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#1 ·
Our last chat was with the very wonderful Steven Raichlen was early in the Summer and it was a great success. This Q&A forum was such a great one that it really is a tough act to follow. But, it begs the question who would the ChefTalk.com community like to chat with next? Please feel free to post your ideas on future ChefTalk guests. 

Thanks!
 
#6 ·
There are just too many interesting people out there (in cooking terms /img/vbsmilies/smilies/lol.gif)

Just a couple I'm thinking of:

- Jaques Peppin

- Delia Smit (no-nonsense British home cook)

- Andrea Nguyen (vietnamese cooking, I like her blog: viet world kitchen)

and many many more
 
#7 · (Edited)
An Indian cook, perhaps Madhur Jaffrey, Julie Sahni

Bruce Cost for pan asian cooking

Grace Young or Eileen Yin Fei lo for Chinese Cooking

Mai Pham for Vietnamese

We need another sausage guy. We had Aidells, whose next for charcuterie? That guy who co wrote with Ruhlman. Name escapes me.

Ruhlman would be good too.

James Villas and or Damon Lee Fowler for Southern Cooking.

Perhaps a Lodge rep to give some cast iron tips and techniques and recipes and discussion.
 
#9 ·
Good picks...........

Is it ok to dream ? ............father always told me "If your going to go, go big." (but just having a guest is great period- alot to learn)

Grant Achatz

Hubert Keller

Robert Irvine

Heston Blumenthal

and in the Pastry department, my boss always speaks of the fine desserts he used to have at club 21 in NY , so I think Kimberly Bugler would be pretty good. There are so many really, many great pastry chefs ( every pastry chef is an artist in their own right )

Petals.
 
#12 ·
Robert Irvine, Emiril Lagasi, Charlie Palmer, Harold Mcgee
 
#15 · (Edited)
The title of this thread has been mocking me for months.  In the words of Popeye, "I've had all I can stands and can't stands it no more."  WHOM.  Whom not who.  "Whom would you like to chat with."   The word order is a bit of a jumble but "you" is the subject of the sentence, and "whom" is the correct object form. 

Dangling the "with" was bad enough.  If anyone is tempted to reply with a post which includes the phrase, "up with which I will not put," they deserve the revenge the fates hold in store.

The heck with it.  With whom would you like to chat?  Was that so difficult?

Finally, why Robert Irvine of all people?  Do you think he'd explain the lies? 

BDL
 
#16 ·
The title of this thread has been mocking me for months. In the words of Popeye, "I've had all I can stands and can't stands it no more." WHOM. Whom not who. "Whom would you like to chat with." The word order is a bit of a jumble but "you" is the subject of the sentence, and "whom" is the correct object form.

Dangling the "with" was bad enough. If anyone is tempted to reply with a post which includes the phrase, "up with which I will not put," they deserve the revenge the fates hold in store.

The heck with it. With whom would you like to chat? Was that so difficult?

Finally, why Robert Irvine of all people? Do you think he'd explain the lies?

BDL
Your post seriously made me laugh. Thank you...

As I did not start the thread, I cannot explain to you the manner is which it was posted.

As for Robert Irvine, it's for purely shallow reasons that have nothing to do with his cooking. Hence, "bow-chicka-bow-wow".

It's the internet...lighten up. :)
 
#17 · (Edited)
Does anyone know Sanjay Thumma, AKA Vah Chef?

Indian food is so delicious, and so (ahem) foreign to me....



His dishes are fairly accessible to the Western cook, I think.

And he seems like a pretty likeable guy.

So sad that I missed Aidell- I hope I have the opportunity to meet him someday.

@ boar_de_ laze: (And whomever else may care) "Up with which I shall not put."

LMFAO!
 
#18 · (Edited)
Oh! Hubert Keller. He seems so congenial and willing to share his every trick on TV. I'd love to chat with him.

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Good picks...........

Is it ok to dream ? ............father always told me "If your going to go, go big." (but just having a guest is great period- alot to learn)

Grant Achatz

Hubert Keller

Robert Irvine

Heston Blumenthal

and in the Pastry department, my boss always speaks of the fine desserts he used to have at club 21 in NY , so I think Kimberly Bugler would be pretty good. There are so many really, many great pastry chefs ( every pastry chef is an artist in their own right )

Petals.
 
#20 ·
wow...

long time later, but I'd love to see some repeat performances:

Raichlen

Moulton

did someone say "vah chef"? i love that guy.

james peterson

if you can get him, I'd love to pick Paul Prudhomme's brain

Jacques Pepin

I'd actually like to see two fat ladies...

More NOLA chefs,

Hearing from the FXcuisine guy would be a nice addition.

If these interviews were happening, I'd be more likely to log in.

If any interviews were happening...""
 
#21 ·
"Finally, why Robert Irvine of all people?  Do you think he'd explain the lies? 

BDL"

I don't want to pick on the fat kid, but that is who he was.

Maybe not "fat" but huge eared.

It's unfortunate that he was picked upon as a child, but ...he was.

So he hit the weights to make up for it.

Then...  I dunno... huh huh huh lift weights

Then really bad show where he uses crap ingredients to make crap food for crap ppl.

huzzah! I got accent!

American Icon!

Head Chef!
 
#22 ·
Perhaps " Boar D Laze " can help you out when it comes to knives. He knows quite a bit about them. Me? I'll use any sharp pro  knife.
 
#25 · (Edited)
with  WHOM would i like to chat ? rachael ray, rachael ray!!!!  no, just kidding but i do vote for having a female chef(fat chance i know)...not so much to pick their brain over recipes, but to chat about women in the industry, working and surviving in a professional kitchen, balancing life and work, where are the next generation of women chefs...that sort of conversation.....gabrielle hamilton would be great, but for some reason i don't hold hope for chatting with a female chef.i don't see alot support here for that either. i'm guessing because the membership here is predominantly male. so with that, i vote for eric ripart... he continues to inspire me and is always always a class act.  it is quite evident to me that he not only enjoys his craft, but his life as well...doesn't matter really, i'll talk to anybody you get! 

joey 
 
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