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Le Cordon Bleu

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    The 2012 Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame Inductees Are . . .

    Starting off the Scottsdale Culinary Festival for 2012 was last night's invite-only Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame cocktail party presented by the Scottsdale League of the Arts held at Technique Restaurant at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Old Town Scottsdale. It was a nice juxtaposition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Author Kathleen Flinn of Kitchen Counter Cooking School Coming to Phoenix for First Chow Bella Book Club Event

    Kathleen Flynn, author of Kitchen Counter Cooking School ​When we started the Chow Bella Book Club earlier this month with Changing Hands Bookstore, the hope was that eventually CHB would be able to persuade some kick-ass food writers to come to town. Well, that was quick. We'd barely annou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Wanna Be a Judge at Pie Social? Join the Chow Bella Book Club!

    ​Hey Chow Bella readers -- and pie lovers everywhere! Want to be a judge at the second-annual Pie Social, coming up Saturday, November 12 on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix? We've got a star-studded line-up of celeb bakers, and we're looking for one more judge to round out our panel. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Presenting the Chow Bella Book Club; Now Reading: "The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How A Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks" By Kathleen Flinn

    ​ Chow Bella and Changing Hands Bookstore are proud to present the Chow Bella Book Club -- an online book club for people who love food, books and books about food.Every month, we'll choose a book -- memoir, history, novel, biography, cook book -- that you can buy at a discount from Changing Hands ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Top Chef Just Desserts Season 2 Contestant Grew Up in Glendale

    Top Chef Just DessertsLina Biancamano (love those shoes!)​HOLLA! HOLLA! Glendale in the house! The second season of Top Chef Just Desserts, the competitive series on Bravo showcasing the best of the best in the world of pastry arts hosted by Gail Simmons (Call me!), announced the cast of its n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Scottsdale's 60th Anniversary Cake: You Pick the Design, Chef Tracy DeWitt Makes It Happen

    ​When it comes to creating one-of-a-kind cakes for ginormous events, most of us would add our own sweat to the list of ingredients. Chef Tracy DeWitt, sugar artist.​Not chef Tracy DeWitt, an instructor at Scottsdale's Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, self-described sugar artist, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Julia Baker: Julia Baker Confections

    Carol BlonderJulia Baker ​ We recently visited Julia Baker at her headquarters in the Scottsdale Airpark. The "no talking" kitchen was in full swing preparing holiday confections for corporate customers and Julia Baker's Chocolate Boutique at The Montelucia. Julia graciuosly gave us a tour, and o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Andrea Kretzmann of Saffron Kitchen

    Photo courtesy of Lizzie Kimball via Andrea Kretzmann​ The business: Saffron Kitchen What they're packin': Meat and vegetable pies with a South African flair Where you can find them: More Valley farmers' markets will be added soon. Find your fix on Thursdays at the Market at Hayden Station P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Spicing Up Simple Foods with Local Chef John Deflieze

    As a chef de cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale, Chef John Deflieze can whip up a few dishes some at-home cooks would have trouble pronouncing. For a recent interview, however, we asked Deflieze to tackle some foods most chefs aren't known for. Photo courtesy Jo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Eric Ireland of Torched Goodness

    Kelly Green Eric Ireland, torch in hand, is ready to burn something up -- and hopefully it's creme brulee​With the sweet smell of caramelized sugar floating from his white catering truck, Chef Eric Ireland plays with fire on a daily basis.   In fact, when he's not concocting next wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Valley Chefs Reveal What Was in Their School Lunches

    What do you feed your little aspiring chef? Check out what these Valley chefs ate as kids that made them what they are today... or rather what they became in spite of what they ate.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    SunUp Brewhouse Introduces New Chef, New Menu

    ​I've been a fan of SunUp Brewhouse since back in the days when it was still called Sonoran. The name change, a legal result of SunUp's burgeoning distribution, took place a year ago (wow -- time flies!), but the place is just as good of a hangout, with the same ownership and laid-back, friendly v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Chef Talk: Tracy DeWitt of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Scottsdale (Part Two)

    Competition is the name of the game for Chef Tracy DeWitt, who, along with three other regional champs, will strive for the title of American Culinary Federation's Pastry Chef of the Year today. DeWitt lets us in on her competition secrets, makes us want to go camping and volunteers to work at Charm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    August 4 In Blogs: Salvador Reza, SMoCA, Adam Carolla, Tracy DeWitt, and John McCain

    ​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Chef Talk: Tracy DeWitt of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Scottsdale

    Tracy DeWitt, the American Culinary Federation Western Region's Pastry Chef of the Year for 2010 who is vying for the national title this week, had no career aspirations of being a chef. But when she started working part-time in a New Jersey bakery at age 15, a fascination with the bakers and cake d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Aurore de Beauduy of Vogue Bistro, Part Two

    Photo courtesy of Chef Aurore de Beauduy. Chef Aurore de Beauduy ​Yesterday we ran Part One of our Chef Talk with Chef Aurore de Beauduy of Vogue Bistro. Trained at France's Le Cordon Bleu, Chef Aurore not only learned a lot about cooking, but also about the ins and outs of the industry --& ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 15, 2010

    George's in Scottsdale Gives Diners Gyro Euphoria

    Photo courtesy of Chef Aurore de Beauduy. Chef Aurore de Beauduy ​Yesterday we ran Part One of our Chef Talk with Chef Aurore de Beauduy of Vogue Bistro. Trained at France's Le Cordon Bleu, Chef Aurore not only learned a lot about cooking, but also about the ins and outs of the industry --& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Chef Talk: Brian Feirstein, Eddie V's Prime Seafood

    For Brian Feirstein, executive chef of  Eddie V's Prime Seafood in Scottsdale, making an impact on the customers goes beyond the kitchen. The Arizona native makes it a point to get to know his customers on a first-name basis and crafts unique dishes based on dietary needs--more than w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Scottsdale Culinary Institute Changes Its Name

    ​Get ready to say a mouthful as the Scottsdale Culinary Institute changes its name to Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. Maybe we should be excited--Julia Child, who was featured in the now-on-DVD movie Julie & Julia, attended the Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris. There are cur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Phoenix Phoodies: Hana Japanese Eatery

    Sloane Burwell Delicious poke on chips - the perfect "hello" from Hana Japanese Eatery.Hana Japanese Eatery (5524 N 7th Ave Phoenix, 602-973-1238) is a family place. From the five members of the Hashimoto clan who work there and the well-loved staff who tend to your every whim, you'll feel li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Cooking School Secrets: Ever Ready

    My ice cube trays recently came out of retirement. They were delegated to the back of the cabinet when my youngest daughter stopped eating homemade baby food, but they've been recycled and turns out they are used more frequently than ever before. What for? Stock. Making your own stock is one thing ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 13, 2008

    Scratch Pastries offers French bliss in the form of luscious desserts and savory sandwiches

    My ice cube trays recently came out of retirement. They were delegated to the back of the cabinet when my youngest daughter stopped eating homemade baby food, but they've been recycled and turns out they are used more frequently than ever before. What for? Stock. Making your own stock is one thing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    Look, it's a new indie bistro on the West Side

    My ice cube trays recently came out of retirement. They were delegated to the back of the cabinet when my youngest daughter stopped eating homemade baby food, but they've been recycled and turns out they are used more frequently than ever before. What for? Stock. Making your own stock is one thing ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 10, 2007

    Pink Slip

    Um, forgettable

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2007

    How to Bake a 14-Layer Cake

    Assuming you can cook in the first place. . .

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    Xtreme Cuisine

    Arizona's cunning culinary wizard Chef Kaz Yamamoto prepares taboo illegal moveable feasts for the elite and über-rich

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2005

    You Say You Wanna Resolution . . .

    Well, you know, we all want to change careers

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Well, you know, we all want to change careers

  • Dining

    January 31, 2002

    A Meal of Living Dangerously

    The Valley of the Sun gets a heaping helping of "cuisine de sol"

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