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You don't need a grill to grill, advises award-winning cookbook author

4:29pm July 06, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

James Whetlor, author of The DIY BBQ Cookbook, explains how to reject BBQ maximalism and build your own tandoori oven out of flowerpots, and grill on the holes of cinderblocks.

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Rob Rubba, winner of the Outstanding Chef award at the 2023 James Beard Restaurant And Chef Awards.

These are the winners of this year's James Beard Awards, the biggest night in food

7:14pm June 06, 2023

by Ayana Archie

A Washington, D.C., chef won the outstanding category. The Chicago ceremony was hosted by chefs Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi, Andrew Zimmern and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons.

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Triad restaurants among James Beard Awards semifinalists

3:46pm February 24, 2022

by David Ford

The names are in, and Tri

Gabriel Hernandez (left) and Jose Enrique are Puerto Rican chefs named as semifinalists for the best chef of the South category of the 2018 James Beard Awards. The recognition comes as the island's restaurants recover from Hurricane Maria.

Two Puerto Rican Chefs Weathered The Worst; Now Honored By The Best

6:18pm March 13, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

After hurricanes Irma and Maria, these chefs defied the destruction, kept their restaurants open and fed hungry victims. Will they be finalists for the culinary world's prestigious James Beard Awards?

Rasika chef Vikram Sunderam, here with a towering dish of eggplant and potato, says, "Indian cuisine is a very personal cuisine. It's made from family to family, how they like to cook."

In New Cookbook, Acclaimed Indian Restaurant Finally Spills Its Secrets

8:18pm October 18, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Rasika, a top eatery in Washington, D.C., is famous for its crispy spinach and modern twists on classic dishes. Now the owner and chef are sharing some of their prized — and adventurous — recipes.

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