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In an age of careful branding, restaurateurs put a lot of thought into choosing just the right name. Rarely will they go to the trouble and expense of changing it. Yet the chef Tom Colicchio is dropping the name of his newest Manhattan restaurant, Fowler & Wells, after learning that it has historically racist connotations. The new name is Temple Court. Fowler & Wells, which opened last October, was named for a publishing company and scientific institute that once operated in a building on the same site in the financial district; that building was later torn down, replaced by Temple...

RUSH: Now, my friends, we know that there is stupidity running rampant throughout this country. We know it instinctively. We know it directly, ’cause we encounter it. We see it. But some days it’s just a little bit more predominant than others. Try this. This is from the Washington Free Beacon. I didn’t see this, ’cause I don’t watch MSNBC, but the headline is Celebrity Chef on MSNBC: “There’s No Legal Way For Immigrants To Actually Enter This Country.” Okay, so let’s read the opening paragraph. “Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio claimed on MSNBC during a discussion of food policy –”...

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio claimed on MSNBC during a discussion of food policy Wednesday that "there's no legal way for immigrants to actually enter this country." MSNBC host Ali Velshi brought up the topic of immigrants who are seeking a better life through work in the food industry. According to the Pew Research Center, illegal immigrants make up between 16 and 19 percent of bakers, cooks, dishwashers, and dining room or cafeteria attendants. Velshi asked Colicchio about the relevance of immigration to the restaurant business. Colicchio pointed out that his fellow panelist, chef José Andrés, was an immigrant who "came...

The First Lady is Adopting a New, Highly-Ideological Anti-Hunger Campaign with Left-Wing Activist Group Jeff Stier of the National Center for Public Policy Research Says First Lady's Planned Ad Campaign for Left-Wing Food Activist Group Will Divide Americans Rather Than Feed Hungry Michelle Obama's Partnership With Activist Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio Puts Minimum Wage and Organic Farming Issues Ahead of Fighting Hunger New York, NY / Washington, D.C. - First Lady Michelle Obama this week gave a major clue to her post-White House approach to public service. She's decided to partner with the far left-wing Food Policy Action Education Fund,...

First lady Michelle Obama was in Dallas Friday to judge a Top Chef cooking competition as part of her three-day Let's Move national tour. Obama joined White House chef Sam Kass and "Top Chef" host Tom Colicchio as judges in a televised competition that paired child sous-chefs with professional chef — all former contestants on the Bravo television show. Fabio Viviani, Jennifer Carroll and Spike Mendelsohn were the celebrity chef contestants. "Are you guys fired up?" Obama asked the kids before the event started. "The whole point of this is making sure you're healthy." At the end of the 30...

When Michelle Obama welcomed some of the nation's top chefs to the White House on Friday, she used the opportunity to showcase not one, but two festive tops. She rocked an '80s-inspired t-shirt (designer info to follow) to address Tom Colicchio, Cat Cora, Rachael Ray and other culinary celebrities. When it was time to work up a sweat in the garden, the first lady changed into an old favorite: a sleeveless Lanvin top. Which do you like best?

Anyone who’s seen Bravo’s "Top Chef" knows Tom Colicchio. He’s a man who knows how to cook and a man who knows good food. And, while his taste buds work magnificently, he’s apparently politically tone deaf. In the wake of Representative Giffords' shooting last weekend he served up a dish that turned the majority of the country’s stomach. He wrote on Twitter: Sarah Palin had Rep Gifford in her crosshairs. She is now officially dangerous.