David Rosengarten is the host ofTaste, on the TV Food Network, one of four James Beard Award nominees in 1996 for the best national TV cooking show of the year.The New York Timesremarked that withTasteRosengarten "reconceived the idea of what a cooking show could be. . . . He explores his subjects so thoughtfully that he makes instant experts of his viewers." He has contributed hundreds of recipes to many publications over the last fifteen years, includingThe New York Times,Food & Wine, andBon Appetit. His restaurant column, "Specialities de la Maison--New York," appears every month inGourmetmagazine.
Joel Dean and Giorgio DeLuca co-founded Dean & Deluca in 1977 and continue to oversee their expanding empire.
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