Some of the country’s best chefs preside over country inns, where the setting is as exquisite as the food. Great Chefs visits some of the finest country inns in the East, including the Inn at Little Washington, Wheatleigh Inn, Le Cheval d’Or, the Williamsburg Inn, Belmont Inn, Ryland Inn, Nantucket’s Chillingsworth, and the Florida Key’s Cheeca Lodge, to join Great Chefs in their kitchens as they create outstanding dishes. 1 hour.
Eleven Great Chefs from New Orleans, San Francisco, and Chicago show how to create delicious and elegant appetizers. Among the dishes are Shrimp Remoulade (Warren LeRuth/New Orleans), Empress Mushrooms (Adriana Giramonti/San Francisco), Pepper Oysters (Mark Miller/Washington, DC), Crawfish Beignets (Daniel Bonnot/New Orleans), and Mousse of Duck Liver (Max Schacher/San Francisco). 60-minutes.
Dense, rich, intense, and beautiful. These are the chocolate desserts of the new millennium, incredibly saturated flavors and spectacular presentations. Eight of America’s most celebrated chefs unlock the mysteries of making chocolate dreams at home. Includes Gateau Chocolat Fondant, Chocolate Brownie Souffle with Bitter Chocolate Sabayon, Chocolate Grand Marnier Cake, Marble Fudge Brownies, Chocolate Parfait, Chocolate Toffee Mountains, Chocolate Demerara, and A Riot in Chocolate. 60 minutes.
There´s never enough chocolate for a true chocolate lover . . . Great Chefs from around the country continue the love affair with chocolate and create many more reasons to love dessert. Kathy Ruiz (Kathy´s/Houston) makes Chocolate Cream Pie, Jimmy Schmidt (Rattlesnake Club/Detroit) makes White Chocolate Ravioli, Donna Nordin (Café Terra Cotta/Tucson) makes Mocha Framboise, and Robert DelGrande (Annie´s/Houston) makes Chocolate Cake with Banana Sauce, and there´s lots more. 60 minutes.
A complete review of incredible chocolate dishes, featuring the country´s finest chocolatiers ‚Äì Robert Linxe (La Mansion du Chocolat/New York & Paris), Jacque Torres (Le Cirque/New York), and Dominique Leborgne (Le Palais du Chocolat/Washington, DC), among others. See how they handle this delicious but temperamental ingredient to make everyone´s favorite dishes. 60 minutes.
What You’ll Get
Chocolate Passion, Chocolate Dreams, & Chocolate Edition.
That is three hours of chocolate. If you are a chocolate lover, this box is for you!
Celebrate a most American holiday with regional American favorites like Cedar-planked Salmon from chef Larry Forgione, Filet Mignon with Demi-glace and Mashed Potatoes from chef Richard Hughes, Ancho-rubbed Game Hen from chef Bobby Flay, White Chocolate Bread Pudding from chef Dick Brennan Jr., and other sensational dishes.1 hour.
Eight outstanding chefs show how to cook heartwarming dishes with an Italian accent. Among the dishes on the menu: Carpaccio, Wild Rice Risotto, Osso Buco, Porcini Broth, Pheasant and Cheese Polenta, Mascarpone Cheese Cake, Cranberry Walnut Crostata, and more.
Twelve of the finest chefs in America prepare their best desserts and show you how to make them yourself in your own kitchen. Try Carolyn Buster’s Cottage Raspberry Cake (Chicago), Bananas Foster (Brennan’s/New Orleans), Creme Caramel (Crozier’s/New Orleans), and Grand Marnier Souffle (Le Français/Chicago). 1 hour.
Move over, chefs, here come the cooks, and they’ve got recipes for 12 of the best foods ever to come out of the American kitchen: fried chicken, potato salad, chocolate cake, Grand Prize Chili, pecan pie, chicken-fried steak, and lots more. 1 hour.
Narrated by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Barbecue hot spots (not covered in the Great Southern Barbecue DVD), restaurants, cook-offs, and contests are the setting as chefs show how to season and smoke a Texas brisket, and grill Cajun pork just like Eddie Prudhomme´s family. You´ll step backstage at the country´s best barbecue spots. 60 minutes.