Knives at Dawn: America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Legendary Bocuse d'Or Competition
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Slashfood (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... where contestants competed in a Bocuse d'Or-inspired challenge. Or perhaps you've read about Andrew Friedman's just-released book "Knives at Dawn," which tells the tale of the most recent American team -- from the rigorous training to the big competition, which involves preparing two ridiculously complex dishes served on enormous mirrored platters. The contest, often described...
Ed Levine Eats (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lamb pastrami, one of our favorite Greco creations. [Photo: Robyn Lee] Author Andrew Friedman just launched a new blog, Toqueland, that's a little more chef-driven and industry-focused than others out there. He starts out with a great profile—Matt Greco,...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times has a few pieces of info from Indianapolis as we approach the early stages of the Winter Meetings: Joe Maddon has arrived in Indianapolis, but executive VP Andrew Friedman won't arrive until tomorrow, so don't look for any moves just yet. The Cubs are confident that they'll move Milton Bradley and his attitude out of Chicago, but if it's going to...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | yesterday
... in order to hit big right now. This type of move would be very uncharacteristic of the Rays. Andrew Friedman has yet to acquire an established big name via trade, and it would be really hard to see him doing so within the division. A year of Roy Halladay would be great, but at the cost of three years of B.J. Upton and six years of Wade Davis, I just don't see him doing that. The Rays...
The Epi-Log (Free subscription) | yesterday
... six hours. What do you have? The Bocuse d'Or, a bi-annual chef's cook-off held in Lyon, France. Andrew Friedman movingly documents the American team's highs and lows in the competition held this year in the just published Knives at Dawn: The American Quest for Culinary Glory at the Legendary Bocuse d'Or Competition. Vino in a Can: Sherry-Lehmann is celebrating its 75th anniversary...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
... in Kevin Gregg , but that they are only mildly interested in Matt Lindstrom . Meanwhile, Andrew Friedman says nothing is imminent . Now let’s look at what came through late last night and this morning so far. We will update this post throughout the day with the latest buzz, so check back early and often. And if you really want the fresh scoops, be sure to follow us on Twitter . Tracy...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | yesterday
... picks from the 2009 draft? Crazy? OK, here is where we add two plus two and get the square-root of Andrew Friedman’s IQ. After the draft Washington’s father told the Gainesville Sun that the Rays “didn’t want to sign” LeVon, noting that the Rays refused to negotiate for more than two months following the draft. He also said that the Rays gave his son a take-it-or-leave-it offer just prior...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... Donnelly Kelvim Escobar Joaquin Benoit Carl Crawford extension talk Interviews with Rays personnel Andrew Friedman Matt Arnold Chaim Bloom Remember that you can also follow the latest Rays rumors, news, and tidbits on Twitter by adding @draysbay , @trancel , @ehahmann , or @freezorilla . One more note: please, please , post the source of the rumor. And generally speaking, the MLBTR...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... a week to decide whether they'll tender a contract to Dioner Navarro, and executive vice president Andrew Friedman "indicated this week he might need every hour until that deadline to make a decision," according to Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune. In a highly recommended...
MLB (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
At next week's Winter Meetings, Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman would like to find a closer and a catcher, but may not find either in Indianapolis.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Some news tidbits that aren't arbitration-related on this busy day in the majors... Rays general manager and executive VP Andrew Friedman told Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times that the team has no plans to deal Carl Crawford, and said that the "mutual goal" of both Crawford and the Rays was to work out a long-term contract. From Topkin's same post, he notes that Tampa...
Eater SF (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Eater National takes a cursory look at Knives at Dawn, the new book by Andrew Friedman about the American quest for culinary glory at the 2009 Bocuse d'Or competition. Included in the book—along with everything you ever wondered about the...
Rays Index (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... Gabe-of-the-Day and The Fat Catcher eras. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA … From Marc Topkin: “Executive VP Andrew Friedman said there’s no thought right now about trading All-Star LF Carl Crawford and the that the mutual goal remains a long-term deal.”…well, that was carefully worded. The right offer comes along and the Rays will start thinking about it real quick. [ The Heater ] In the same...
