Celebrity Chefs Share Father's Day Dream Meals
What Mario Batali, Wolfgang Puck, Jose Andres and more crave come Father’s Day.
— -- Father’s Day is the time to pamper dad and for male chefs who spend the majority of their time cooking, that means it’s an extra special day. Rather than sweating in the kitchen, these guys get to chill out while their families pick up the mealtime slack.
So what do chefs such as Mario Batali, Wolfgang Puck, Jose Andres and more crave come Father’s Day? Read on to find out, and get the recipes to make their ultimate meals.
Mario Batali
Of course Italian chef Mario Batali will be having pizza with his sons come Sunday.
“What I love about grilled pizza is its simplicity and the fact that they can be perfectly imperfect in shape. Father’s Day for me is about not fussing over a huge meal,” he told ABC News. “Pizza is great because my boys love to help out and we all make our own, they’re always spot-on delicious and I maximize the time I get to spend with my kids. That’s what it’s all about.”
Mario Batali’s Grilled Pizza Margherita Recipe
Marc Murphy
Marc Murphy and his family, above, will make beer can chicken for Father’s Day because, “It’s delicious; the liquid from the beer cooks the chicken from the inside out so the bird is perfectly juicy,” Murphy, chef from Landmarc, Ditch Plains and Kingside in New York City, told ABC News. “It’s also easy which allows extra time with the family!”
Marc Murphy’s Beer Can Chicken Recipe
José Andrés
Though José Andrés would like to go luxe on Sunday, he plans to keep it simple with his family, above.
“I’m tempted to say that what I would love to eat on a day that is wholly dedicated to me would be delicacies like sea urchin, jamón iberico and whole roasted baby pig. But really, what I truly love the most is heading to the farmers’ market with my wife and three daughters and shopping for beautiful, fresh and incredible vegetables to cook with at home,” he told ABC News. “There is no limit to the possibilities of what you can make with vegetables, and my daughters and I often cook Spanish tortillas, pastas and paellas with them.”
José Andrés’ Vegetable Paella Recipe
Geoffrey Zakarian
Geoffrey Zakarian, chef/partner of The Lambs Club and culinary director at the Plaza in New York City and, most importantly, father of three, is keeping it simple with the archetypical everyman’s meal: the burger.
“It’s truly a celebration of the actual beef and beefiness. Not the bread or condiments,” he said of his recipe below. “It’s the purest expression of manhood that I know!!”
Geoffrey Zakarian’s Cast Iron Burger with Creamy Pickle Sauce Recipe
Tim Love
Fort Worth chef Tim Love is doing what Texans do best with his family above this Father’s Day: grilling steak.
Love, chef and owner of Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Woodshed Smokehouse, Queenie's Steakhouse and Love Shack and the White Elephant Saloon in Texas, will eat his steak with salad and a cold glass of rosé with his three kids by the pool.
Tim Love’s New York Strip Steak Recipe
Wolfgang Puck
Chef and restauranteur Wolfgang Puck will celebrate with his four sons, including Alexander, in orange above.
“Father’s Day will be our last day in town before our summer vacation, so we won’t be celebrating too much,” he told ABC News. “A good way to keep it low-key but still festive is to make this wonderful gazpacho. It’s a perfect dish not just for Father’s Day but also for the warm weather days ahead.”
Wolfgang Puck’s Gazpacho Recipe
Julian Medina
Julian Medina, chef of Toloache and Tacuba in New York City, will be in the kitchen with his daughter, above, this Sunday making some albondigas, or meatballs.
“The albondigas recipe is pretty simple to follow, so it’s a perfect dish to make with my daughter. She loves to cook with me and be hands on and this recipe certainly allows her to do so,” Medina told ABC News. “It also happens to be one of her favorite things to eat so it makes it that much more fun to make with her!”
Julian Medina’s Mexican Meatballs with Caldillo Sauce Recipe
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