Sizzling Female Chefs Around The World

“Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good.”

 

 – Alice May Brock.

Cooking is their passion, Food is their ultimate love and kitchens are their devotional institution. Yes! Chefs are known for such qualities they carry on their shoulder. These Chefs are not only identified as the hottest but also known for their best gastronomic skills that wooed food lovers around the world.

 

1) Rachel Ray

 

Rachel Ray is one of the world’s highest earning chefs who won several audiences by some catchy phrases like “EVOO” (for extra virgin olive oil) in her first show, 30 Minute Meals. The owner of $25 million has four food network programmes which include Tasty Travels and $40 a Day. She is keen towards spreading the knowledge and love for food through cookbooks. Her ‘Every Day With Rachel Ray’ magazine has more than 1.5 million readers. The ‘Book of Burger’ is the 20th and the latest book by her.

 

2) Devin Alexander

Celebrity Chef Devin Alexander is New York Times Bestselling author, media personality and weight loss expert. She is a perfect example of beauty with the brain. Keeping healthy meal as the main mantra of cooking, Alexander even can tickle the taste buds of fitness-conscious food lovers with a sumptuous burger or pizza. Her unique approach of healthy cooking make her published eight books, including “The Biggest Loser Cookbook” series. This hottest Chef is the host of ‘Healthy Decadence’ on Fit TV and her perspective on being healthy have gave her scope to appear on several weight loss shows on Television, , as listed by MENSXP.  

3) Angela McKeller

The former model Angela McKeller is one among the hottest pastry chef and gastronomic marvel. Angela has published several books on cooking which are filled with mouthwatering recipes.  Her cookbooks are called Passion on a Plate: Affordable and EASY Gourmet. This curvy foodie teaches gourmet cooking as well.

4) Anjum Anand

Considered as one of the first food writers, Anjum Anand is known to bring a fine twist to Indian recipes. Her experiment with Indian cuisines have not only triggered the taste buds if foodies but also to people who follow strict diet. Anand’s recipes are the combination of mixed traditional dishes recreated with healthy ingredients and less oil. She tried her hands at different restaurant’s kitchens based in New York, New Delhi and Los Angeles. Her passion for food made her publish ‘Indian Every Day: Light Healthy Indian Food.’ Her thought of adapting healthy meals from traditional Indian food came from her personal experience while growing up. From 2004 to 2007, Anand was a usual guest for a show called ‘Great Food Live’ on UKTV and then featured in BBC for a two series of Indian Food in 2007.  The brand ‘The Spice Tailor’ has been launched in the middle of 2011 that combines seven authentic Indian sauces, mainly prepared to deliver restaurant quality dishes that fascinate foodies who love to gorge delicious Indian cuisines.

5) Eden Grinshpan

After graduating from London’s A Le Cordon Bleu, Eden Grinshpan, the hottest chef travelled to different parts of the world including India, Southeast Asia and Israel to taste cuisines and get in-depth culinary knowledge from local chefs.  She even realized that to enjoy and experience global delicacies, passport to travel to that very place is actually not needed. This beautiful chef has the degree of “Grande Diplome,” in pastry and cuisine. Eden, the culinary adventurer hosts her own show called ‘Eden Eats,’ on the Cooking Channel. The show on traveling is to hunt best global dishes in cities throughout U.S.
6) Casey Thompson

Hottest Chef Casey Thompson contended on Top Chef Season 3 and was one among the two runners-up to Hung Huynh. She is a winner of fan favorite. On Top Chef Season 8, Thompson competed and was eliminated fifth. She is the executive chef at the Brownstone in Fort Worth, TX. Adding to it, Thompson is the ambassador for ‘Terrazos de los Andes,’ the Moet-Hennessey brand.

Petrofac in $3.7bn Abu Dhabi deal

Petrofac Emirates is partnering with Daewoo Shipbuilding

British oil and gas group Petrofac said on Thursday that its Petrofac Emirates joint venture firm has won a $3.7-billion (2.8-billion-euro) contract to develop a key field in Abu Dhabi.

“Petrofac is pleased to announce that Petrofac Emirates, its joint venture with Mubadala Petroleum, has been awarded a contract by Zakum Development Company for the Upper Zakum, UZ750 field development in Abu Dhabi,” said a statement from the London-listed firm.

“The contract is worth approximately $3.7 billion and has been secured by Petrofac Emirates in consortium with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd.”

The group added that Petrofac Emirates’ share of the contract was valued at $2.9 billion.

Manchester United can seal title if City lose to Spurs #MUFC

City go to White Hart Lane 13 points behind United

Manchester United’s striker Robin van Persie celebrates scoring his goal during the English Premier League match against West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, in east London, on April 17, 2013. (AFP)

Manchester City’s grip on the Premier League trophy could be prised away once and for all this weekend as Roberto Mancini’s side face Tottenham Hotspur knowing defeat would allow Manchester United the chance to be crowned champions on Monday.

A sense of inevitability has hung over the title race for several weeks but below it, the season is reaching a nerve-jangling climax both in the battle to qualify for next year’s Champions League and to stay in the top flight.

City go to White Hart Lane 13 points behind United, who play Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Monday when the title race could be decided.

City would like nothing more than to prolong the title fight for another week, but that could be scuppered with Tottenham embroiled in a scrap with Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton for third and fourth places.

While City’s pride is at stake, the repercussions of Sunday’s match are likely to be far more serious for Spurs whose hopes of a top-four finish are under threat from their London rivals.

United top the table with 81 points, followed by City on 68, Chelsea 61, Arsenal 60, Spurs 58 and Everton 56. City, Spurs and Chelsea have played 32 games, all the rest 33.

Andre Villas-Boas‘s side were in pole position for third place a few weeks ago before defeats by Liverpool and Fulham and a home draw with Everton handed the initiative back to Arsenal and Chelsea.

Chelsea moved into third spot with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Wednesday to climb a point ahead of Arsenal, held to a 0-0 home draw by Everton on Tuesday.
 
MORE PRESSURE

Arsenal’s Saturday kickoff at Fulham means they can apply more pressure before Chelsea go to Liverpool and Spurs play City.

Tottenham’s players have had a breather since losing to Basel on penalties in the Europa League, although the break may not have been long enough for Welsh winger Gareth Bale to recover from the ankle injury he sustained in the first leg of the tie.

Without him and the injured Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe, Tottenham are a far less dangerous side and concern is mounting in north London that the club will suffer a near-miss for the second season in a row.

They finished fourth last year but were denied a Champions League spot by Chelsea who finished sixth but won the European Cup to take their place.

Arsenal’s draw with Everton offered encouragement for Spurs who, according to midfielder Lewis Holtby, face “six cup finals” between now and the end of the season.

“It will be a tremendous game on Sunday,” he told Tottenham’s website. “City have just reached the final of the FA Cup and these six games are our cup finals.

“They are a side full of quality players but we’re determined to get three points, especially at home. It would be a massive win for us.”

Everton (56) can move ahead of Tottenham, albeit having played two more games, with victory over Sunderland on Saturday – a match with ramifications at the top and bottom.

Sunderland moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win at Newcastle United last weekend – a match memorable for new manager Paolo Di Canio‘s celebratory knee slide at St James’s Park.
 
CLOSE FRIEND

The emotional Di Canio coming face to face with Everton’s intense manager David Moyes is an intriguing prospect as is Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp taking on close friend Tony Pulis’s Stoke City in a match that Rangers must win to keep their slim hopes of survival alive.

Along with bottom club Reading, who play Norwich City, QPR are 10 points adrift of 17th-placed Aston Villa.

Stoke, who have lost six of their last seven league games, are nose-diving towards the drop and defeat by QPR would increase the pressure on Pulis whose side begin the weekend just three points above 18th-placed Wigan Athletic who have played a game less than their fellow strugglers.

Wigan, whose annual fight against the drop has this season been interrupted by a run to the FA Cup final, face West Ham on Saturday and will be hoping to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat  by City.

Yes, it’s true: Pope Francis has only one lung

The new pope has daunting challenges ahead ranging from the church sex abuse scandal to reinvigorating the flock.

And Pope Francis will have to do it all with just one lung.

The Argentine pontiff lost the greater part of one lung to a teenage infection. “He feels it today,” says his authorized biographer Sergio Rubin. “He’s a little bit slowed by it, but he’s OK.”

Pope Francis’ one lung doesn’t compromise health

Doctors said that losing one lung doesn’t necessarily compromise the Pope Francis’ health or reduce his life span, though it means no strenuous exercise since he no longer has as much air capacity as people with two lungs. “He probably wouldn’t be able to run marathons, but I don’t think that would be on his schedule,” said Dr. Peter Openshaw, director of the Centre for Respiratory Infection at Imperial College London. “Having one lung should be enough as long as there is no other disease in that lung.”

Openshaw didn’t think a papal schedule would be too taxing for Pope Francis’ one lung, though he noted the pope’s rib cage might look slightly unusual. “His X-ray will probably look rather alarming, but understandable once you know he only has one lung,” he said.

Openshaw said Pope Francis’ existing lung would probably have expanded to fill the space left by the missing one, and that his ribcage would have shrunk slightly in size. His diaphragm may also have moved up slightly higher than normal. But none of those changes should affect Francis’ normal activities, he said.

Experts said it would be rare nowadays to remove a lung. Antibiotics would be used to treat most lung infections including tuberculosis, though part of the organ might be removed to treat advanced lung cancer.

Back when Pope Francis had his lung removed, the available antibiotics weren’t as powerful. “In the past, doctors used to try all kinds of strange things to try to treat lung infections,” said Dr. Jennifer Quint, a respiratory expert at London’s School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She said physicians even used to stick ping pong balls into peoples’ lungs in an attempt to starve the lung of oxygen, to kill the bacteria.

Quint said the fact that Pope Francis appears so fit and healthy at 76 bodes well for his future.

“If he were going to have any major complications from the surgery (to remove the lung), he would have had them by now,” she said. She said Francis’ main challenge will be to keep his remaining lung healthy. “I would recommend a yearly flu vaccination and an occasional pneumonia vaccine to avoid infection,” she said.

Openshaw agreed Pope Francis’ remaining lung should be able to compensate for the missing one, similar to how parts of the brain may pick up functions of other regions damaged by a stroke.

“The other lung can gain capacity but there will be limits,” he said, comparing it to a car engine that now runs slightly slower. “You may not be able to accelerate as hard but it still works just as well.”

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Russian Cricket Team Starts Spring Preparations

The United Cricket League Russia is preparing for the 2013 games. The popularity of this sport, which has a great following worldwide, until recently was relatively unknown in Russia, points out Tanvir Khan,a member of the team management. He says that it is not surprising that the vast majority of players in the Russian League are Indians, Pakistanis, natives of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka having Russian residence permits. They are all in the majority of cases, like me, either graduates of Russian universities, businessmen or students.

Tanvir Khan: “The United Russian Cricket League unites eight teams of 11 players each. Some of them are very good and great players. Last year, the League of United Russia was recognized and registered with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in London.

We also have 200 additional players. And among them are a few Russians. Our matches are held at the Moscow State University’s (MSU) baseball stadium which has an artificial turf cover. We play every Saturday and Sunday during the four months of favorable weather conditions. These games invariably attract quite a few Russians, some of whom want to try their hand at the game and have shown impressive results.”

Having crossed from Europe, from its homeland in Britain, to the colonies in South Asia and Africa, cricket has become extremely popular there. And now in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka it is revered as a national sport. The young students, who had come to Russia from these countries to study during the past decade or so, just could not give up their passion for cricket. We are organizing matches in Russia for the 13th year and are also participating in international matches, says Tanvir Khan. And very successfully too for we have won Silver in the European championship.

This year we have scheduled 64 games – says board member of the League of United Russia, Tanvir Khan. We expect the arrival in Moscow of teams from Latvia and Estonia. And then we shall visit them in Riga. Our colleagues in Belgium have invited our team for a friendly match. And this is not at all the complete list of our travel plans for which preparations are on going.

On May 1, this year, the Russian team will hold its first home match at the cricket stadium in MSU. It is possible that some Russian players will also take part in the match. This sport is gaining more and more recognition among the Russians.

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Pencil Versus Camera Artist

 Pencil versus camera: Belgian artist is at it again with mind-bending blend of art and reality

     Ben Heine, 28, crosses the fine line between art and reality by blending photographs with his own pencil sketches
A randy rabbit, a beat-boxing sparrow and a woman trapped in her own nightmare are among his bizarre imaginings
He ensures his hand is visible in every picture – to represent the connection between viewer, artist and artwork
Ben, who studied journalism but now works as a full time artist in Brussels, has used locations worldwide

There’s something about these surreal artworks that really draws you in to their creator’s imagination.

And as these inventive pictures show, Ben Heine is one of the most hands-on artists you are likely to find.

The 28-year-old Belgian blurs the line between art and reality by blending photographs of people and landscapes with his own pencil sketches.

A randy rabbit, a beat-boxing sparrow and a woman trapped in her own nightmare are among the bizarre imaginings of the Ivory Coast-born artist.

A fine line: A blonde has her polka dot dress tugged at by a bunny rabbit

He begins by taking a picture of an everyday scene then covers part of the shot with a sketch – transforming the bland backdrops into intriguing scenarios.

Part of his method involves him ensuring his hand is visible in every picture – to represent the connection between the viewer, the artist and the artwork.

Ben said: ‘I find a location, then do the drawings, then take a photo to combine with the drawing. I like to stretch people’s imaginations.’

Ben, who studied journalism but now works as a full time artist in Brussels, has used locations in London, Spain, Tunisia, and Belgium for his work.

A bird blares out music from a boombox around his neck: Ben begins by taking a picture of an everyday scene then covers part of the shot with a sketch – transforming the bland backdrops into intriguing scenarios

A redhead looks at a double of herself trapped in a nightmare: Ben Heine, 28, crosses the fine line between art and reality by blending photographs of people and landscapes with his own pencil sketches

Ben said: ‘Drawing or taking the photo isn’t really a challenge as I’ve been doing it a long time, but it is very time consuming.

‘People are usually surprised and intrigued by my work, many want me to create a Pencil Vs Camera image with their own photos.’
Heine describes himself as a multidisciplinary visual artist who is inspired by people and nature.

A blonde looks away as a male admirer with flowers is left with a broken heart: The artist said he has been deeply influenced by Belgian Surrealism, German Expressionism, American Pop Art and Social Realism

How it is done: The 28-year-old grew up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where he lived for seven years with his parents and three sisters before moving back to Brussels in 1990

 

The 28-year-old grew up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where he lived for seven years with his parents and three sisters before moving back to Brussels in 1990.

He has become well-known for three art concepts he has been working on, including his Pencil Vs Camera project.

He always makes sure the sketch is in black and white, while the photograph is often brightly coloured to maximise contrast.

Painstaking: Heine describes himself as a multidisciplinary visual artist who is inspired by people and nature

Ben’s creations have become a internet hit – and has had a significant impact on the graphic design community.
The artist said he has been deeply influenced by Belgian Surrealism, German Expressionism, American Pop Art and Social Realism.
He has also created two other art projects for which he has become well-known for: Digital Circlism and Flesh and Acrylic.

Storm approaching: An image from Spain of a man reaching out to the skies. Ben Heine said: ‘I like to stretch people’s imaginations. A monkey on the underground, why not?’

Bizarre: Model Caroline Madison lies on the ground in London in another image from the gallery

Hands on: Part of his method involves him ensuring his hand is visible in every picture – to represent the connection between the viewer, the artist and the artwork

Ladder to the skies: Another image from the Pencil Vs Camera series by Belgian visual artist Ben Heine

A different perspective: As these sunflowers smile, the one in the middle screams in this picture originally taken in Spain

Rush: A monkey on the underground in this image taken in Barcelona. The animal, dressed in an suit, dashes from a train clutching a banana

Reeling in a whopper: A fisherman appears to catch an unusual trawl in this perspective-bending picture taken in Tunisia as part of the Pencil Vs Camera series by Belgian visual artist Ben Heine

WikiLeaks to release over a million new docs in 2013 – Assange

Despite all the difficulties the WikiLeaks faced in 2012, Julian Assange vowed to publish some 1,000,000 new documents in the coming year.

In his Christmas speech he called for people to continue fighting for democracy “from Tahrir to London.”

he cyber world is abuzz with speculation about possible topics of an upcoming speech by the WikiLeaks founder. Julian Assange is due to appear on a low-level balcony of London’s Ecuadorian Embassy at 19:00 Thursday to deliver his Christmas speech.

Not much is known about the subject of Assange’s address, but he recently confirmed intentions to run as a candidate for the Australian Senate in 2013.

Speculation is also rife that he will use the occasion to officially launch a WikiLeaks political party.

WikiLeaks’ Twitter has taken on a festive spirit ahead of the Australian’s public appearance, tweeting, “Julian Assange to give Xmas speech at Ecuador Embassy. Bring candles & come enjoy some mulled wine!”

UK ‘Donates’ $825,000 to Osama’s Right-Hand Man in Europe

Will Abu Qatada remain in the UK?

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada who used to be considered Osama bin Laden’s ‘right hand’ in Europe has received 515,000 pounds ($825,000) financial aid from the British Ministry of Finance for legal expenses in the trial for the right to remain in the UK.

Jordan demands his extradition because he has been sentenced to life imprisonment there for organizing several terrorist acts.

51-year-old Abu Qatada arrived in the UK in 1993 with a fake passport. After his arrest without any charges in 2002, Qatada spent about 7 years in a British prison.

 

World’s largest 3D street Painting

Reebok has partnered with CrossFit, a developer of multifunctional fitness programs to set a new Guinness World Record by creating the biggest 3D painting in the world. To do it, street artists ‘3D Joe & Max’ have turned part of London’s Canary Wharf quayside into the longest and largest 3D artwork.
British artist Joe Hill‘s made 106.5m long painting .

You can travel to Mars for $500,000 a trip

The billionaire founder and CEO of private spaceflight company SpaceX, Elon Musk is planning to help establish a Mars colony of up to 80,000 people by ferrying explorers to the Red Planet for about 500,000 dollars a trip.

Musk’s ambitious ‘Mars settlement’ program would start with a pioneering group of less than 10 people, who would travel to the Red Planet aboard a huge reusable rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane.

“At Mars, you can start a self-sustaining civilization and grow it into something really big,” Musk told an audience at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London on Friday (Nov. 16).

According to the Discovery News, Musk was there to talk about his business plans, and to receive the Society’s gold medal for his contribution to the commercialization of space.

Large amounts of equipment, including machines to produce fertilizer, methane and oxygen from Mars’ atmospheric nitrogen and carbon dioxide and the planet”s subsurface water ice would accompany the founders of the new Mars colony.

The Red Planet pioneers would also take construction materials to build transparent domes, which when pressurized with Mars’ atmospheric CO2 could grow Earth crops in Martian soil, the report said.

As the Mars colony became more self sufficient, the big rocket would start to transport more people and fewer supplies and equipment.

Musk said that 500,000 dollars ticket price for a Mars trip was affordable.

“The ticket price needs to be low enough that most people in advanced countries, in their mid-forties or something like that, could put together enough money to make the trip,” he said, comparing the purchase to buying a house in California.

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