Chef Emilio Vitolo and Sammy Piccininni Welcome Baby Girl, Daughter Angelina Marie: 'So in Love with You'

Sammy Piccininni and Emilio Vitolo.Photo: Mark Sagliocco/Getty for Hamptons Magazine Emilio Vitolo Jr.is in love with his latest creation. Daughter Angelina Marie Vitolo was born Friday, June 30, the new momannounced Sunday on Instagram. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The couple shared photos from a sex reveal celebration, where they posed together holding ultrasound photos as Piccininni hugged her emerging bump....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Teresa Sullivan

Chef Eric Ripert Showers His Team in Champagne After Receiving 4 Stars from the 'New York Times'

Photo: Eric Ripert/Instagram Eric Ripert has reason to celebrate. Ina heart-warming video posted to his Instagram, the chef ofLe Bernardinin New York City announceda rare, four-star review from theNew York Times. Ripert, 57, is seen standing in the kitchen of the midtown Manhattan restaurant spraying his cooks with a stream of champagne from a freshly opened bottle of bubbly. As he fans the bottle from side to side, cheers and laughter erupt from the staff as they all gather around the chef for a drink....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Ricky Gallagher

Chef Eric Ripert Speaks Out About 'Inspiring and Generous' Friend Anthony Bourdain: He Was 'One of the Great Storytellers of Our Time'

Two days before chefEric RipertfoundAnthony Bourdainunresponsive in his luxury hotel room in France, the close friends went for a ride in the countryside on a tandem bicycle. Bourdain died on Friday at the age of 61 of an apparent suicide, French police confirmed to PEOPLE. He and Ripert were in France together while filming an upcoming episode of Bourdain’s award-winning showAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. “Anthony was a dear friend,” Ripert said in a statement to PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Mrs. Katelyn Campbell

Chef Evan Funke Designed the Menu for 'Vanity Fair' 's Oscar Party—And, Yes, There Was Lasagna!

After all thewinners were announcedat the94th Academy Awardson Sunday, the real celebrating began—and that meant plenty of award-worthy food and drinks.Evan Funke, the chef behind celebrity hotspotsMother WolfandFelixrestaurants in L.A., prepared the food forVanity Fair’s viewing dinner and star-studded after-party, which returned this yearafter being canceled in 2021because of the pandemic.“I was pleasantly surprised and excited [to be asked],” Funke told PEOPLE a few days before the event. “TheVanity FairOscar party istheshow after the show....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Chase Henry

Chef Featured on Gordon Ramsay's '24 Hours To Hell & Back' Left Homeless by Failed Restaurant

Photo: Gofundme A Los Angeles-based chef featured inGordon Ramsay’s24 Hours To Hell & Backis going through some tough times. In the show, Jackson, whose restaurant specialized in Caribbean-inspired soul food, had been struggling to attract customers and called on Ramsay, 56, to help him turn things around. During the episode, which originally aired on FOX, Jackson told Ramsay that he threw himself into restaurant work after themurder of his son Clive Jr....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Kaylee Jones

Chef Goes Viral After Closing His Restaurant for the Day to Take 7-Year-Old Son to Legoland

Genji Sato and son ​​Daiki.Photo: Sushi Sasabune Glendale/Instagram One California chef went viral for his sweet celebration of his young son. Genji Sato, who owns a restaurant in Glendale, became internet famous after he closed his business for a day to take his 7-year-old son to Legoland, according toToday. A message posted to Sasabune Glendale’s Instagram account Saturday announced that the restaurantwould close its doorsfor 24 hours while Sato took the trip with his son....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Anthony Rojas

Chef José Andrés Offering $50 Gift Cards to Vaccinated Customers of His D.C. Restaurants

Chef José Andrés.Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images José Andrésis offering a sweet deal to Washington, D.C. residents that receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days and weeks. On Friday, the celebrity chef, 51, announced on Twitter that any customers of hisThinkFoodGrouprestaurants that show proof that they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus will receive a $50 gift card. The deal runs only at ThinkFoodGroup establishments in the nation’s capital until70 percent of the U....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · James Aguirre

Chef José Andrés Sets Up World Central Kitchen on Ukraine-Poland Border to Feed Refugees

Chef José Andrés.Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images José Andrésis stepping up to provide aid to the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. The Spanish-American chef, 52, announced his nonprofit organizationWorld Central Kitchenis on the ground at the Ukraine-Poland border to assist with the refugee crisis following Russia’s invasion earlier this week. “People of the World…Like you, I am distraught watching Ukraine under attack,” Andréstweetedon Friday. “We must come together as a force for good!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Thomas King

Chef José Andrés Supplies Food to Earthquake Victims in Haiti: Here's How You Can Help

Photo: Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Andrés founded World Central Kitchen in 2010 with a mission to “heal [with food] in times of crisis and beyond.” Within 24 hours of the earthquake, World Central Kitchen’s culinary school in Haiti’s capital and most populous city, Port-au-Prince, immediatelycooked and distributedsandwiches, salads and pastries to citizens, first responders and airport security. While his teamworks to provide food for the Haitian people, the celebrity chef, 52, is vocally supporting efforts from home while recovering from coronavirus....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Vanessa Raymond

Chef Justin Sutherland Introduces His French Bulldog Puppy 8 Months After Horrifying Boating Accident

Photo: Justin Sutherland/Instagram ChefJustin Sutherland’s recovery just got a lot cuter. The formerTop Chefcontestant, who was in a terrifying boating accident in July, introduced his Instagram followers to his new Frenchie puppy, as he continues to heal physically and emotionally from the traumatic event. “Introducing, Miss. Betty White 👑,” the chef captioned his adorable series of photos holding his new pup (named after the lateGolden Girlsactress),who already has her own Instagram page....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Stephanie Delgado

Chef Justin Sutherland Shows His Face Scars After Boating Accident: 'Few More Surgeries to Go'

Photo: Justin Sutherland/Instagram ChefJustin Sutherlandis giving an update on his health following a boating accident earlier this month. On Sunday, the restaurateur and Iron Chef shared an image of his healing face onInstagramafter he fell off his boat near the motor on July 3. “‘The pain means you’re alive. The scars mean you’ve survived.’ A ‘few’ more surgeries to go…,” Sutherland captioned a photo of his nose, cheek and eyelid which all sustained cuts in the accident....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Daniel Diaz

Chef Kenny Gilbert Blogs: Spice Up Your Weekend Tailgate with This Easy Seafood Boil

To celebrate Super Bowl 50, we’vepartnered withTaste of the NFLand their chef partners all season long. The charity helps to raise awareness and funds via the season-long Kick Hunger Challenge. For more information or to donate to your favorite team’s city, visittheir website, and be sure to checkPEOPLE.comevery Thursdayfor a new game day recipe from your favorite celebrity chefs. Here, Chef Kenny Gilbert gives us his recipe for Shrimp and Crab Seafood Boil....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Luis Frey

Chef Loses 200 Lbs. After Undergoing Surgery and Changing His Diet: 'I Had to Get Healthy'

Photo: Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty; Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via GettyMatt Jenningsknew he needed to make a change in his diet when he tipped the scales at 400 lbs.The 42-year-old Massachusetts-based chef behind Full Heart Hospitality — a culinary consulting agency — tellsTODAY Foodhe went to the doctor in 2016 and was diagnosed with high cholesterol and acute anxiety disorder. He also showed signs of pre-diabetes.“Exactly three years ago, my doctor gave me the option to live or die,” he says....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Kevin Franco