Brian Stefan
Chef Brian Stefan keeps his tool drawer simple, and isn’t afraid to strap a cake to a donkey.
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Chef Allegra McEvedy...and This Week's Giveaway
Some women collect shoes… British Chef Allegra McEvedy collects knives…along with recipes and lots of stories.
Roly Cruz, Executive Chef at the Biltmore Miami Hotel
Executive Chef Roly Cruz goes for some high-tech, high-powered kitchen devices.
Monica Bhide, of the Best-Selling Modern Spice
Food and travel writer Monica Bhide has a drawer full of well-loved wooden tools.
Michael Roberts
Personal Chef Michael Roberts’ toolbox differs from a chef in a commercial kitchen…but not much.
Chef Beau MacMillan
Chef Beau MacMillan, former co-host of Food Network’s Worst Chefs in America, has a jones for certain kinds of tools.
Douglas Quint, Big Gay Ice Cream Truck
Exactly HOW does he make those Salty Pimps? Find out!
Justin Bogle, GILT Restaurant, The New York Palace
The 28-year-old chef at GILT, the highly-celebrated restaurant at the New York Palace, talks about booby-trapping his knife drawer, among other things.
Michael Schwartz
Chef Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in Miami envisions a bright future in painters tape.
Aarti Sequeira, Food Network Star of Aarti Paarti
In which Food Network star Aarti Sequeira opines on the tools in her life — including rocks — and shows her sensitive side by writing a haiku to a fallen knife.
Gail Simmons of Top Chef Just Desserts
Gail Simmons, host of the new Bravo show Top Chef Just Desserts, talks with BehindTheKnife.com about the tools in her life, including Sharpies, electric tools, and the omelet pan that got away.
John Eisenhart, Executive Chef at Pazzo Ristorante, Hotel Vintage Plaza, Portland, Oregon
This noted chef in Portland, Oregon, loves everything from oyster knives to Sid Vicious.
David Chrystian, Executive Chef at Victor at Toronto's Hotel Le Germain
Executive Chef David Chrystian has a devil-may-care attitude towards his tools, in more ways than one…
Laura Henry-Zoubir, Culinary Director at Dramshop Hospitality
In anticipation of her debut on the Food Network show “Chopped,” Chef Laura Henry-Zoubir reveals what’s in her toolbox.
Jeff Bland, Executive Chef at The Balmoral, Edinburgh
One of Edinburgh’s most celebrated chefs lets us peek inside his box and explains why no matter how big you get, you still have to chop the parsley.
Chef Eric Gruber of Shore Lodge in McCall, Idaho
Chef Eric Gruber of McCall, Idaho, on glue guns, first cars, and saffron.
David Haetzman, Head Chef, The Rutland Hotel, Edinburgh
An innovative Edinburgh chef dishes about the tools in his life.
The Deerslayer: Rob Dalzell, Executive Chef at Avalon Grille
In which we profile a deerslaying, spoon-naming chef from Avalon Grille in the very genteel Catalina Island. P.S.: Size matters…or does it?
Elaine Frances, Private Plane Chef
Snakes on a plane? Nope, but a salamander helps this chef prepare meals that are as good Up in the Air as they are down on the ground.
Guy Fieri Plays With Knives
Food Network celebrity chef Guy Fieri grants BehindThe Knife an exclusive interview.
Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain of No Reservations grants BehindTheKnife.com an exclusive interview where he talks of Sharpies, penne, and tire rims.
Iron Chef Jose Garces
Chef Jose Garces, winner of The Next Iron Chef competition, opens his toolbox to BehindTheKnife.com readers.
Bradley Montgomery
Knife snob Chef Bradly Montgomery travels with a modest knife roll, but isn’t beneath a pair of Cutco scissors.
Chris Hastings
BehindTheKnife.com caught up with chef and cookbook author Chris Hastings at a recent booksigning for a video interview.
Max Sussman
Chef Max Sussman keeps it simple with a few essential tools and…a headlamp.
Joel Hetrick
For sous chef Joel Hetrick, ten knives is too many. Six is just about right.
Mary Beth Lawton Johnson
Mary Beth Lawton Johnson has a thing for ring molds: “I use them for salads, appetizers and desserts…”
Elaina Vazquez
Chef Elaina Vazquez has a long list of essential tools, but she insists she “simply can’t get through a day in the kitchen without an offset spatula and my Sharpie.”
Jimmy Gherardi
The Chief Culinary Advisor for Pierre Foods totes around a vast collection of knives, but admits only two see regular use.
George Duran
BehindTheKnife conducted a video interview with Chef George Duran, who discusses some summer-in-winter recipes and a few of his kitchen tools.
Roberto Treviño
In a nice change of pace, the third Next Iron Chef contestant Behind The Knife profiled was not eliminated.
Holly Smith
We’re two for two: our second profile of a Next Iron Chef contestant is of Holly Smith, the second contested to be eliminated.
Alan Cook
Chef Alan cook can’t live without his “black Sharpie, a pocket thermometer, a pencil with plenty of eraser, and a pitcher of iced coffee.”
Eric Greenspan
Eric Greenspan is the first in our series of profiles of The Next Iron Chef contestants. Enjoy the article, then enter to win Cooking the Cowboy Way.
Frank Stitt
Frank Stitt is a legend in upper-echelon cooking circles. Lisa Rogak caught up with him at the Euphoria food and wine festival in Greenville, South Carolina.
Scott Roberts
Chef Scott Roberts uses rakes, hoes, and a mop to turn out massive quantities of delicious barbecue at the Salt Lick in Driftwood, Texas.
Michael Devaney
Michael Devaney at the The Bull Cantina & Grill, Mobile, Alabama puts kitchen tools to unusual uses.
Alluette Jones-Smalls
Alluette Jones-Smalls serves up soul food at Alluette’s Cafe in Charleston, South Carolina.
Bryan Dame
Bryan Dame is Chef at The Edge restaurant at the Inn at Ocean’s Edge in Lincolnville, Maine.
Hans Gruber
Hans Gruber, Executive Chef at Hotel Velas Vallarta lists a double espresso and a pack of Marlboros among his tools.
Patricia Williams
Patricia Williams, Executive Chef at Nios, formerly District, at The Muse New York in Manhattan likes to experiment.
David Guas
David Guas, former Executive Pastry Chef at Acadiana and Passion Food Hospitality in Washington, D.C. now runs DamGoodsweet Consulting Group in McLean, Virginia.
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