By Shannon Donnelly , Palm Beach Daily News - It was a homecoming of sorts for celebrity chef, author and semi-Palm Beach kid Michael Ruhlman.

Ruhlman, the son of Palm Beach resident Carole Ruhlman and the husband of former Shiny Sheet photographer Donna Turner, was the special guest at a reception to benefit Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland.

Twilight on the Terrace took place March 25 at the home of Madeleine Parker and honored the hospital’s Circle of Friends donors.

The evening began with poolside cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by a demonstration of Ruhlman’s culinary prowess and a signed cookbook for each guest.

Ruhlman is an award-winning New York Times

PR Newswire (press release) - CHEROKEE, N.C., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel today announced its partnership with Paula Deen Enterprises and the opening in late-2010 of Paula Deen's Kitchen, the property's first new restaurant to be introduced as part of a $633 million, three-year expansion program.

Created as a full-service, 404-seat restaurant, Paula Deen's Kitchen at Harrah's Cherokee will serve a la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner, and will be reminiscent of the decor and ambiance of her legendary home and kitchen in Savannah. The a la carte aspect of the restaurant is a first for Paula Deen in the Harrah's brand,

By Art Marroquin Staff Writer, Daily Breeze - Airline passengers at LAX may soon have a choice of meat skewers prepared by celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto, steaks and burgers from posh Beverly Hills restaurant B Grill, or Mexican food from local eateries Border Grill and Homegirl Cafe.

The diverse culinary selections are part of 10 proposed concession contracts aimed at dramatically improving the dining and shopping options offered inside four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport, officials announced Thursday.

Airport officials said they were seeking businesses that reflect the distinctive culture of Los Angeles in selecting the lucrative concession contracts covering 44 restaurants and shops spread across 70,000 square feet

By KELLY HUTH, Lehighvalleylive.com - You may recognize him as the time-crunched, stressed-out chef of Food Network's "Dinner: Impossible," but Robert Irvine has just cleaned a new project off his plate.

Irvine's second cookbook "Impossible to Easy: 111 Delicious Recipes to Help You Put Great Meals on the Table Every Day," co-authored with Brian O'Reilly, hit shelves March 30.

Irvine's latest venture debones gourmet meals from his show into easy-to-follow recipes, complete with a minute-by-minute timeline. In the midst of a schedule that keeps him on the road 345 days each year, Irvine took time to talk about his new cookbook and the rigors of being on

By Sylvia Rector,Detroit Free Press - Celebrity chef Michael Symon — who will host a new Food Network series called “Food Feud” — will be filming Friday in downtown Detroit at the American and Lafayette Coney Islands, and all coney fans are invited.

The gregarious chef — known for his shaved head and irrepressible laugh — will interview onlookers as part of the show, and the first 150 people who show up will get free coneys.

Symon recently added a coney of his own to the bar menu at Roast, his restaurant at the Westin Book Cadillac downtown.

His visit marks the second time this month that Lafayette and

Isthmus - Rick Bayless -- award-winning chef-restaurateur, author and television personality -- is the keynote presenter at the 2010 Isthmus Green Day at Monona Terrace on Saturday, April 17.

Bayless recently won the title of Top Chef Master on the popular Top Chef Masters television program on the Bravo Network. As the winner, Bayless received $100,000 for his charity -- the Frontera Farmer Foundation. This is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting small, sustainable farms by providing them with capital development grants.

Bayless has written numerous critically acclaimed cookbooks, including Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking From The Heart of Mexico (William Morrow, 1987). The New

BY LYDIA MARTIN, MiamiHerald.com - During the lull between lunch and dinner, superstar chef Daniel Boulud disappears into the kitchen of his restaurant at the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach. He only occasionally visits Café Boulud, one of 10 restaurants carrying his name, and a couple of wide-eyed staffers pop out to report what he's up to:

Boulud, master of American-influenced French cuisine, who made his name in the late 1980s as executive chef of New York's Le Cirque and whose flagship restaurant, Daniel, last year nabbed a maximum three Michelin stars, is raiding the cooks' work stations to fix a bite for a visitor

BY LYDIA MARTIN, MiamiHerald.com - During the lull between lunch and dinner, superstar chef Daniel Boulud disappears into the kitchen of his restaurant at the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach. He only occasionally visits Café Boulud, one of 10 restaurants carrying his name, and a couple of wide-eyed staffers pop out to report what he's up to:

Boulud, master of American-influenced French cuisine, who made his name in the late 1980s as executive chef of New York's Le Cirque and whose flagship restaurant, Daniel, last year nabbed a maximum three Michelin stars, is raiding the cooks' work stations to fix a bite for a visitor

By Jackie Burrell,San Jose Mercury News - To the rest of the world, Martin Yan is a celebrity chef and the host of PBS' popular, long-running "Yan Can Cook" series. He's a prominent "Iron Chef" guest judge, best-selling cookbook author, two-time James Beard Award winner and a culinary innovator who just picked up a Tasty award — an entertainment industry honor that recognizes food, wine and style in film and television.

But to Bay Area foodies, Yan is a local boy, a UC Davis graduate and friendly face who pops up at bookstores and cooking demonstrations near his Hillsborough home and around the Bay — and whose enthusiasm

Radio Business Report -  Super-celebrity chef Emeril Legasse will be kicking off a brand new entertainment and food program on ION Television beginning on Sunday 3/28/10, marking the network’s first foray into non-scripted entertainment programming.

The show, pegged for primetime at 8PM on Sundays, will feature a studio audience, a live house band, and celebrity guests.

"We are excited to bring Emeril's 'Positively Entertaining' persona and larger-than-life superstar-chef status to ION Television. His brand will be a dynamic addition to our general entertainment network and a treat for our audience," said Brandon Burgess, Chairman and CEO, ION Media Networks.

Legasse will continue to appear on other programs

By CANDACE JACKSON ,Wall Street Journal - The Whitney Museum just announced a big fall opening, but it's not another Warhol or Rothko exhibition. It's a Danny Meyer restaurant.

The celebrity restaurateur's company, Union Square Hospitality Group, runs several of New York's biggest name restaurants, including Tabla, Union Square Café and Eleven Madison Park. The company is also known for its cheaper Shake Shack mini-chain, a burger-and-fries joint that now has an outpost at the new Met's Citi Field stadium in Queens.

It won't be the company's first foray into the art world. The Museum of Modern Art already has two Meyer cafes and a fine dining restaurant. The