11 Things You Didn't Know About Gabriele Corcos — Chopped All-Stars
Janet Rhodes, 2012, Television Food Network, G.P.
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Gabriele Corcos stars with his wife, Debi Mazar, in Extra Virgin on Cooking Channel. Born in Florence, Italy, Gabriele has a passion for Tuscan cuisine that runs through his veins. He loves cooking for his family and will soon be serving up his delicious food to the public — a new restaurant in Brooklyn is in the works. But you may not know that Gabriele hates cooking with a classic Italian herb. Find out what it is and more about him in his Q&A below.
What's your Achilles' heel ingredient, one that you hate to work with or encounter in someone else’s dish?
What dish or ingredient will we never catch you eating?
What was your most memorable meal? What, where, who? Details, please.
GC: My wedding anniversary in Los Angeles. I had lunch in my favorite spot, Angelini Osteria, where the owner, Chef Gino [Angelini], treated Debi and me to a full tasting menu!
GC: I am never (or always?) guilty; I always cook what I am in the mood for.
Is there one dish that you always order out and never make at home?
If you weren’t in food, what career would you like to have tried?