His music from this era sold poorly, but his career revived in 1997 when he began playing Chef on "South Park".
But for the person who views cooking as leisure, one hotel and a few restaurants are allowing guests to play chef for a day.
But at the beach cottage in Truro, Mass., that he owns with Mr. Young, a commercial real estate lawyer, he gets to play chef.
I play Chef Ramsey, if he were a headhunter.
This will ensure they try new foods and expand their palette -- even the pickiest eaters are more apt to eat something green if they get to play chef.
Between keeping track of each family member's food preferences and making sure every corner of your house is super-sparkling clean, the stress of playing chef, maid and hotel owner during the holidays can really take a toll on even the most gracious hosts.
As for Sugiyama, he has embraced his new identity, and just a few days ago played celebrity chef, serving up waffles as he demonstrated nail art at a tea salon.
Clay is joined by co-writer and producer Joseph Lang, and by Miranda Wilson, who played the chef's wife and is looking a whole lot better than she did the last time I saw her, lying naked and bleeding on the living room floor.
"Play Chef With Forage's Twist On Restaurant Delivery" by Sarah Buhr.
Another common trick, this one played on chefs, is to add a few worthless Chinese truffles to a box of black Italians; the color is indistinguishable, and the Chinese truffles take on the aroma of the more expensive ones.
