Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Taking Hip Hop Mainstream
Jun 17th, 2008 · Rapper, producer, fashion designer, restaurateur, grass-roots organizer and Broadway actor? Sean "Diddy" Combs might be the hardest working man in hip-hop.
Jun 17th, 2008 · Rapper, producer, fashion designer, restaurateur, grass-roots organizer and Broadway actor? Sean "Diddy" Combs might be the hardest working man in hip-hop.
Jan 31st, 2008 · In the late 1870s, Lebanese immigrants began arriving in the Mississippi Delta, working first as peddlers, then grocers and restaurateurs. Kibbe, a meatloaf of sorts, is part of the glue that continues to hold the Lebanese family culture together in the Delta and beyond.
Nov 13th, 2007 · Tamim Nuristani, whose father was mayor of Kabul, fled to the United States in 1980. The former cab driver and restaurateur returned Afghanistan to help rebuild his homeland. As governor of Nuristan, Nuristani aims to make the province a destination for Afghan and foreign tourists.
Mar 11th, 2007 · Coung Ly's Koi were impounded from his restaurant by the state of Maine in July because they are an illegal species. The fish were recently returned to Mr. Ly. We caught up with him to ask him about how he got the fish, and if spending the $20,000 in litigation fees was worth the money.
Feb 16th, 2007 · The House and Senate are adopting new ethics rules on lobbyists that would prohibit them from buying meals for lawmakers. The rules could crimp the style of many a restaurateur in Washington, D.C.
Jan 2nd, 2007 · Model, author, restaurateur and lifestyle expert Barbara "B." Smith recently became the face of Betty Crocker's cornbread mix. But for some, the move has revived old ideas about racial nostalgia. B. Smith talks with Farai Chideya about the comparison to Aunt Jemima and her career.
Oct 17th, 2006 · Danny Meyer has built an empire of 10 restaurants in cutthroat New York City. In his new book, Setting the Table, Meyer explains that more than good service, hospitality is what sets his eateries apart from others.
Feb 4th, 2006 · Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping patriarch of The Munsters whose work as a basketball scout, restaurateur and political candidate never eclipsed his role as Grandpa from the television sitcom, dies after years of failing health. He was 82.