Comments on: Scene 1 from the Eatonville Chef Contest: Fried Chicken

By: Food.Fun.Stuff: Open For Business — johnnaknowsgoodfood.com

Food.Fun.Stuff: Open For Business — johnnaknowsgoodfood.com — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:36:55 +0000

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By: Scene 1 from the Eatonville Chef Contest: Fried Chicken

Scene 1 from the Eatonville Chef Contest: Fried Chicken — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:00:10 +0000

[...] by Tim Carman (Washington City Paper) [...]

By: What is a Paperatizi?

What is a Paperatizi? — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:13:38 +0000

Is it a new kind of pasta?

By: Courtney Parks

Courtney Parks — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:10:35 +0000

Except for the slam against Tim I agree wholeheartedly with Joseph. I've been cooking for 20+ years professionally and this display of restaurateur buffoonery should be mocked, not chronicled like it's the next big thing. Andy should be working on employee retention so his people would stop jumping ship. I am embarrassed for us all.

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Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:57:44 +0000

[...] by Tim Carman (Washington City Paper) [...]

By: Tim Carman

Tim Carman — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:06:17 +0000

Is this Joseph Zumpano, the chef at BlackSalt? If so, I truly appreciate that you wrote under your own name. I think that, with your note here, you have insulted not only Shallal (for trying something new and, of course, getting publicity for it) but also the chefs who are trying out for this job in a tough economy. I witnessed this whole second phase, and I can tell you that each chef showed a lot of passion, for their craft, their ingredients, and each dish they turned out. As for your last remark, I think I will let it slide; one blog item does not define my work as a food writer, just as one dish does not define your work as a chef.
-Tim

By: Joseph Zumpano

Joseph Zumpano — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:12:13 +0000

I think Andy Shallal has watched to much television and might suffer from Foodtvism. He also sounds like a real narcissists. Get a grip hire a Chef for his/her talents, not cooking like it's Top Chef. Get real. I've done numerous tastings throughout the years as a Chef. What takes to be a great Chef is integrity, passion for the ingredients, and staying true to the craft. Not playing hopscotch in a kitchen. Tim get a grip and learn how to actually become a food writer not a gossip Paperatizi.