Celebrity Chefs Trivia

1. This chef co-founded Le Cordon Bleu, a world-renowned cookery school, in 1895. His initials would be recognized as a favourite table sauce in the UK. Who is he?

From Quiz Chefs and Cooks

Answer: Henri-Paul Pellaprat

Henri-Paul Pellaprat was the author of several cookery texts in France. His early career started as a pastry boy at age twelve, when he learned his trade at many of the most famous restaurants in France. He eventually ended up teaching at l'École du Cordon bleu for 32 years. One of the most favourite table sauces in the UK is HP sauce.

From Quiz Try Me

Answer: Emeril Lagasse

Emeril Lagasse has a close connection with New Orleans. In addition to Nola Restaurant, New Orleans, he has two other Emeril Lagasse restaurants: Delmonico's and Emeril's New Orleans. Lagasse first gained attention as the executive chef at Commander's Palace in New Orleans.

From Quiz Celebrity Cookbook

Answer: Eva Longoria

"Eva's Kitchen", published in 2011, focuses primarily on Texan and Mexican recipes. It has 100 recipes in total, ranging from the very easy "Toast Triangles", up to more challenging dishes. The star also pays homage to her late Aunt Elsa, who was a caterer.

From Quiz People Who Love the Kitchen

Answer: Scotland

Scottish chef Gordon Ramsay is a multi-award winning chef and restaurateur, known for his flamboyant style and sometimes vicious temper. He has also hosted multiple cooking shows including "Hell's Kitchen", "MasterChef" (US version) and "Kitchen Nightmares". Ramsay may be the most profane chef to make this quiz.

From Quiz Chef!

Answer: Jamie Oliver

Naturally, the "Naked Chef" (1998-1999) was not about nudity, but about Jamie's back-to-basics cooking style, encouraging people to cook real food with proper ingredients. Instantly popular, his TV programs have screened in over 40 countries, including the US, making him a truly international food celebrity.

From Quiz Celebrity Chefs

Answer: Wolfgang Puck

In the early 1970s, Puck opened his revolutionary Spago in Hollywood, which introduced the world to gourmet pizza. He is probably the best known celebrity chef in the United States, and has created a restaurant, frozen food and publishing empire. Jewish pizza is a pizza with cream cheese, lox and caviar.

From Quiz A Man for all Seasonings

Answer: Fanny Cradock

Fanny Cradock (1909 -94) was a restaurant critic, writer, and chef, who had a colourful private life. She was married four times, twice bigamously, her last husband being Johnnie Cradock, who was said to be the love of her life. In the 1950s she and Johnnie wrote a column for the Daily Telegraph, called 'Bonne Viveur', and she presented a series of cookery shows for the BBC as well as appearing at trade shows promoting gas cookers for the British Gas Council. She often wore full evening dress while presenting these shows. Fanny was well known for her foul language and bad temper. As time went on, Fanny became increasingly eccentric, and her TV career came to an abrupt halt after she patronised and insulted an amateur chef who had won the "Cook of the Realm' competition, ruining what she considered to be an unsuitable menu (although the other judges disagreed with her). The BBC sacked her. She subsequently made appearances on several game shows and chat shows. Phyllis Pechey was her birth name. Vernon Evans was the surname of her first husband.

From Quiz Chefs and Cooks

Answer: Graham Kerr

Graham Kerr was born in London. He became General Manager of the Royal Ascot Hotel in England, and spent five years as a catering manager in the British army, all before moving to New Zealand at the age of 24. In New Zealand, he was chief catering adviser for the New Zealand Air Force. He started writing cookery books and then moved into TV where he made "The Galloping Gourmet" series, produced by his wife in Canada.

From Quiz Try Me

Answer: Paul Prudhomme

K-Paul's opened in 1979. It is on Chartres Street in New Orleans' French Quarter. Paul Prudhomme was the first American-born chef at Commander's Palace in New Orleans. The dinner menu includes Blackened Louisiana Drum and Blackened Twin Beef Tenders with Debris.

From Quiz What's Up in the TV Kitchen?

Answer: elaborate ball gowns

Known for her somewhat aggressive presentation style, Fanny Cradock presented her programmes dressed in an array of ball gowns, with her husband Major Johnny Cradock at her side. Her television broadcasts spanned twenty years, making her one of the most successful celebrity chefs, but the BBC abruptly terminated her contract when she undermined the winner of a cookery competition during her big moment, which led to a public outcry, and she was never employed by the BBC again. Born Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey in 1909, Fanny Cradock had four husbands, but as her second husband, a devout Catholic, had refused to grant her a divorce it was later alleged that she had married two, including Johnny Cradock, bigamously. She died in 1994.

From Quiz Celebrity Cookbook

Answer: Gwyneth Paltrow

With around 150 recipes this 2011 offering in the celebrity cook book stakes concentrates on foods with clean flavours as well as vegetarian and vegan options. Gwyneth Paltrow has also used this book to pay tribute to her late father, who was apparently a very keen cook. The full title is "My Father's Daughter: Delicious Easy Recipes Celebrating Family and Togetherness".

From Quiz People Who Love the Kitchen

Answer: Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver is an English chef who specializes in Italian cuisine and is a major proponent of healthy eating. Oliver has helped to campaign against the prolific use of processed foods in the school system. From 1998-1999 Oliver hosted a television cooking show called "The Naked Chef" which alluded to the easy and healthy recipes which were shown on the program.

From Quiz Chef!

Answer: Ferran Adrià

Adrià is widely regarded as one of the creators of "molecular gastronomy" (though he himself does not like to use the term) and the inventor of "culinary foam". His cooking is said to be bizarre, amazing and brilliant, by those who can afford to eat at his restaurant (and can get a reservation).

From Quiz Celebrity Chefs

Answer: The French Laundry

Taken over by Keller in the 1990s, the French Laundry quickly rose to national prominence. He also operates the restaurants Per Se, in New York City, and Bouchon, in Napa and Las Vegas.

From Quiz A Man for all Seasonings

Answer: Peach Melba

Escoffier created the dish in 1892 in honour of Dame Nellie Melba, the celebrated Australian operatic soprano. It consists of a poached peach with vanilla ice cream and raspberry sauce. You will still find this classic dish on the menu in many restaurants, and it's actually quite easy to make yourself. I made up the other dishes!

From Quiz Chefs and Cooks

Answer: Heston Blumenthal

Heston Blumenthal has taken cooking into a completely new direction, often involving the use of science in innovative ways to produce completely new dishes. He uses strange combinations of flavours which seem to work, rather surprisingly, such as salmon poached in a liquorice gel. He also loves to cook things in a vacuum-sealed bag. In these bags, he can poach things over a long period at a constant temperature to achieve consistent results--without losing any of the flavour-filled juices (which are retained in the bag).

From Quiz Try Me

Answer: Bobby Flay

Bobby Flay has had multiple shows on both the Food Network and the Cooking Channel. The Mesa Grill was opened in 2004. The original Mesa Grill was in New York. A Mesa Grill has been opened on Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The dinner menu at the Las Vegas site includes a blue corn lobster taco appetizer and mango and spice crusted tuna steak as an entree.

From Quiz Celebrity Cookbook

Answer: Gloria and Emilio Estefan

Titled "Estefan Kitchen" this book offers complete menus of authentic Cuban cuisine. It also contains personal anecdotes and some historical background information on the various recipes.

From Quiz People Who Love the Kitchen

Answer: French

Julia Child introduced a large portion of the U.S. to French cuisine with her television show "The French Chef" which debuted in 1963. She trained in France in some of the best schools, including Le Cordon Bleu and Le Grande Diplome. She was author of numerous books on French food and wine and hosted at least five different television shows. She focused on the taste of food and was not overly concerned with the calorie content or nutritive value as are many chefs today. She looked at cooking as an art-form that should not be debased by such worries.

From Quiz Chef!

Answer: Emeril Lagasse

Lagasse is notable for his lively and jovial style, his expertise in Cajun and Creole cuisine, and his many catchphrases, such as "BAM!" He owns a string of restaurants across the US, and has a range of food products, including his signature spice blend, "Essence of Emeril".

From Quiz Celebrity Chefs

Answer: Roy Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi first opened Roy's in Honolulu in 1988. Since then, the chain has expanded from coast to coast on the mainland U.S. Yamaguchi briefly starred as Iron Chef Asian in the short lived American version of the 'Iron Chef' television program. Wong, Choy and Mavrothalassitis are all Hawaii based chefs.

From Quiz A Man for all Seasonings

Answer: Heston Blumenthal

Heston's cooking methods are known as molecular gastronomy. His recipes include his famous snail porridge and bacon and egg ice cream, but he is also the inventor of triple cooked chips. His restaurant is not far from where I live, but I have to admit that I really don't fancy a lot of his food...apart from the chips. Jamie, Rick and Marcus are also well known chefs who have all appeared on television in the UK.

From Quiz Chefs and Cooks

Answer: Auguste Escoffier

According to Auguste Escoffier, the five mother sauces are: Sauce Béchamel, Sauce Espagnole, Sauce Veloute, Sauce Hollandaise and Sauce Tomate. Many sauces are created using one of the mother sauces and adding other ingredients. These are known as a "daughter sauces" or secondary sauces.

From Quiz Try Me

Answer: Mario Batali

Babbo was opened in 1998 and received the James Beard Foundation's Best New Restaurant award that year. Babbo's dinner menu includes spaghettini with fresh black truffles and parmigiano.

From Quiz What's Up in the TV Kitchen?

Answer: Hell's Kitchen

Unable to pursue his football career due to injury, Gordon Ramsay embarked on a successful career in cooking. The UK series of 'Hell's Kitchen' featured him teaching ten celebrities how to cook, with one prospective chef being eliminated each day. The winner of the first season was actress Jennifer Ellison. It was the only series of 'Hell's Kitchen' Gordon Ramsay appeared in on UK television before taking the series to American audiences, but after his departure the UK show continued with other chefs. The show is broadcast to most countries worldwide. Gordon Ramsay opened his first restaurant in London in 1998, and later owned several Michelin-starred restaurants across the world.

From Quiz Celebrity Cookbook

Answer: George Foreman

Appropriately called "Knock Out The Fat", this book is for those who like to grill or barbecue their food - preferably on Mr. Foreman's own low fat grill. As a two time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist he, however, knows about good nutrition and these recipes are all designed to allow one to eat well without putting on weight.

From Quiz People Who Love the Kitchen

Answer: Spago

Austrian-born Wolfgang Puck was a noted chef, restaurant, and television personality. He was the founder of the exclusive Spago restaurants which can be found in Beverly Hills, Las Vegas and Maui, just to name a few places. He specialized in French, California and Fusion cuisine. Puck was also known for his philanthropic endeavors to feed the needy through the "Meals on Wheels" program.

From Quiz Chef!

Answer: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

He became known as "Hugh Fearlessly-Eatsitall" after a series called "A Cook on the Wild Side" (1997), in which he drove around Britain eating the hedgerows and collecting roadkill. It was the various "River Cottage" series that made him a food celebrity however, along with the "River Cottage" cookbooks. He now owns a 40-acre farm in Dorset, not far from River Cottage.

From Quiz Celebrity Chefs

Answer: Paul Prudhomme

Prudhomme's K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen helped popularize blackened red fish, etouffee, gumbo and jambalaya throughout the U.S. Like Lagasse, Prudhomme was a graduate of Commander's Palace, one of the preeminent training grounds of New Orleans chefs.

From Quiz A Man for all Seasonings

Answer: Julia Child

Julia Child, (1912 - 2004),joined the Office of Strategic Services at the outbreak of WW2. She hoped to be a spy but actually found herself working as a filing clerk. She was posted to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), where she met her husband, Paul. He interested her in fine food and cooking, and after they were posted to Paris in 1948 she enrolled in the Cordon Bleu Cookery School. She proved to have a talent, and eventually had a television show back in the States, called 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking'. The book is regarded as a classic. Rachel Ray and Alice Waters are both famous American chefs, while Fanny Farmer was a cook famous in 19th century in America.

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