United States recipes

When The Pierre opened in New York in 1930, the legendary French Chef Auguste Escoffier was the Executive Chef, so it was only fitting that for The Pierre, New York, A Taj Hotel’s Red Diamond 95th Anniversary held on November 20, 2025, that the Disciples Escoffier had the official opening of the very first New York Chapter and inducted The Pierre’s General Manager Spiridon Sarantopoulos and Executive Chef Vincenzo Garafalo into the prestigious culinary organization before the gala began. Over …

Hailing from Connecticut and star of the Food Network, Chef Scott Conant returned to The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT to share his recipe for Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (garlic and oil). The Iconic Italian Chef, TV Personality, Cookbook Author, James Beard Award Winner, and Restauranteur was excited to share his recipes with the attendees and excited that in attendance was his first employer who opened the door to the restaurant industry for Scott …

We had the opportunity to attend an interesting and very tasty chef demo by Chef Leah Cohen during The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Chef Leah Cohen is the owner of two New York City restaurants, Pig & Khao on the Lower East Side, Piggyback NYC in the Penn District, and has been a top competitor on many of the Food Network programs. For her demo, she created a very tasty Chicken …

We had the opportunity to attend Celebrity Chef Antonia Lofaso’s demo on how to make Shrimp Toast on Saturday, January 25, 2025, during The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Food Network television fans know Chef Antonia Lofaso from her competing (and winning) competitions since 2007. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York in 2002, her first job was working for Wolfgang Puck. She now owns three restaurants in California (DAMA …

Celebrity Chef Michele Ragussis and Chef Jimmy were back on the Coca Cola Stage for The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Chef Michele Ragussis always makes something delicious for her annual appearance at the 4-day festival, and this year she demoed how to make Oysters Rockefeller. Every chef puts their own spin on this classic dish that originated in New Orleans, and Chef Michele jazzes her Oysters Rockefeller with pancetta and Swiss chard. …

If you watch Food Network shows, you have seen Chef Maneet Chauhan as a top competitor as well as a judge. A passionate, culinary dynamo, Maneet Chauhan is an award-winning chef, cookbook author, television personality and competitor, and a restauranteur. Attendees at The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut had the opportunity to watch Chef Maneet Chauhan in action as she demoed how to make Samosas. After having attended her demo where she demystified …

We had the pleasure of meeting Executive Chef Tony Moustakas and experiencing his fabulous food during the special Italian Feast, a curated 5-course Chef Dinner held at City Winery Hudson Valley in Montgomery, New York on Saturday, January 18, 2025. After dinner we met with him to learn more about this very interesting and passionate chef. Chef Tony Moustakas graciously shares his delectable recipe for Mushroom Bruschetta to tempt your palates into making a trip to City Winery Hudson Valley …

We had a sensational dinner at the attractive Perrine at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where Executive Chef/Culinary Director Michael Mignano is the talent in the kitchen. After dinner, Chef Michael Mignano took time to speak with Luxury Experience and share three wonderful recipes, Coronation Chicken Salad, Pierre Scones, and Double Chocolate Chip Cookies to tempt your palate into making a reservation at the restaurant. Bon Appetit!  After dining at Perrine at …

The Westchester Wine & Food Festival 2024 Grand Tasting Village at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, New York, had great chef demos including one by Restaurateur and Chef David Burke of Red Horse by David Burke in White Plains (and many more restaurants as well) who showed how to butcher a whole chicken, then created “Chicken Three Ways.” He also held the audience in the palm of his hand with his outrageous and hilarious stories as he cooked. The Wegman’s …

If you watch the Food Network’s Chopped series, you know Chef Amanda Freitag as one of the fabulous Chef Judges. On January 27, 2024, foodies had the opportunity to watch Chef Amanda Freitag in action at the stove during her culinary demo during the Grand Tasting at The Sun Wine & Food Fest at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut where she demoed how to make Classic French Onion Soup. Of course, Luxury Experience was there taking notes so that …