TC News & Information 3.31.2010

Philadelphia's Vetri Foundation is having another Great Chefs Event to support Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. Appearing will be Top Chef's own Tom Colicchio and season 6 finalist Jennifer Carroll, along with Top Chef Masters season 1 competitors John Besh, Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson, Michael Schlow, and Jonathan Waxman. Click here for more information.

Win private cooking lessons with Bryan Voltaggio for you and 11 of your friends by bidding on them at the 12th Annual Cactoctin Affair, April 9th.

Chef Bryan participated in a special luncheon at DC's Eastern Market to celebrate National Peanut Month. Read about it here at Serious Eats; see a pic of Bryan and his helpers here.

Padma Lakshmi unveiled her newest jewelry collection at Bergdorf Goodman last week.

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Curious about what TC4 champ Stephanie Izard eats during her busy week? Well now you know.

TC6 Brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio are featured in this Washington City Paper article.

Michael V. is a busy chef!

Atlanta's Top Cheftestants have "innovative tastes."

Danny DeVito participated in a cooking demo, called "Chef and the Fat Man," with TCM's John Besh during the Tales of the Cocktail festival in New Orleans.

TCM's Laclan Mackinnon Patterson offers his twist on a classic Julia Child recipe, from Vanity Fair.

Attention serious foodies: TC5s Carla Hall will be participating in a "Hip & Hungry Getaway" in September along with José Andres, Eric Ziebold, and Bon Appetit's Andrew Knowlton. More info can be found here.

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Is TCM's Ludo Lefebvre annoying?

Diana Takes a Bite describes her experience at Lefebvre's restaurant, Ludo Bites.

Eater LA has breaking news about TC5's Stefan Richter's new restaurant.

Boulder Restaurant Examiner takes a look into the kitchen of chef Lachlan MacKinnon Patterson.

Here's a Miami Herald review of Top Chef Masters.

TC5's Gene Villiatora is popping up again in this interview.

YumSugar spoke to TC5 victor Hosea Rosenberg at the recent Aspen Food & Wine Festival.

Bake a pie for the NY Theatre Experiment! TC1s Dave Martin will be a guest judge, along with Project Runway's Kara Janx. Details here.

Here's an interview with TC2 hottie Sam Talbot.

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Poor Toby Young's was hit by a car the other day and now has a head-full of nasty stitches. Info and pic links are here.

TC Masters competitor Lachlan MacKinnon Patterson is a fan of the Denver Broncos.

Did anyone get a chance to participate in TC Masters' Art Smith's Free Lunch last week?

Ann Arbor District Library did an interview with Season 4 winner Stephanie Izard. You can listen to the podcast here.

Check out the conversation between Padma Lakshmi and Ben Stein.

Bio - Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson

Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson began his celebrated culinary career at the Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1999, he moved to Paris to obtain his Certificate d'Aptitude Professionnelle at the renowned Ecole Gregoire-Ferrandi. He then went on to apprentice under Benoit Guichard at the famed Jamin, a two-star Michelin restaurant praised for its classic French cuisine. Mackinnon Patterson continued to hone his culinary skills working under owner and chef Guy Guilloux at La Taupiniere in Pont Aven, Brittany. After moving back to the U.S. in 2001, he worked at the celebrated The French Laundry in Yountville, California. It was there that he met his current business partner, Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey. Stuckey and Mackinnon Patterson own Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado, with cuisine inspired by the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeast Italy. Mackinnon Patterson’s food is heralded by many as the best in Colorado, and he’s got the awards to prove it. He was named one of Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs in July 2005 and won 2008 Best Chef: Southwest from the James Beard Foundation.