Chefs
12 past winners of Louisiana seafood cooking contest compete

Jun. 06, 2021 09:46 AM EDT
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — With Louisiana's coronavirus pandemic restrictions canceled, a dozen past winners will compete against each other in person this month in...

Chef Mario Carbone poses for a photo at Carbone on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision via AP)
High-end NYC eateries expand, flourish in Miami

By Kelli Kennedy May. 21, 2021 09:37 AM EDT

South Beach Wine & Food Festival helps hurting restaurants

By Kelli Kennedy May. 21, 2021 04:54 AM EDT
MIAMI BEACH (AP) — Some of the biggest celebrity chefs are in Miami this weekend for the annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival, including Bobby Flay,...

This Oct. 1, 2020 photo shows the exterior of the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On April 16, 2021, New Jersey gambling regulators released statistics showing that the Atlantic City casinos more than doubled their gambling revenue in March 2021 compared to a year earlier, when casinos were forced to shut down in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Both the Borgata and Hard Rock casinos posted identical revenue increases of 178.2% this March. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Bobby Flay restaurant in Borgata casino closing in June

By Wayne Parry Apr. 19, 2021 10:06 AM EDT

This image released by Murray’s Cheese shows a display of cheeses in front of a laptop showing a virtual class about cheese. In this pandemic climate, there are lots of ways to make this Valentine's Day feel special without putting your health at risk or spending a lot of cash. Murray’s Cheese has expanded their selection of virtual classes, which include one on making cheese boards, and one on creating a “Most Decadent Valentine’s Day.” All the classes can be taken live or bought to view later. (Murray’s Cheese via AP)
A special Valentines meal can take many forms this year

By Katie Workman Feb. 04, 2021 09:58 AM EST

This combination of photos shows Anne Alderete at a restaurant on Aug. 12, 2020, left, and a dish of natto and chives on gluten free sourdough bread. Whether it’s kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings. Alderete is enjoying something she never thought she would: natto. Made of fermented soy beans, natto is popular in Japan but considered too slimy and stinky for some. (J. Alderete, left, and A. Alderete via AP)
Pandemic cuisine: Odd pairings, old favorites on the menu

By Leanne Italie Feb. 02, 2021 10:48 AM EST

Copies of Dorah Sitole's cook book "40 Years of Iconic Food", seen at centre, in Exclusive Books in Hyde Park Corner, Johannesburg, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. South Africa's pioneer Black food writer Sitole, portrait on cover, who quietly defied apartheid to win respect and a readership for African cuisine, died of COVID-19, in Jan. 2021. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer dies of virus

By Mogomotsi Magome Jan. 19, 2021 03:37 AM EST

FILE - In this May 16, 1997 file photo, Albert Roux poses for a photo. Roux, the French-born chef and restaurateur who along with his late brother Michel had a profound influence on British dining habits, has died. He was 85, it was reported on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The brothers are widely credited with revolutionizing Britain’s staid and old-fashioned culinary scene, notably with their opening of Le Gavroche in London in 1967, a restaurant that was frequented by a loyal clientele that included many of the icons of the Swinging Sixties in London. (PA via AP, File)
Albert Roux, major influence on UK dining habits, dies at 85

By Pan Pylas Jan. 06, 2021 08:47 AM EST

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) pulls in a touchdown pass as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson (21) defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Diggs invokes "Super Freak" and has big game

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2020 11:08 AM EST

FILE - Chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern attends The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project fundraiser in New York on Nov. 12, 2019. Zimmern has tips on how to navigate a feast during a global pandemic. Zimmern has teamed up with AARP for a free live streaming cooking demonstration and question-and-answer session Thursday called “AARP Presents: A Caregivers Thanksgiving.” The one-hour event will be available AARP's site and Facebook Live. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Chef Andrew Zimmern shares tips for a downsized Thanksgiving

By Mark Kennedy Nov. 18, 2020 09:27 AM EST

Honolulu chef Alan Wong closes King Street restaurant

Nov. 04, 2020 10:04 AM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu's restaurant industry suffered another blow resulting from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic with the permanent closure...

This cover image released by Voracious shows "Book Story: The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food," by Marcus Samuelsson. The book has 150 recipes from two dozen top Black chefs and includes profiles of each. (Voracious via AP)
Chef Marcus Samuelsson celebrates the variety of Black food

By Mark Kennedy Nov. 02, 2020 08:10 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, former first lady Michelle Obama looks on as NBA star LeBron James speaks at The University of Akron, in Akron, Ohio. A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama is partnering with a similar group founded by NBA star LeBron James and other prominent Black athletes and entertainers to generate excitement about voting early for the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Michelle Obama, LeBron James team to help boost early voting

By Darlene Superville Oct. 13, 2020 08:20 AM EDT

A passer-by uses a mobile device near a window featuring a likeness, left, of chef and social media star known as Salt Bae outside the Nusr-Et Boston restaurant, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Boston. The restaurant opened by the Turkish restaurateur, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, was ordered closed Sunday, Sept. 27, because officials said it posed a "imminent threat to public health and public safety resulting from the ongoing and repeated failure to adhere to COVID-19 public safety standards." (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Salt Bae's restaurant apologizes after coronavirus closure

Sep. 29, 2020 01:13 PM EDT

Angelina Backus poses for a photo at the Midnight Sun Brewing Co., Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. Backus, who is a lead server at the brewery, received a $500 tip from Jack Little, and said it helped her pay bills that were piling up during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Big tippers: Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers

By Mark Thiessen Sep. 07, 2020 12:37 AM EDT

In tis June 19, 2020 photo, a man wearing a mask amid the lockdown to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, walks in front of La Puerta Falsa restaurant in Bogota, Colombia. La Puerta Falsa has been serving hot chocolate and tamales since 1816, surviving the nation's independence war, a guerrilla attack against a nearby supreme court building and a riot in 1948 that burnt down most of Bogota's center. But the pandemic has forced it to close its doors for the first time. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Iconic restaurants adapt to lockdowns in Latin America

By Manuel Rueda Jun. 23, 2020 11:08 AM EDT

Michaela Kelly, left, a staffer from Alinea restaurant, checks carryout orders with a customer in Chicago, Saturday, June 20, 2020. Due to the coronavirus, Alinea shifted to carryout on March 17. Since then, it has served 82,000 meals, said Nick Kokonas, the restaurant's co-owner. Kokonas said carryout was so successful that Alinea hired all its employees back by the end of April at 80% of their former pay and benefits. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Hit hard by virus, fine dining finds new ways to serve

By Dee-Ann Durbin Jun. 21, 2020 10:28 AM EDT

In this June 14, 2020 photo, Emiliano Coppa, left, and chef Anna Klinger pose with their daughter outside their trattoria, Al di La, in the Park Slope neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The coronavirus has decimated the restaurant industry, leaving millions unemployed and shuttering spots for good. Many dine-in restaurants have turned to delivery or takeout, like Al di La. (Lisa Tolin via AP)
'Adapt or die' -- Restaurants find ways to evolve amid virus

By Mark Kennedy Jun. 18, 2020 10:55 AM EDT

Filtration system is placed to prevent the new coronavirus particles to travel in the air in the Alain Ducasse's restaurant « Allard », in Paris, Thursday, June 11, 2020. French Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse unveils virus-protection measures as he prepares to reopen his restaurants, including a new filtration system that works to stop virus particles from the air traveling to neighboring tables. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
French chef Ducasse unveils anti-virus air system

By Thomas Adamson Jun. 11, 2020 12:08 PM EDT

Berkner High School soccer coach, Denny Gunnerson, left, hands out a box of food at a food distribution site in an apartment complex in Dallas, Friday, May 15, 2020. Cafe Momentum has been delivering 1,550 meal kits a week to families in the area through various groups. Most of the kits, which include four meals for a family of four, are being distributed in the Richardson Independent School District. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Teens at Dallas cafe make meal kits for needy amid COVID-19

By Jamie Stengle Jun. 02, 2020 11:01 AM EDT