Sandra Lee defends Meghan Markle’s cooking show, says ‘backlash’ doesn’t ‘seem fair’

Sandra Lee defends Meghan Markle’s cooking show, says ‘backlash’ doesn’t ‘seem fair’

Sandra Lee showed some love to “With Love, Meghan.” The famous chef, 58, defended Meghan Markle’s Netflix cooking and lifestyle show in a recent interview with US Weekly. Sandra Lee in a selfie. Instagram/@sandraleeonline Sandra Lee at the National Women’s History Museum’s 2025 Women Making History Awards Gala in Washington D.C. WireImage “I was actually … Read more

Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks –critical of Meghan Markle’s cooking show — wasn’t ‘invited to participate’ on Netflix series: sources

Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks –critical of Meghan Markle’s cooking show — wasn’t ‘invited to participate’ on Netflix series: sources

Not a lot of love. Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks claims he turned down an offer from Netflix to work on Meghan Markle’s new cooking series, “With Love, Meghan,” to avoid public scrutiny and creating something “forced and fake.” However, sources close to production have told The Post that Stocks, 41, was never approached to be … Read more

Exclusive | Meet the NYC chef who is the only female pizza maker featured in Michelin Guide

Exclusive | Meet the NYC chef who is the only female pizza maker featured in Michelin Guide

She’s a pizz-a culinary history.  Giorgia Caporuscio is breaking the sauce ceiling as the only female pizza chef featured in the Michelin Guide. The Italian native said when it comes to kneading dough, a woman’s touch is better — especially for the Neapolitan-style pizza she makes at her Hell’s Kitchen restaurant, Don Antonio. “Women have less … Read more

Miami luxury condos turn to branding deals with top chefs to attract buyers

Miami luxury condos turn to branding deals with top chefs to attract buyers

Miami developers have expanded the branding of their luxury condos from high-end cars and famous designers to include world-class chefs, and even posh wellness centers, to lure buyers, Side Dish has learned The city’s booming skyline, which features residential towers named for Porsche and Bentley as well as Armani/Casa, will soon be joined by a … Read more

Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn sued by personal chef they fired

Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn sued by personal chef they fired

Woody Allen‘s former personal chef claims in a lawsuit that the filmmaker and his wife fired him because of his service in the US Army Reserves and questions about his pay, then “rubbed salt on the wounds” by saying they didn’t like his cooking. Allen and Soon-Yi Previn “simply decided that a military professional who … Read more

Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten on his restaurant empire and new Miami condo

Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten on his restaurant empire and new Miami condo

As the holidays heat up, Alexa chatted with iconic chef Jean-Georges on his new Miami condo development and impressive international restaurant empire. You’ve created a culinary empire of 60 restaurants in 13 countries and five continents. Now you’re partnering with developers to build a 329-unit branded condominium in the Design District: the Jean-Georges Miami Tropic … Read more

I’m an Italian chef — here’s the telltale signs of quality pasta

I’m an Italian chef — here’s the telltale signs of quality pasta

An Italian chef has revealed the telltale markers of a good quality pasta. Francesco Mattana said he is constantly asked the question and while he cannot share a brand, he can share what people should look for. The chef, who boasts more than 326,000 followers on TikTok, showed two different penne pastas. “They both use the … Read more

15 gourmet holiday gifts for foodies in 2024

15 gourmet holiday gifts for foodies in 2024

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. From the most luscious caviar to impeccably delicate petit fours, this holiday’s gifts for gourmets will satisfy the most exacting epicure. Highly designed chop sticks make ordering in elegant, or unleash your … Read more

Never order this pricey cut of meat at a steakhouse, NYC chefs say — here’s what to try instead

Never order this pricey cut of meat at a steakhouse, NYC chefs say — here’s what to try instead

Don’t make this misteak. NYC chefs have beef with this popular cut of meat, insisting it’s the last one you should be ordering at a steakhouse — or any restaurant. Don’t have a cow, but these experts are going after a classic favorite, pulled from the narrow point of a tenderloin. Chefs have beef with one … Read more

NYC restaurants ditch pricey chef’s tasting menus as inflation-hammered diners seek cheaper options

NYC restaurants ditch pricey chef’s tasting menus as inflation-hammered diners seek cheaper options

Inflation-battered diners are putting aside less time and money for extravagant chefs’ tasting menus – leading many Big Apple restaurants to ditch the pricey concept in favor of a la carte options that can be shared, Side Dish has learned. Industry insiders say new restaurants are not launching tasting menus, and many who do have … Read more

Hungry husband considers divorce — from wife who can’t cook: ‘Has literally f–ked up mac and cheese’

Hungry husband considers divorce — from wife who can’t cook: ‘Has literally f–ked up mac and cheese’

This relationship’s on the chopping block. There are plenty of “icks” — or unattractive qualities — that could turn off a partner, but one in particular that has become a point of contention is cooking. As some celebrities reveal they rarely cook dinner for their families — from Kim Kardashian to Brittany Mahomes — one Redditor shared his … Read more

NYC private chefs are going public — and becoming social media stars with millions of followers

NYC private chefs are going public — and becoming social media stars with millions of followers

NYC private chefs are going public — and becoming social media stars. While toques to the elite have traditionally toiled in obscurity, whipping up egg white omelettes, smoothies and elaborate dinner parties for one-percenters, they’ve more recently found food lovers are hungry to watch videos about their lives on the job. “It’s this kind of … Read more

Exclusive | NYC’s first-ever ‘garbage’ restaurant week is here: Michelin chefs making special dishes — out of trash

Exclusive | NYC’s first-ever ‘garbage’ restaurant week is here: Michelin chefs making special dishes — out of trash

Zero waste doesn’t mean zero taste, if you ask these top chefs. A dozen of New York City’s most celebrated restaurants and bars have accepted the challenge to produce no food waste for an entire week as part of the first-ever Make Food, Not Waste Restaurant Week. Pegged to the citywide mandatory composting program that … Read more

The heartwarming moment student shows ‘school mom’ teacher the tattoo he got in her honor: ‘Shut up!’

The heartwarming moment student shows ‘school mom’ teacher the tattoo he got in her honor: ‘Shut up!’

This teacher is skin-spiring. A recent Indiana high school graduate inked up his arm with a moving note from his favorite teacher — who he says is responsible for helping him find his passion for life. “I had no drive, no passion, nothing,” Chayce McCoy said. “I didn’t expect to ever have the possibility of … Read more

These NYC entrepreneurs are bringing a Soho House-like community to NJ’s tony suburbs

These NYC entrepreneurs are bringing a Soho House-like community to NJ’s tony suburbs

In the heart of New York City pre-COVID-19 pandemic, Jonathan Krieger and Brandon Hirsch were thriving, operating dozens of different businesses — including restaurants and a string of cafes — across the bustling metropolis. But when the coronavirus struck, the entrepreneurial duo — feeling stifled and stymied by the new normal in the Big Apple — couldn’t help … Read more

Michelin-starred chef James Kent, who spearheaded the FiDi area’s culinary revival, dead at 45

Michelin-starred chef James Kent, who spearheaded the FiDi area’s culinary revival, dead at 45

The shocking, premature death over the weekend of Michelin-starred chef James Kent at age 45 cast a pall over Downtown – and the Wall Street area especially. Although Kent had other projects in the works, his Saga Hospitality Group is most closely associated with FiDi. It was announced just last week that the group would … Read more

Brooklyn chef is tops in NYC with James Beard Award win

Brooklyn chef is tops in NYC with James Beard Award win

Brooklyn goes hard at the James Beard Awards. Charlie Mitchell of Clover Hill, a Michelin-starred New American restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, took home the prize this year for best chef in New York. Mitchell beat out four other Empire State nominees for the nod, at one time known as the Oscars of the food world. “There’s … Read more

Would you scramble eggs in boiling water? Chef sparks outrage with hack

Would you scramble eggs in boiling water? Chef sparks outrage with hack

People were not too egg-cited about this cooking method. A chef went viral showing how she cooks scrambled eggs in boiling water — but viewers were not too enticed. Chef Bethany, who goes by @lilsipper_official on TikTok, often shares her healthy cooking hacks online with her millions of followers. Chef Bethany shocked viewers with her … Read more

World’s 50 best restaurants for 2024 revealed — and one NYC spot made the list

World’s 50 best restaurants for 2024 revealed — and one NYC spot made the list

The list is served. The world’s 50 best restaurants of 2024 have been revealed, reaching 23 global destinations that were chosen by 1,080 international restaurant industry experts, including food writers and chefs. The list includes several classic favorites and some new entries from Australia, Colombia, India and beyond. Disfrutar in Barcelona took the top spot after being … Read more

Teen chef whips up duck confit for fancy NYC benefit dinner for kids with cancer: ‘Proud to be helping’

Teen chef whips up duck confit for fancy NYC benefit dinner for kids with cancer: ‘Proud to be helping’

Upper East Side high school freshman Joshua Small is cooking up hope. Small, a French-American student at the Lycée Français de New York, regaled 60 diners as the acting executive chef of East Harlem’s Tastings NYC Saturday, a “Youth to Youth” dinner to raise money for the sick children at the Ronald McDonald House-New York. … Read more