Results tagged: David Waltuck

We were saddened yesterday to read the news that the TriBeCa landmark Chanterelle has closed for good. We were fortunate enough to dine there a number of years ago, before we'd started Savory, and had a wonderful, luxurious meal that was made all the more enjoyable by the formal, but far from fussy service. From when we first walked in the door until the end of the night when we realized that we'd had the restaurant to ourselves for perhaps a bit too long we were made to feel welcomed.

When we returned in early 2006 to shoot the Chanterelle video for Savory, we found that the owners, Karen and David Waltuck, were just as friendly and warm as their staff had been. In all of our time interacting with restaurant chefs, owners and staff we've found that one thing always remains consistent: the personality and character of the people in charge is reflected in the behavior of the staff. Chanterelle was no exception and this, no doubt, played a large part in why Chanterelle prospered for so long and had so many admirers.

The International Association of Culinary Professionals announced the finalists for its 2009 Cookbook Awards today and a number of top chefs are in the running in various categories.

In the Chefs and Restaurants category David Waltuck's (Chanterelle) Chanterelle: The Story and Recipes of a Restaurant Classic of is facing off against Eric Ripert's (Le Bernardin) On the Line.

Nate Appleman and Shelley Lindgren (A16, SPQR) are up for The Julia Child 'Best First Book' Award for their excellent A16: Food + Wine.

In the Food Photography and Styling category it's Waltuck again vs. Thomas Keller (The French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon, Ad Hoc) for his Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide. Under Pressure is also a finalist for Best Single Subject book.

Sara Jenkins (Porchetta) along with Mindy Fox are finalists in the International category for Olives and Oranges: Recipes and Flavor Secrets from Italy, Spain, Cyprus, and Beyond.

Scott Beattie, whose cocktail menu at Cyrus in Healdsburg, CA is a masterful, encyclopedic document, is up for the Wine, Beer and Spirits award for his book Artisanal Cocktails: Drinks Inspired by the Seasons from the Bar at Cyrus.

View the complete list of finalists on the IACP website.

[Via @aldenteblog]