I'm a Food Network devotee. I love the Iron Chef challenges. The pressure is thrilling but mostly I'm blown away by the way chefs like Hiroyuki Sakai, Masaharu Morimoto and Bobby Flay combine traditions and ingredients.
Fusion cuisine. It's innovative...and a big part of why I wanted to go to culinary school.
Unfortunately, I learned recently that the war between the traditional and contemporary chefs is ongoing.
Each school day, the baking class makes a different type of filled croissan
Chef Beau MacMillan, Beau Mac to his friends, is down to earth. Which is actually no small feat, since as of late, he's had his share of face time on TV. Best known for his stint on the Food Network's Iron Chef America, Battle Kobe Beef, where he made quick work of Iron Chef Bobby Flay, he's still retained his humble charm and warm, endearing laugh. Where other chefs might be bolting to the Next Big Thing, Beau's still here in town at Paradise Valley's Elements, turning out artisanal, season
​Executive Chef Beau MacMillan of elements at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain is somewhat of a local legend. He's been on NBC's The Today Show three times. He cooked at The James Beard House. He even beat Chef Bobby Flay with his delicious Kobe beef dishes on a 2006 episode of Iron Chef.
MacMillan's headed back to the Food Network in January for a new show called Worst Cooks in America. He and Anne Burrell, host of Secrets of a Restaurant Chef,&n
