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MOJO RENEWS AFTER HOURS WITH DANIEL FOR SECOND SEASON: POPULAR SERIES IN PRODUCTION AT TOP LOS ANGELES RESTAURANTS
Celebrated Chef/Restaurateur Daniel Boulud Brings Together Top Chefs and Celebrity Guests for a Series of Ultimate and Intimate Late Night Feasts
NEW YORK - June 26, 2007 - Where do chefs go for a great meal? And when can they find the time? Award winning celebrity chef/restaurateur/author Daniel Boulud of Daniel, Café Boulud, DB Bistro Moderne and Daniel Boulud Brasserie reveals the answers on the just-renewed After Hours with Daniel on the HD network MOJO. This behind-the-scenes series is a window into the tradition of great chefs gathering after work to cook for each other and wind down with spectacular late-night meals. The ten episode series will premiere in October, 2007 on MOJO.
Season two of After Hours with Daniel is being shot in ten Los Angeles restaurants well loved by the city’s chefs. Each half-hour episode takes place in a different restaurant and culminates in a sumptuous feast prepared by Daniel and his chef friends. Following are this season’s “after hours” restaurants, their chefs and just a few of the guest celebrities (an episode breakdown follows this release): Pizzeria Mozza, Chef Nancy Silverton, Phil Rosenthal (Everybody Loves Raymond), Josh Charles (Six Degrees); Hatfield’s, Chefs Karen and Quinn Hatfield, David Dean Bottrell (Boston Legal), Jim Lampley (TV Sports Commentator/Entertainment Producer); Father’s Office, Chef Sang Yoon, Gabrielle Reece (Model), Peter Greenberg (NBC); Sona, Chef David Myers, Eva LaRue (CSI:Miami); Ford’s Filling Station, Chef Benjamin Ford, Keith David (Crash); Providence, Chef Michael Cimarusti, Melora Hardin (The Office), Kathleen York (Crash); Grace, Chef Neal Fraser, Harry Shearer (This is Spinal Tap), Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights); Simon LA@Sofitel Hotel, Chef Kerry Simon, Willie Garson (John From Cincinnati), Tyler Evans (Motocross); Campanile Restaurant, Chef Mark Peel, Ron Rifkin (Alias), Ricky Jay (Magician); as well as a special dinner at the home of chef Joachim Splichal (owner of Patina Restaurant), Robert Wuhl (Arliss) and Wendi McLendon-Covey (Reno 911). Plus, MOJO’s own Zane Lamprey, host of the popular Three Sheets series is a guest at Sona.
Meals prepared don’t appear on any menu and experiments abound. Each show begins with Daniel visiting the chosen restaurant and “conspiring” with the head chef for the surprise meal to come. Extremely spirited, sometimes competitive, and often funny, After Hours with Daniel provides viewers with a rare, hi-def look into the world of top chefs that is usually hidden behind locked restaurant doors.
Daniel Boulud was raised on his family’s farm outside of Lyon, a region known as France’s culinary capital. However, it is in New York City that he has made his mark. He trained with some of the great French chefs of the era, and now continues this tradition of apprenticeship by training countless young chefs in his kitchens here in the US.
Daniel has been one of the elite culinary trendsetters in New York City where he has lived and worked for over 25 years. In 1993 Daniel opened his first restaurant, called Daniel. This was followed by Café Boulud in 1998, an expanded and relocated Restaurant Daniel in 1999, and DB Bistro Moderne in 2001. Daniel ventured outside New York City in 2003 with a Café Boulud in the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach FL and Daniel Boulud Brasserie which opened in the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas in 2005. He is scheduled to open BAR BOULUD, a casual bistro and wine bar in fall 2008 directly across from Manhattan’s Lincoln Center. Further afield, he will open Maison Boulud in Beijing’s Legation Quarter in early 2008.
After Hours with Daniel’s first season on MOJO was filmed at eight of New York City’s restaurants especially well loved by the community of chefs. Boulud has made many television and radio appearances including on The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, The Late Show with David Letterman, Emeril Live as well as additional appearances on NBC, CNN, CNBC, PBS, the WB and NPR. He was named “Outstanding Restaurateur” in May 2006 by the James Beard Foundation.
After Hours with Daniel is produced by Tiara Blu Films. The first season aired in the fall of 2006. It was created by Diane Nabatoff and Daniel Boulud. Nabatoff serves as executive producer. Jodi Hurwitz is Executive Producer. Tony Faske is producer. Ivan Dudynsky is Director. Emilio Nunez is executive producer for iN DEMAND. Siobhan Graham is supervising producer.
In 2000 Diane founded her own company Tiara Blu Films. Since then she has produced Take The Lead starring Antonio Banderas and Narc, starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric. She Executive-Produced Knights of the South Bronx starring Ted Danson (nominated for a SAG award) and Malcolm David Kelley (nominated for a Namic Vision Award) for A&E; as well as Co-Executive Produced the pilot for the HBO series Baseball Wives by Tom Fontana and Julie Martin. She is currently developing projects at a number of studios and cable networks as well as several features that will be independently financed. Prior to founding her company, Diane was a Producer at Interscope Communications, developing and producing numerous films including Very Bad Things and Operation Dumbo Drop.
About MOJO (www.mojohd.com)
MOJO was created exclusively for the discerning male, with attitude, wit and style, and became the network name as of May 1, 2007. Formerly INHD, it has been a pioneer in hi-def television since 2003, and is among the most widely distributed HD networks on cable. It consistently earns high marks from HD viewers for the pristine quality of its 1080i picture and Dolby 5.1 sound and ranks as a viewer favorite. Original shows are about wide-ranging upscale men’s interests including high tech, finance, comedy-reality, adventurous travel, music, cuisine and spirits. Other programming includes high profile professional and college sports, movies, concerts and big events. The network is 100% high definition and available as part of the HD offerings from Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cox Communications, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Mediacom, Patriot and others. MOJO is owned by iN DEMAND Networks, whose shareholders are Comcast iN DEMAND Holdings, Inc., Cox Communications Holdings, Inc., and Time Warner Entertainment - Advance/Newhouse Partnership.
After Hours with Daniel 2007 Episode Rundown:
Episode 1 takes place at Pizzeria Mozza, with host chef Nancy Silverton and features dinner guests Alain Giraud, Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani (Terra), Josh Charles (Actor), Phil Rosenthal (Writer) and others.
Episode 2 takes place at host chef Joachim Splichal’s home and features dinner guests Walter Manzke (Bastide), Josiah Citrin (Melisse), Traci des Jardin (Jardiniere), Robert Wuhl (Actor), Wendi McLendon-Covey (Actor) and Jim Clendenen (Wine Maker).
Episode 3 takes place at Hatfield’s, with host chefs Karen and Quinn Hatfield and features dinner guests Ludovic Lefebvre (Chef), Jason Travi (Fraiche), David Dean Bottrell (Actor), Jim Lampley (TV Sports Commentator/Entertainment Producer) and Russ Parsons (LA Times).
Episode 4 takes place at Father’s Office, with host chef Sang Yoon and features Michael McCarty (Michael’s), Sal Marino (Il Grano), Sherry Yard (Pastry Chef-Spago), Peter Greenberg (Travel Editor/Journalist/Producer), Ron Guttman (Actor) and Gabrielle Reece (Former Model/Professional Volleyball Player).
Episode 5 takes place at Sona, with host chef David Myers and features Eric Greenspan (The Foundry), Nicolas Peter (Little Door), Jimmy Boyce (Chef), Eva LaRue (Actor), Zane Lamprey (MOJO’s Three Sheets Host) and Heather John (Bon Appetit).
Episode 6 takes place at Ford’s Filling Station, with host chef Benjamin Ford and features dinner guest Suzanne Goin (AOC), David Lentz (Hungry Cat), Mary Sue Miliken (Two Hot Tamales), Susan Feniger (Two Hot Tamales), Keith David (Actor), Stephen Gyllenhaal (Writer/Director).
Episode 7 takes place at Providence, with host chef Michael Cimarusti and features dinner guests David Lefevre (Water Grill), Suzanne Tracht (Jar), Alain Giruad (Chef), Melora Hardin (Actor), Ted Griffin (Writer), Kathleen York (Actress,Singer-Songwriter) and Kimberly Huie (Actress).
Episode 8 takes place at Grace, with host chef Neal Fraser and features dinner guests Mike Wilson (Wilson Foodbar), Warren Schwartz (Whist), Fred Eric (Fred 62, etc…), Harry Shearer (Actor), Connie Britton (Actor) and Laurie Buckle (Bon Appetit).
Episode 9 takes place at Simon LA @ Sofitel Hotel, with host chef Kerry Simon and features dinner guests Kris Morningstar (Blue Velvet), Josie Le Balch (Josie), Brandon Boudet (Dominic’s), Willie Garson (Actor), Joel Stein (Time Magazine) and Tyler Evans (Motocross).
Episode 10 takes place at Campanile, with host chef Mark Peel and features dinner guests Piero Selvaggio (Valentino), Kazuto Matsuzaka (Beacon), Celestino Drago (Drago), Ron Rifkin (Actor), Daphne Brogdon (TV Host), Chris Keyser (Writer) and Ricky Jay (Magician).
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