Halperns’ Partners with La Bodega

Halperns’ is excited to partner with La Bodega, a purveyor of fine wines, spirits, meats, and cheeses, of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. La Bodega was founded by M.G. Cuesta and is part of the CCN group. They feature a wide selection of imported wines and spirits as well as a wide variety of…

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Interview with Chef Lilah Plaggemars from Bowdie’s Chophouse

Today Chef Lilah Plaggemars from Bowdie’s Chophouse stops by for an interview. She graduated from the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education. As the executive Chef of Bowdie’s Chophouse, all of her culinary worlds come together: the best ingredients, excellent service, and gourmet desserts. What was your path to the Chef that you are today? I…

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Interview with Chef Jody Brunori from The Laundry in Fenton, Michigan

Today, Jody Brunori, Executive Chef at The Laundry, Fenton, MI , stopped by the blog for an interview. She has been at The Laundry for the past decade and recently appeared on Guy’s Grocery Games on the Food Network. In 2016, she was nominated for a James Beard Award, and is an alumnus of the…

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Chef Gathering in New Orleans

On Wednesday, November 13th, Halperns’ had a chef gathering in New Orleans hosted by Chef Nick Lama from Avo Restaurant. The gathering included Scott Grieve from Gourmet Kitchen, Ryan Shinoki from Pacific Plaza Caviar Presentation, Bob Ambrose from Bella Bella Gourmet, Marco Mocellin from Taste of Real Italy, Linden Cowper and Brad Starnes from W.…

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Interview with Chef, Pano Karatassos

Today, Pano Karatassos, the executive chef at Kyma and corporate chef for the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, stops by the blog for an interview. Recently, he appeared on the show, Beat Bobby Flay (and he beat him!), and his book, Modern Greek Cooking, has been available since 2018. He is well known for his Greek…

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Atlanta Culinary Showcase Event

Last week, we hosted our culinary showcase at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Thank you to all of the vendors and staff who made the event possible, and thank you to everyone who attended! We had a very high, engaged turnout, and we had an absolute blast at the event. We had approximately 1,000 chefs/customers…

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Chef Pano Karatassos beats Bobby Flay on “Beat Bobby Flay”

Congrats to Halperns’ customer, Chef Pano Karatassos, executive chef of Kyma, who beat Bobby Flay on the show “Beat Bobby Flay” on Food Network last week! Watch him on Good Day Atlanta as he talks about his experience and demonstrates cooking a signature Greek dish, braised octopus with pasta and tomato sauce, from his cookbook Modern…

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