HotelChatter - Tag: Top Chef

Healdsburg: 'Top Chef' Hearts Healdsburg and You Can Too

Heidi Atwal — 2009-11-12T16:29:26-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/moderncottages.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Top%20Chef">Top Chef</a> and wine country fans alike will be happy to hear this insider scoop we were passed along: This season's finale was shot in one of Northern California's culinary havens, Healdsburg. Those in the know have long been trekking to Healdsburg to eat at restaurants like Cyrus, which one of our close friendsa nearby Sonoma residentcounts as one of her favorite places to dine. It was at Cyrus that part of the finale was shot, according to our channels. With all of this Top Chef love being thrown Healdsburg's way, we thought it might be an appropriate time to list some hotel options for foodies whose trips are centered around tasting, sipping, and even gorging

Pasadena: Top Chef's Michael V. Rocking It at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena

juliana — 2009-09-16T17:47:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/michaelvdiningroom.jpg" class="top"> We love the newest season of <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/top chef">Top Chef</a> for many reasons but namely because it takes place in Vegas and our baby sibling, <a href="">VegasChatter</a> gets tickled to see Vegas restaurants and chefs featured each week. But we also love it because several of the chefs are working at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel restaurants">hotel restaurants</a> including one talented punk rocker chef, Michael Voltaggio, who is now the chef de cuisine at Dining Room at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Langham+Huntington+Hotel+and+Spa/local/1562">Langham Hotel</a> in Pasadena, Calif. He's also one of the fiercely competitive brothers on the show. Did you see the daggers he gave his older bro after Bryan won the last challenge? Oooweee.From the hotel's website: <blockquote>Chef de Cuisine Michael Voltaggios

Philadelphia: The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia's Chef Getting Fancy on 'Top Chef'

EricRosen — 2009-09-01T15:56:47-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/jenny10arts.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/top chef">Top Chefs Season 6</a> in Las Vegas may have started out with two Jennifers, but the one left standing after two episodes is Jenny Carroll from the kitchen at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ritz+Carlton+Philadelphia/ian/171496">Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia</a>. For those of you just catching up on the season, shes the blond one, not the one with those scary earlobe-stretching rings.This Philly native studied her craft at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in her hometown, and now works as the Chef de Cuisine at <a href="http://www.10arts.com/">10 Arts by Eric Ripert</a>. That means she does the real work in the kitchen every night. Ripert handpicked her from his staff at New Yorks famed Le Bernardin to lead his team at

Miami Beach: Overheard at Art Basel: Andre Balazs Talking About His "Shack"

juliana — 2008-12-05T12:00:24-05:00

Blogger All Purpose Dark kindly sent over the link to her party report from Art Basel. And she got some good scoop. Starting off with what she overheard sexy hotelier Andre Balazs saying at the Raleigh Hotel for Kelly Klein's book party.

Highlight: Overhearing Balazs say to someone: "You can do that, you have a real house. I have a shack." Of course he does.

Hmm...what shack could he be talking about? The Maison Tropicale? Or could it be that he really has a shack somewhere? (Note: AB's version of a "shack" is probably still bigger than our apartment.)

More party report after the jump.

Los Angeles: Inside The Bazaar at SLS Hotel

juliana — 2008-11-04T12:44:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/slsentrance.jpg" class="top">This is the second part of a three-part series on the SLS Hotel.Now that we've <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/9590/26254/hotels/Inside_the_SLS_Hotel_at_Beverly_Hills">taken you through</a> the lobby and check-in and up to your room, it's time to explore <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/dining/index.html?propertyID=3171">The Bazaar</a> at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098">SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills</a> and helmed by chef Jose Andres.Much like the guest rooms inside the hotel, The Bazaar changes all your preconceived notions about a hotel restaurant. For starters, it's actually three restaurants. There's Bar Centro, Pâtisserie, and Rojo y Blanco. In addition, there is a Moss custom-curated retail area where guests can purchase eclectic pieces which are all on display in free-standing glass vitrines.Walking through the Bazaar is no easy feat. Not because you can't make your way