“As a chef , when one mentions Madagascar, I automatically think of vanilla beans.”Vanilla Beans” of Madagascar are cherished around the world as quite simply the very best. In my experiences as a chef…these beans are usually horded away and locked down in the chef’s office and rationed out…to the cooks in very controlled amounts because of the simple fact that these beans are extremely expensive.
Chef Franco Lania is in the running for the coveted position on TVFN’s “The Next Food Network Star 7”
Franco is a well traveled and seasoned chef with an uncompromising passion for cuisine. He is personality plus…he would make excellent TV and be a sure breath of fresh air for TVFN.
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Chef Franco Lania and the and writing coach Laura Denktash are in proposal phase for Franco Lania’s first book with several more cookbooks to follow with the
I was contacted by Twins Talent Agency of NYC to see if I would be interested in auditioning for an upcoming show called “Culinary Dynamic Duos.”
After a two week delay due to the volcano eruption in Iceland, I finally made it to Helsink, Finland for a Barbie birthday party.
As a young man who was just about to graduate from the Hudson County Culinary Institute in New Jersey, I knew I wanted more! So I enrolled to Le Cordon Bleu in London.
I arrived in Helsinki, Finland after a nearly two-week delay due to a volcano eruption in Iceland, it was finally wheels up at JFK airport.
Yesterday was the filming for the second 24-Hour Restaurant Battle I will be a part of for Food Network-TV. The first show I was on my team was the big winner! Now I’m ready to go back and shoot for the win again.