * Fri, Oct 1, 1999 (22:23) * 6 lines
This is a really terrific thing.
The Hunger Site at the U.N.
This is a really cool website. All you do is click a button and somewhere in the world some hungry person gets a meal to eat at no cost to you. The food is paid for by corporate sponsors. All you do is go to the site and click. But, you're only allowed one click per day so spread the word to others. Visit the site and pass the word.
http://www.thehungersite.com
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Response 39 of 42: John Burnett (mrchips) * Fri, Oct 8, 1999 (00:38) * 2 lines
Speaking of chefs in Hawaii, Georges Bouillion, a world-class French chef living in Honolulu, has just opened a French cooking institute here. If you would like to study French cooking in Hawaii, details are available 1 (808) 528-5627. When the students become advanced enough, Bouillion intends to open a relatively low cost French bistro run by his students. Stay tuned!
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Response 40 of 42: Stacey (stacey) * Mon, Oct 14, 2002 (00:09) * 4 lines
Another 'way back when' conference moment for me!
Paul, I used to have such a blast on this site. Unfortunately it seems like I became caught up in the time space continum that ceased allowing for such idle banter. Too bad for me! But this really was such a fun place for me and not so much the same after wer felt he had to go.
Anyway, I'm glad you've kept the community going and growing and I'll try and get back here more frequently (i.e. I won't wait 2-4 years between posts!)
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Response 41 of 42: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Jan 30, 2006 (20:29) * 3 lines
has anyone seen stacey?
*clearing throat* isn't it obvious that the best chef is wer?
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Response 42 of 42: restuaranteur (cfadm) * Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (15:58) * 1 lines
Hey, Stace' is in the house today, big time.
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