After an 11-year career as a federal law officer, Fleming traded his badge for an apron and a life in the kitchen as a chef in major group houses, and now caters to boutique-sized groups at Agua Caliente Palm Springs.
Nicholas F. Schultz and the culinary staff at DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex are turning heads in the heartland with a vegetable-forward philosophy.
Brent Hines, who grew up on an exotic game ranch in Chico, Texas, is excited to bring chef-driven recipes to a convention center—and to help usher in a new catering kitchen that’s part of the venue’s planned $450 million expansion.
Javier Garcia Cerrillo, executive chef of Mexico’s Thompson Zihuatanejo, leverages the comforting and complex qualities of fire and smoke for group cooking classes and the menu at the resort’s Ceniza restaurant.
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge Chef de Cuisine Denevin Miranda brings his grandmother’s love of Filipino cuisine and his mother’s Italian, Greek and other NYC melting pot styles to the New American menu of this Pier 1 hotel. Discover his recipe for White Gazpacho With Jumbo Lump Crab.
Many top chefs find their inspiration from their mothers and grandmothers while growing up. Here are 18 recipes that inspired these culinary masters, from simple to complex, but all featuring the common thread of coming from the heart.
