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      <title><![CDATA[Chef Talk: Andrew Ashmore of Modern Steak]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1262732168" delta="9 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[At first glance, Andrew Ashmore looks more like a rocker than the executive chef of Scottsdale's Modern Steak. The 26-year-old from Grand Rapids, Mich. has a youthful appearance, with spiky hair and tattoos peeking out of his chef's jacket.  ]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fmr. Oprah chef drops pounds, shares secret]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1262732124" delta="9 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Losing weight and getting fit are popular resolutions. Chicago Chef Art Smith shared his recipe for success with ABC7.  Smith not only met his goal to lose 50 pounds, he exceeded it.  He went from jolly chef to jock chef. There's a lot less of the loveable Art Smith to love these days  80 pounds less. He's dropped all that weight since August.  ]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is Iron Chef America the greatest TV programme ever?]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1262732036" delta="9 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Imagine a TV show that combines haute cuisine, sports broadcasting and martial arts. The good news is: that show exists. The even better news is: it's the single best thing on TV. In fact it's so impressive that Michelle Obama chose it to push her healthy-eating message on US TV on Sunday night the only time a president's wife has appeared on a reality TV show.   ]]></text>
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    <article id="8755">
      <title><![CDATA[Culinary Kitchen comes to aid of homeless]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1259779710" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[12/2/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Last year Claude Rappaport (owner Culinary Kitchen) came up with an idea to cook turkeys for the homeless of OKC. By using the TurboChef ovens Culinary Kitchen had the tools to get the turkeys more quickly than normal. With some help, Claude and daughter, Lori cooked 60 turkeys. He was able to talk with friends in the restaurant business to lend a hand with side dishes.  ]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chefs rate top trends for 2010]]></title>
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      <text><![CDATA[Sustainability and locally grown and sourced ingredients topped the list of the hottest menu trends for 2010, according to data collected by the National Restaurant Association.The NRA surveyed 1,854 members of the American Culinary Federation in October and asked them to rate 214 food and beverage items, preparation methods, and culinary themes as a hot trend, yesterday's news or a perennial favorite. The results of the survey were released Tuesday.  ]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[ECC culinary students look to build a better burger]]></title>
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      <text><![CDATA[Thanksgiving dinner may have ended nearly a week ago, but Joanne Thomas-Junious is still sweating it out in the kitchen. At 1 p.m. Wednesday, Thomas-Junious, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="8752">
      <title><![CDATA[Natirar opens culinary center with cooking classes, fundraising party]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1259779449" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[12/2/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[With the opening Tuesday of its Ninety Acres Culinary Center, The Virgin Spa at Natirar also has announced the first classes to be held in ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[I wok-ed with chef Martin Yan]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1259779330" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[12/2/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[HAD THE CHANCE TO “WOK” and talk with Yan, one of the first culinary pop icons known for his mastery of Chinese cuisine, fancy cleaver ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[Culinary cultures meld]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1259779143" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[12/2/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Masa 14 is big, and it's noisy. The bar is 65 feet long and crowded with young professionals, many from the neighborhood. Tables are filled ...]]></text>
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    <article id="7282">
      <title><![CDATA[Guacamole World Record Broken by South Florida Students]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1256242589" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/22/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Holy moly, 4,114 pounds of guacamole? That's right. Last week, culinary students from four Miami area high schools mashed and smashed a serious amount of ...]]></text>
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    <article id="7281">
      <title><![CDATA[New opportunity for DHS Culinary Arts students offers challenges]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1256241024" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/22/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[The students in the Dayton High School Culinary II and Baking Classes have a new task this year. Once a month, generally on Thursdays, the ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cooking with the pros]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1256240259" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/22/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[For more than a decade, the Institute for Culinary Enthusiasts has catered its classes to the community — giving home cooks the chance to work ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[City Harvest's Bid Against Hunger Raises Money with Culinary Star Power]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1256239968" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/22/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA["If the Metropolitan Building was somehow beamed up to outer space on Tuesday, October 20th," said a guest at the annual Bid Against Hunger event ...]]></text>
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    <article id="7278">
      <title><![CDATA[Pepin hosts "The Big Event" for BU Culinary Arts Program]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1256239669" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/22/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Television personality, renowned teacher and author Chef Jacques Pépin will host “The Big Event,” a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Culinary Arts Program ...]]></text>
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    <article id="7277">
      <title><![CDATA[21 Air Force food service professionals win culinary honors]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1256239386" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/22/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Twenty-one Air Force food service professionals were honored at the 2009 Hennessy Travelers Association Educational Foundation Armed Forces Forum for Culinary Excellence Oct. 4 to ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dishing it up / Yeast feast]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1255660668" delta="20 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/15/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA["Now it arrives," complains the doctor, waving a printed page, "after the holidays!" "What arrived?" asks the chef "It's an e-mail from someone called Sonia, ...]]></text>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bringing culinary excellence back to cruises]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1255361639" delta="21 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/12/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[One of this year's sleekest new cruise ships stakes its reputation on style and food. Celebrity Equinox, second of five new ships planned by Celebrity ...]]></text>
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    <article id="6881">
      <title><![CDATA[NC think tank sues over funds to culinary school]]></title>
      <createdate unixtime="1253227449" delta="24 weeks ago"><![CDATA[9/17/2009]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A conservative-leaning legal think tank wants a court to void a promise by North Carolina legislators to give a culinary and hospitality ...]]></text>
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      <text><![CDATA[Celebrate all that Mustard Season has to offer with plenty of food, wine, art, entertainment and cultural activities staged throughout the world-famous Napa Valley grape ...]]></text>
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