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This quiz tests your ability to match famous chefs with their restaurants.

A multiple-choice quiz by john62450. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
john62450

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
366,495

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
432

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which celebrity chef owns NOLA Restaurant in New Orleans? Hint

Emeril Lagasse

Mario Batali

Wolfgang Puck

Colonel Sanders

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Question 2 of 10

2. What chef opened K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans? Hint

Bobby Flay

Charlie Trotter

Julia Child

Paul Prudhomme

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Mesa Grill has a location in Caesar's Palace casino in Las Vegas. What chef operates this restaurant? Hint

Bobby Flay

Wolfgang Puck

Emeril Lagasse

Ed Debevic

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Question 4 of 10

4. What celebrity chef does Babbo Ristorante in New York bring to mind? Hint

Chef Boyardee

Geoffrey Zakarian

Bobby Flay

Mario Batali

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Question 5 of 10

5. The California restaurant Spago was opened by what chef? Hint

Walt Disney

Wolfgang Puck

Bobby Flay

Rachel Ray

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Savannah, Georgia, Paula Deen operates what restaurant? Hint

International House of Pancakes

The Court of Two Sisters

The Lady and Sons

Magnolias

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Question 7 of 10

7. What celebrity chef formerly worked at Brasserie Les Halles, a New York city French bistro? Hint

Betty Crocker

Masaharu Morimoto

Anthony Bourdain

Anne Burrell

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Question 8 of 10

8. 2010 saw what celebrity chef open The Lambs Club in New York City? Hint

Ron Ben-Israel

Jamie Oliver

Geoffrey Zakarian

Robert Irvine

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Question 9 of 10

9. The restaurant l'Auberge du Pont de Collanges is located near Lyon, France. What chef is associated with this culinary treasure? Hint

Paul Bocuse

Julia Child

Gordon Ramsey

Sara Lee

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Question 10 of 10

10. Before his death Charlie Trotter operated a restaurant in what city? Hint

Chicago

Miami

New York

London

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which celebrity chef owns NOLA Restaurant in New Orleans?

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.

2. What chef opened K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans?

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.

3. The Mesa Grill has a location in Caesar's Palace casino in Las Vegas. What chef operates this restaurant?

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.

4. What celebrity chef does Babbo Ristorante in New York bring to mind?

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.

5. The California restaurant Spago was opened by what chef?

Answer: Wolfgang Puck

Spago opened in 1982. "Spago" is the Italian slang for spaghetti. Spago is known for "California Cuisine".

Wolfgang Puck was born in Austria and came to the United States in 1973.

6. In Savannah, Georgia, Paula Deen operates what restaurant?

Answer: The Lady and Sons

Paula Deen was involved in litigation in 2013. Lisa Jackson claimed both racial and sex (gender) discrimination in her lawsuit. Paula Deen admitted in sworn deposition testimony to having used racially inappropriate words. Ultimately the racial discrimination case was dismissed, as Lisa Jackson was Caucasian.

The sexual discrimination claim was settled. As a result, The Food Network, a cable television channel in the United States, elected not to renew her contract and many retailers cancelled her endorsement contracts.

7. What celebrity chef formerly worked at Brasserie Les Halles, a New York city French bistro?

Answer: Anthony Bourdain

The "New Yorker" magazine published a Bourdain piece "Don't Eat Before Reading This". The article recounted Bordain's experieces in several New York restaurants.

8. 2010 saw what celebrity chef open The Lambs Club in New York City?

Answer: Geoffrey Zakarian

The Lambs Club is located in the Chatwel Hotel.

The winter/dinner menu appetizers include terrine of foie gras, tuna tartar and celery root soup.

Zakarian is a frequent judge on Food Network's "Chopped" show.

9. The restaurant l'Auberge du Pont de Collanges is located near Lyon, France. What chef is associated with this culinary treasure?

Answer: Paul Bocuse

Black truffle soup is one of the specialties of l'Auberge du Pont de Collanges. The restaurant has achieved a three star rating from Michelin.

10. Before his death Charlie Trotter operated a restaurant in what city?

Answer: Chicago

Charlie Trotter closed his restaurant in 2012 and sadly died at age 54 in 2013.

Trotter was a self-taught chef, never having attended a culinary school.

Source: Author john62450

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