2 Memoirs by Women of the Bad Boy Chef Era Leave a Bittersweet Taste
New accounts of working in a man’s world — and that world’s comeuppance — are long on boldface names and even longer on ...
Strippers, groping and being made to eat and drink to excess : Mario Batali’s assistant reveals all
On her first day working as Mario Batali’s assistant in 1999, Laurie Woolever, then 25, got in a cab with the famous chef to go to a TV shoot. “Slide those thighs on over,” he told her. Woolever was ...
Bourdain and Batali’s Assistant Spills Some Secrets
In her new memoir, “Care and Feeding,” Laurie Woolever looks back on 20 tumultuous, exhilarating years with two of America’s ...
Why Anthony Bourdain’s Assistant Only Spoke with Him Via ‘Encrypted Messaging’ During the #MeToo Movement (Exclusive)
Laurie Woolever, who will publish her memoir 'Care and Feeding' on March 11, worked for Anthony Bourdain for nine years.
Meet Laurie Woolever: Anthony Bourdain’s ex-assistant – who also worked for Mario Batali – details the days leading up to his death in her new memoir and opens up ab…
In Care and Feeding, released on March 13, Woolever describes working in New York's restaurants in the 90s, being groped by ...
Chef Robbie Felice was not an overnight success. Here's his path
Here are the steps Robbie Felice took to climb the gastronomic ladder and become a renowned chef in North Jersey.
Stephen Starr’s splashiest Philly restaurant since Parc will have dishes designed by acclaimed NY chef
Borromini, Stephen Starr’s highly anticipated forthcoming Italian restaurant — or, as some describe it, “Italian Parc” — is taking shape in the former Barnes & Noble bookstore on the Walnut Street ...
Netflix Lands Crisis PR Drama Starring Lizzy Caplan From Halley Feiffer & A24
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation with multiple bidders, a drama starring Lizzy Caplan as a crisis PR executive has ...