In other words, telling the chef that he had gotten the sandwich wrong that the chef had made a mistake was threatening to their relationship.

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And while being a dribbling expert sounds as exciting as being a chef who specializes in porridge, Lin has made it a devastating art.

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Chef James Stapley was trained in London, won awards as the chef of a South Island winery, and has made simplicity his mantra.

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As Michelle Bernstein, Delta's celebrity chef has said, palates weaken in pressurized air cabins, which means dishes need to be made a more flavorful and seasoned than they would be on the ground.

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The elegance of his panna cotta with baby peas, finger lime "caviar" and crisp rice flakes was the prelude to a meal that included the best pasta dish I've ever had: maccheroncini, freshly made by the chef's mother, tossed with tomato water, morel mushrooms, sweet datterini tomatoes, fava beans and broccoli rabe.

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While Goldstein's book has sold only between 75, 000 and 100, 000 copies, it made him a star veterinarian--magazines, TV shows and celebrity clients like actors Ed Burns and Steven Seagal and chef Wolfgang Puck came calling.

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