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New York Post
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Celebrity chefs react to Diddy's shocking burger topping: ‘I don't like to yuck on anyone's yum'
Applesauce is a food commonly fed to babies and a popular snack for children. It's also apparently a favorite of rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs. During testimony last Thursday at Combs' ongoing sex-trafficking trial, a former employee of Combs said that the rapper 'loves applesauce and eats it on the side or top of a lot of things,' according to People magazine. Advertisement 'Cheeseburgers?' defense attorney Marc Agnifilo asked. 'Cheeseburgers being one of them,' replied George Kaplan, the former assistant. The burger topping is prompting reaction from some celebrity chefs, including Andrew Zimmern, who recently shared his opinions with TMZ about Diddy's unusual preference. 'I don't like to yuck on anyone's yum, but applesauce on a hamburger is a complete travesty,' Zimmern told TMZ. Advertisement Fox News Digital reached out to the Minnesota-based Zimmern for additional comment. 6 During testimony at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex-trafficking trial, a former employee said that the rapper 'loves applesauce and eats it on the side or top of a lot of things,' according to reports. FilmMagic 6 George Kaplan, the former assistant. said that Combs liked apple sauce on his cheeseburgers. AP California chef and American Gravy owner Andrew Gruel shared his own thoughts from a culinary perspective. Advertisement 'Anyone who feels inclined to put applesauce on their burgers should seek professional help immediately,' Gruel told Fox News Digital this week. Florida chef Jason Smith, who won the Food Network's 'Holiday Baking Championship' in 2016, told Fox News Digital he wonders how that would even work. 6 'I don't like to yuck on anyone's yum, but applesauce on a hamburger is a complete travesty,' celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern said. Getty Images 'Cold, wet, gritty, sweet applesauce just doesn't seem appealing,' he said. Advertisement Combs also apparently enjoys ketchup on many foods. 'Ketchup was a big item that he always needed for his food,' former Combs assistant David James testified earlier last week, according to People. 6 'Anyone who feels inclined to put applesauce on their burgers should seek professional help immediately,' California chef and American Gravy owner Andrew Gruel said. James claimed that when they flew to the United Kingdom, he always brought Heinz ketchup along with them because 'the tomato sauce [there] didn't meet Combs' standards.' 'Were you aware he put applesauce on his cheeseburgers?' Agnifilo asked James during the trial, the magazine reported. 'I was not aware, but I knew he liked applesauce,' James replied. 6 'Ketchup was a big item that he always needed for his food,' former Combs assistant David James testified earlier last week, according to reports. REUTERS 6 Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, including sex trafficking and racketeering. Getty Images Advertisement Smith said he wonders if applesauce on burgers could become the newest food trend. 'I mean, after all, we eat applewood smoked bacon on a burger and that works great,' Smith said. 'Food trends come and go sometimes when we don't even realize it.' Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, including sex trafficking and racketeering.
Daily Mirror
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
TV chef Lorraine Pascale 'hasn't cooked for a long time' after stepping away from showbiz
Former TV chef Lorraine Pascale - who starred in her own BBC projects and other shows - has announced that she's now pursuing a different career as she no longer cooks as much Former TV chef Lorraine Pascale has announced that she's studying for a doctorate in a different industry. She shared the news with fans after revealing on social media recently that she hasn't "cooked for a very, very long time". Lorraine, now 52, appeared in her own BBC shows, such as Home Cooking Made Easy in 2011, more than a decade ago. She's also shared recipes in cookbooks over the years and was a judge on Sky Living 's My Kitchen Rules in 2014. More recently, she was a judge on Food Network 's Holiday Baking Championship, having been on it for six years until 2019. The former chef, however, revealed this week on TikTok that she doesn't "really cook at all" anymore. Lorraine said in the video, which was uploaded yesterday, that it was "freeing" to speak about her relationship with cooking. She said: "I don't know if you remember me or not, but I used to be on TV cooking. A chef. Do you remember that? I used to do cakes and bakes and all sorts of whatnot. And now, do you know what, I don't really cook. I don't really cook at all anymore." Lorraine, who teased that she was preparing rice cakes, cheese and grapes for lunch, said: "It's like so freeing to say, do you know what, I'm not cooking anymore. I'm not." She went on to share: "I'm studying. I'm doing other things." She concluded the message to her followers on the platform by saying: "I don't know I just thought I'd just say that on here. I haven't cooked for a very, very long time and you know what? That's okay." Lorraine has since shared an update in which she suggested that her new relationship with cooking was "evolution". She also revealed in the second video that she's now studing for a doctorate in psychology and psychotherapy, with her sharing that she's already in her third year. Addressing reaction to her previous video, she said: "You guys have been giving me the nicest, kindest, loveliest comments. I mentioned that I don't really cook anymore and that I'm doing different things now. And the support has been amazing. "I just want you to know that even though I don't cook anymore, I really loved doing it. When I was doing it, I loved it. It was something that gave me ... it was like a creative outlet. It was lovely hearing from other people about how much they enjoyed the recipes and it really meant a lot to me." She continued by saying that "things change". Lorraine shared with viewers that she still "loves" fans having her cookbooks and using her recipes. Lorraine said: "I guess it's just like evolution. Like relationships. We're not with the same person ... some of us are not with the same person that we were when we were younger. Things change, right? Things change. We change. And I think that's what happened with me. So I love the fact that you've got my books and you've got my recipes." Discussing her life as a student, she said: "I'm actually studying a doctorate at the moment. A doctorate in psychology and psychotherapy. I'm in my third year. So that's what I'm doing a lot with my time at the moment." Lorraine - who is the mother of actor Ella Balinska - then shared that she has "remarried" and is a step-parent. She concluded: "Remarried. I'm a step-mum. I've got my daughter Ella and then I've got two stepchildren as well, so that's what I've been busy at the moment with. That's what I've been busy doing."
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
No. 8: JP Makes and Bakes in Detroit earns nod for Filipino flavors, colorful confections
JP Makes and Bakes in Detroit takes the No. 8 spot on the 2025 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list for its Filipino flavors and foodways. JP Makes and Bakes might be new to the New Center neighborhood, but the bakery's breads, cakes and cookies are well established among the Detroit dining scene. Pastry chef Jonathan Peregrino first introduced the bakery as a pop-up concept back in 2021 and quickly wielded his Filipino foodways as his superpower. His secret weapon? Ube. Majestic purple confections became Peregrino's signature as he colored everything from cookies to brownies to macarons with the purple yam. The starchy root lends its vibrant color to each of Peregrino's pastries, as well as its creamy texture and mildly sweet flavor. Cookies are softer and chewier and hard chocolates have a velvety melt. Today, Peregrino, a former competitor on Food Network's 'Holiday Baking Championship,' flaunts his range at JP Makes and Bakes. There is an assortment of Filipino breads — pan de sal, pan de coco and pan de everything are in the pastry cases daily — as well as weekly savory specials. A silky gravy, for example, teeming with hunks of chicken longanisa, is ladled over dense biscuits and two fried eggs. [ Subscribe to the Eat Drink Freep newsletter for extras and insider scoops on Detroit-area dining. ] In the warmer months, ube softserve is a must. Peregrino offers an ube twist with the purple yam as the base and a monthly rotating flavor like jackfruit or coconut. 6529 Woodward Ave., Ste. B, Detroit. Save the Date: On Tuesday, Sept. 30, JP Makes and Bakes, the Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers will host a Top 10 Takeout event showcasing the best the bakery has to offer. Stay tuned for ticket information at For a chance to win five $100 gift cards to dine at restaurants on the 2025 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list, visit This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Best New Restaurants 2025: JP Makes and Bakes in Detroit
