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Traci Des Jardins

  1. Video Feed
    Watch David Chang and Traci Des Jardins Try Astronaut Coffee“A pretty ingenious way to drink coffee in the morning.”
    By Sierra Tishgart
  2. Nice Work If You Can Get It
    Travel Across France Next Spring With Traci Des JardinsIt’s just a touch spendy…
    By Jay Barmann
  3. Bookshelf
    How Tough Do Women Have It in Pro Kitchens?Find out in this excerpt from Charlotte Druckman’s new book, ‘Skirt Steak.’
    By Charlotte Druckman
  4. Anniversaries
    Lizzie Binder, Richard Reddington, Other Alums Return to Jardinière forThe event will benefit Share Our Strength.
    By Jay Barmann
  5. Deals
    Traci Des Jardins Becomes Sole Owner of Jardinière, Will Continue to MakeShe’s bought out partner Pat Kuleto to become sole managing partner.
    By Jay Barmann
  6. Menu Changes
    Jardinière Celebrates Fifteen Years With Revamped Dinner MenuThe menu brings prices for entrees down a touch by making side dishes optional.
    By Jay Barmann
  7. Foodievents
    Celebrate Julia Child’s 100th at Jardinière, RN74Also, see a photo of Julia with Traci Des Jardins from the late nineties, or thereabouts.
    By Jay Barmann
  8. Foodievents
    There Will Be a Pig’s Blood ‘Candy’ at Cochon 555 This WeekendIt’s happening this Sunday.
    By Jay Barmann
  9. Foodievents
    Des Jardins and MacNaughton Among This Year’s Cochon ContendersIt all goes down on Sunday, May 20.
    By Jay Barmann
  10. Let Them Eat Foie
    State Senate Won’t Waste Its Important Time Discussing Foie GrasMaybe 100 foie gras-loving chefs can be wrong.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  11. Bookshelf
    David Kinch, Joshua Skenes, Dominique Crenn All Putting Out CookbooksAlso, Traci Des Jardins will be putting out a volume in 2013 as well.
    By Jay Barmann
  12. Foodies With Benefits
    Top Chef Masters Reunite at Jardinière Tomorrow for CharityThey’re cooking a multi-course meal together for $1,000 a head.
    By Jay Barmann
  13. Chefs Loving Chefs
    In Praise of Michael Mina’s Many Former Sous ChefsOn Sunday, Michael will be feted by many of the chefs who have worked for him over the years.
    By Jay Barmann
  14. App-etizing
    Find Melissa Perello’s and Joshua Skenes’s Favorite Dishes via NewLearn where the professionals eat, one dish at a time.
    By Jay Barmann
  15. Foodievents
    Alums of Michael Mina’s Kitchens Return to Fête Him at October 9The chefs will prepare a six-course menu that pays tribute to Mina’s 20-year career.
    By Jay Barmann
  16. Back of the House
    Traci Des Jardins Reflects on Her Protégés, Enjoys MichaelAmong Des Jardins’s former sous chefs are Richard Reddington, Chris Cosentino, Robbie Lewis, and Douglas Keane.
    By Jay Barmann
  17. Mergers and Acquisitions
    Local Chefs Weigh In on Google-Zagat DealWe, for one, think it’s a good thing.
    By Jay Barmann
  18. Real Estate
    Ritz-Carlton Tahoe Property Changes Hands, But Hotel Remains Open As UsualThe Ritz says there will be no impact on the hotel or the guest experience, and Traci Des Jardins’s Manzanita remains open as usual.
    By Jay Barmann
  19. Top Chef Alumni Newsletter
    Will Mary Sue Win This Thing Or What?Sure, all these events surrounding the Top Chef Masters finale could just be promotions. But could they also be predictions?
    By Hadley Tomicki
  20. Foodievents
    Traci Des Jardins Does Another Top Chef-Inspired Menu TonightSee the menu for the $45 three-courser.
    By Jay Barmann
  21. L.A. Diet
    Chef Mary Sue Milliken Drinks ‘Exorbitant’ Amounts of Darjeeling,“I like the second flush, muscatel-tasting Darjeeling. I can’t wait to go there.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  22. Foodievents
    Traci Des Jardins to Cook Dinner Wednesday With Top Chef Masters RivalThe ‘Top Chef Masters’ ‘adversaries’ won’t be squaring off so much as they’ll be tag-teaming a dinner this week in S.F.
    By Jay Barmann
  23. The Food Chain
    Portland Chef Jason French Fiends for the Foie Gras Torchon at JardinièreA Portland chef finds a perfectly executed classic in S.F.
    By Jay Barmann
  24. TV Land
    Meet Traci Des Jardins at This Week’s Viewing Party for Top ChefThis week’s episode challenges the chefs to cook healthy meals for ‘Biggest Loser’ contestants.
    By Jay Barmann
  25. Dish Demo
    Traci Des Jardins Shows Us How to Make Her Grandmother’s MeatballsA dish demo from the Feast.
    By Jay Barmann
  26. TV Land
    See Traci Des Jardins Represent at a Top Chef Masters Premiere Party atOur sole S.F. chef representative on ‘Top Chef Masters’ will be hosting a viewing party Wednesday.
    By Jay Barmann
  27. Neighborhood Watch
    Traci Des Jardins to Guest Chef at Heirloom, Zaré Launches Lunch Counter,
    By Jay Barmann
  28. Awards
    Tom Colicchio, Traci Des Jardins, and Ming Tsai Will Host Beard AwardsTraci Des Jardins is #winning!
    By Daniel Maurer
  29. Chefs at Home
    Grub Street to San Francisco Chefs: ‘Where Were You When the GiantsA group of S.F. chefs tell us what they were up to the moment the game was won, and every corner of the city erupted.
    By Jay Barmann
  30. Blood and Guts
    Traci Des Jardins Shares a Final Bloody TaleA tale of blood from the Rubicon days.
    By Jay Barmann
  31. Mediavore
    A Day in the Life of La Cocina; The Biggest Trend in 2010 is Kitchen Gardens?
  32. Interviews
    Traci Des Jardins Is Not Afraid to Get Up In Dudes’ FacesBack in Rubicon days, Traci Des Jardins knew how to be a boss with no mercy.
    By Jay Barmann
  33. Foodievents
    What You Missed at the Pride SoiréeTwo roundups from last Friday’s AmfAR benefit event.
    By Jay Barmann
  34. Foodievents
    Sample Some Early Bites from Benu, Bar Agricole, and PlumA tasting event, benefiting Share Our Strength, will feature some “sneak peek” mini dishes from some upcoming restaurants.
    By Jay Barmann
  35. Slideshow
    Sneak a Peek Inside Public House & Mijita, Opening Next WeekThe two new restaurants debut on opening day of baseball season.
    By Jay Barmann
  36. Interviews
    Traci Des Jardins Loves Zuni Café, Hates BurritosThe extremely busy chef talks to Grub Street about Public House, opening next week, and about possible plans to expand Mijita in New York.
    By Jay Barmann
  37. Mediavore
    Public House to Open With Baseball Season; Hawaiian Sumo Wrestler Pimps Coconut
    By Jay Barmann
  38. Mediavore
    How to Infiltrate Villa Taverna; New Olympic Menu Items Appear at CanadianThe Bold Italic works its way into several private clubs; Michelle Obama unveils obesity plan; and more.
    By Jay Barmann
  39. The Other Critics
    Bauer Treks to Tahoe to Review Manzanita; Unterman Loves the Noodles at King WonMichael Bauer gives two and half stars to Traci Des Jardins’ latest; Unterman can’t get enough of King Won Ton.
    By Jay Barmann
  40. Closings
    South, Pickles Closing in End-Of-Year CrashLate 2009 has not been a good time for several high-profile restaurants.
    By Adam Martin
  41. Openings
    What to Eat at Des Jardins’ Manzanita, Opening Today in TahoeThe new restaurant at the new Ritz will make ski season tasty.
    By Adam Martin
  42. Previews
    Des Jardins’ Manzanita Due Next WeekTahoe restaurant will give Plumpjack at Heavenly a run for its money.
    By Adam Martin
  43. Closings
    Acme Chophouse to Split in TwoCurrent chophouse concept will make way for a pub and a taqueria.
    By Adam Martin
  44. Closings
    Acme Getting Chopped By Year’s EndGiant restaurant will shutter, to reopen as a more casual place by next baseball season.
    By Adam Martin
  45. Previews
    Traci Des Jardines Previews Tahoe, L.A. MenusManzanita will feature comfort food for skiers, while sardines star at this weekend’s American Wine & Food fest.
    By Adam Martin
  46. Nancy Oakes
    Nancy Oakes and Robbie Lewis, As Seen by StarChefs
    By Adam Martin
  47. Expeditions
    Women Chefs Behave BoarishlyAnita Lo and April Bloomfield go on safari.
    By Daniel Maurer
  48. Mediavore
    Madman Runs Amok With BBQ Knives; Traci Des Jardins Overboard on ‘NextA madman grabbed knives from the Texas Smokehouse Barbecue and started slashing people in Murray Hill until he was gunned down. [NYP] Traci Des Jardins is the first one overboard at The Next Iron Chef. [Serious Eats] A lot of good restaurants have failed health inspections, leading to: “You’ll pay $90 for a prix-fixe meal complete with foie gras and lobster at celebrity chef David Bouley’s namesake restaurant — just watch out for eight-legged appetizers.” [NYP]