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All the World’s a Stage, The Genuine Cooks Merely Players

Posted on May 13, 2013 by elliesara | Leave a comment

As you may know, Bradley Herron was inspired by a story Marcus Samuelsson told in his memoir wherein he hosted a dinner at his home to raise money to send one of his line cooks to stage with a great chef from his past. Now, thanks to internal and community support, we’ve been doing the same.

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Tagged Bradley Herron, Harry's Pizzeria, Hot and Hot Fish Club, juan mayo, kino west, MGFD, Michael Schwartz, milton vega, noma, Sbraga, Stagiaire Supper, steve martin

A Genuine Italian Adventure: Bernalda Bella

Posted on March 28, 2013 by elliesara | 1 Comment

As if anyone needs a reason to go to Italy, here are a couple…

Cooking lessons by Michael Schwartz in Bernalda, the town where Francis Ford Coppola’s grandfather was born, at a Palazzo that Francis transformed into a hotel. The surrounding countryside, which was settled by the Greeks before the Roman era, is part of the Hellenic Magna Graecia—the coastal areas of Southern Italy—where the thriving local agriculture produces sumptuous fruits and vegetables, as well as the Aglianico grapes used to make wines of the same name.

Contact Paul Athanas pathanas@me.com to book one of the three suites left available.

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Homegrown Podcast Episode 112: Michael’s Genuine

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Jackie Sayet | 2 Comments

For Homegrown podcast hosts Chris Donnelly and Carol Banker, locavore is more than a buzz word. We agree.

Based in California, they found Michael in Miami thanks to a mutual friend in Ann Arbor, Michigan, John Roos. You know his Roos Roast coffee that we serve at the restaurant; John and Michael date back to days cooking up a snow storm at a restaurant in Vail in the ’80s.

Crisscrossing the country over three years and 113 shows on the Talk Shoe platform, Homegrown’s unique angle focuses on one interview per episode with a distinguished local leader living and working anywhere in America. This allows the hosts to both capture the spirit of slow food at a grass roots level and take an accurate reading of how the movement bubbles up to the big picture.

After a thoroughly enjoyable 40 minutes talking with Chef about everything from his James Beard Award to work in the local school system for healthier cafeterias, it was time to turn the tables and hear Homegrown’s take on locavorism in America (and American media) today. Laced throughout, a bunch of laughs and light bulbs. Listen to Michael’s episode here and then read the hosts’ interview on The Genuine Kitchen below.