HotelChatter - Tag: Celebrity Chefs

New York: We Ate Risotto And Talked Hotels With Curtis Stone

ASchechter — 2011-10-04T09:53:28-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Curtis2.jpg" class="top">Stone enjoying some Risotto Milanese, catered by Cafe B inside the Hotel Indigo Chelsea In another life, we might have rolled our eyes at the thought of interviewing some pretty boy celebrity chef who makes a living cooking (and eating) gourmet food on national TV. But in the case of Curtis Stone, who showed up at the <a href=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Indigo+New+York+City+Chelsea/local/1021">Hotel Indigo Chelsea</a> on Friday to promote a local food campaign ("Locals Know Best"), we sat up to listen. During our chat, the well-traveled chef name-drops a few of his fave NYC spots, professes his love for English Afternoon Tea, and explains why <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard</a> requires a certain "mood." How did this partnership with Indigo come about? I'm

London: Wolfgang Puck to Open CUT Inside London's 45 Park Lane

juliana — 2010-11-12T09:55:38-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/cutexterior.JPG" class="top"> CUT in VegasWe've been so busy tallying up the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/London hotel openings">London Hotel Openings</a>, that we've nearly lost sight of what's actually going inside the hotels. But thankfully, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/45+Park+Lane/local/4730">45 Park Lane</a> has righted us again with their announcement that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/wolfgang puck">Wolfgang Puck</a> will open his successful steak restaurant, CUT inside the hotel later this spring. The first CUT opened at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Four+Seasons+Beverly+Wilshire+Hotel/local/166">Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire</a> and was instantly frequented by A-list celebs (TomKat, etc.) That was followed by CUT at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927">The Palazzo</a> in Las Vegas. But even more special for the hotel, aside from having a guaranteed celeb nosh spot, is that this will be Wolfgang's first restaurant in Europe. It's

London: Mandarin Oriental London to Get All 'Medieval Times' On Us in January

JulesLdn — 2010-10-22T11:40:07-05:00

These days, it seems not only the hotels are delaying their opening dates, even the hotel restaurants are at it. But how could we get mad when the delay involves something as quirky as medieval fare?

It turns out Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park has pushed back its opening by two months. The restaurant simply named Dinner by Heston Blumenthal was set to open on December 1st but has now announced it not open until January 29, 2011. Oh but wait until it does.

New York: Shang at Thompson LES Remains Open While Scarpetta Debuts in Toronto

juliana — 2010-08-02T16:17:54-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/shangwebsiteshot.jpg" class="top">The Shang restaurant at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Thompson+LES/local/31">Thompson LES</a>, helmed by Toronto-based Top Chef Master Chef Susur Lee, has been on the Eater NY <a href="http://ny.eater.com/archives/2010/07/deathwatch_reprieves_ilili_paris_commune_barbounia_and_more.php">Deathwatch</a> for nearly a year and in their latest edition, Shang still ranks high. Back in March Lee <a href="http://ny.eater.com/archives/2010/03/susur_lee_blames_shang_failure_on_boring_new_york_palates.php">blamed the restaurant's failure</a> on "traditional" New Yorkers who really weren't into avant garde Chinese food. But despite the restaurant's shortcomings, the Thompson folks tell us Shang is still very much open and will continue to be. The hotel is even working with Lee on a larger menu for the fall season. Meanwhile, the reviews on <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/shang-new-york-2">Yelp!</a> are solidly average. Back up in Toronto, things have been reversed at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Thompson+Hotel+Toronto/local/877">Thompson Toronto</a>. A New York

London: UK TV Chef to Launch Restaurant at The May Fair Hotel

JulesLdn — 2010-07-30T09:56:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mayfair.jpg" class="top"> For the rest of the week, we'll be focusing on the latest news out of Londontowne. Got a hotel we should check out or know of any tawdry London hotel scoop? Or better yet, got the skinny on where all the WAGs hang out? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Tip us off.</a> Chef Silvena Rowe, star of "Saturday Kitchen" and executive chef at Baltic is to take over the restaurant at the Mayfair Hotel. As we've well-documented here on HotelChatter, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+May+Fair/ian/106180"> The May Fair hotel</a> is the accommodation choice tons of celebs. Lady Gaga lives there when she is in London and Kate Mosss penthouse birthday party apparently lasted two full days. And don't forget when Paris Hilton spent