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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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!...

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....