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Posted by Tiffany Wang on June 5th, 2013

Join Micah Wexler for his second stint at The Residency at UMAMIcatessen in DTLA now through August. Celebrate the contributions of past iconic culinary figures and their contributions to the culinary arts of today with this rotating series. This Thursday June 6th, pay homage to Marie Antoine Careme with Chef Wexler’s one time tribute menu. Please call for reservations and seatings. 852 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014

June 6

Marie Antoine Careme (1974-1833) – One of the most influential chefs to ever live, Careme’s genius was the spirit behind the movement of Grand Cuisine. Careme first made his name as a pastry chef in Paris. He is credited with inventing the first recipes for meringue, nougat, and croquantes. His pastry architectural pieces were the first of their kind in France, and he became the chef to France’s most elite politicians and members of high society. Careme became equally known for his influence in savory food as well. He invented numerous French sauces, and was the first to categorize all sauces as derivatives of the four French “Mother Sauces.” He died at age 48 in Paris from inhaling too many fumes from the coals which he used to cook.

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The Soi Dog Foundation charity dinner is to be held at the “Millionaire’s Mile” hideaway, Paresa Resort.

PHUKET: Michelin Star Chef, David Thompson, will be presenting a charity dinner at Phuket’s hideaway on the breathtaking “Millionaire’s Mile”, Paresa Resort, in aid of a non-profit charitable animal organisation, Soi Dog Foundation on June 14. – See more at: http://www.thephuketnews.com/michelin-star-chef-david-thompson-presents-thai-charity-dinner-at-paresa-phuket-39914.php#sthash.My6T1QoQ.dpuf

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By Susan Hathaway
For the Mercury News
Posted: 06/04/2013 03:00:00 PM PDT
Updated: 06/04/2013 03:26:07 PM PDT

tasty new food venture that, he says with droll delight, “has turned out to be quite the roaring success.”

Backstabbing and profanity may be the route to becoming a television top chef, but David Kinch did it the slow, old-fashioned way, honing his craft over a few decades into the culinary equivalent of a 10th-degree black belt.

In recent years, Kinch and his renowned Los Gatos restaurant, Manresa, have perched at or near the top of all the “best” lists — garnering two Michelin stars for six straight years and multiple James Beard awards — and he has become something of a mild-mannered cooking deity.

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