Renowned Chef , Author Carla Pellegrino shares her recipe PENNE WITH CAVOLLINI E PANCETTA with The Cuisineist

RAOs in New York as always been known for their spectacular Neapolitan cuisine. It's also notorious for being one of the most difficult restaurants in New York in which to get a reservation. Year-long waits for one of its ten tables are not uncommon. For decades Rao's existed as a neighborhood restaurant. Its local customers would fill the tables with such regularity that eventually they were given standing reservations - bookings that persevere...

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Executive Chef Budi Kazali of the Ballard Inn in Santa Barbara provides World of Pinot Noir guests a Gala Dinner to remember

The World of Pinot Noir 2010 was not just about world class Pinot Noirs but featured some of the most talented and renowned Chefs of California's Central Coast and the country at the event.Whether it was the gourmet lunches at the seminars, the appetizers and tasty tidbits at the tastings in the tents, the multi-course gala dinners or the small plates at the Paulée, the group of chefs each year just get better . The 10th World of Pinot Noir...

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The Corner View Restaurant & Bar in San Luis Obispo has become a favorite of locals and visitors alike

When The Cuisineist visits a new town or even a town that we have been to many times before we seek out where the "locals" dine. On a recent visit to one of our favorite towns , San Luis Obispo we did just that. We spotted the Corner View Restaurant on the morning of our first day in town as we strolled along "SLOs" intimate creek .A PR friend invited us out for cocktails and she took us to what can best be described as a locals favorite. We...

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A " SMASH" hit in Summerlin , Smashburger makes a big impression.

Smashburger , a burger restaurant that has been making its way into the hearts of cities from coast to coast has arrived in Las Vegas on the corner of Lake Meade and Buffalo and is introducing its fast-casual approach to building “a better burger”. Smashburger sets itself apart from other burger restaurants by bringing to Las Vegas a great tasting, cooked-to-order $5Classic Smashburger. The Cuisineist had the wonderful opportunity to visit the kitchen...

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Society Cafe's Executive Chef Kim Canteenwalla pulls out all of the stops at the ENCORE in Las Vegas

The Cuisineist is always looking to introduce our readers to a variety of Restaurants , Chefs and experience their unique spin on what are many times classic dishes. On this visit we drop in on Executive Chef Kim Canteenwalla at the Society Cafe .The ENCORE at the Wynn has many great dining venues. One of them is Society Cafe headed up by renown Executive Chef Kim Canteenwalla. Chef brought 25 years of culinary expertise to the Encore when...

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Carnevino Italian Steak House, B&B Ristorante and Enoteca San Marco will host a screening of the international documentary "The End of the Line"

Carnevino Italian Steak House, B&B Ristorante and Enoteca San Marco will host a screening of the international documentary about overfishing narrated by Ted Danson, The End of theLine.Debuting at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and playing in hundreds of cinemas, aquariums, and universities across the U.S. and the United Kingdom, Rupert Murray’s The End of the Line explores the inconvenient truth about the devastating effect of overfishing on...

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A new way to give back , Project Dinner table debuts Saturday April 24th

Building community one dinner at a time – that is the mission for Project Dinner Table, a series of farm-to-table dinners that begins Saturday, April 24, 2010. The idea: each dinner will feature one local chef preparing dinner served family-style with ingredients from local growers in a unique location.Number of guests will range from 125 to 150 depending upon location but every dinner will have guests seated at one long table. Project Dinner Table...

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