Food Buddies - Chef Armand and Frankie the Butcher- team up for "Chowin down with Food Buddies" - roving adventures in food & wine! :: Photo Gallery :: Live on Fox NewsThe Today Show on NBC  Live on Fox 5News 12 Live Cooking Demo  National Buffalo Wing FestivalLive Cooking on PBS Mountain Lake  : Chef Armand Vanderstigchel :Born in Chicago and raised in both New York and the Netherlands, Chef Armand has demonstrated his passion in the food industry by combining old-world family techniques along with his training in the classic school apprenticeship in Europe. He has worked various chef positions with conglomerates such as Hilton, Radisson International, Marriot and Novotel.  On a more intimate scale he wore the toque in various country clubs and landmark restaurants. After being Corporate Chef for the Lessings Corporation on Long Island, Armand focused his efforts offering culinary consultations to restaurants on Long Island. Besides being active in the publishing field as author of "Chicken Wings Across America", "The Adirondack Cuisine Cookbook", co-author of "The Adirondack Cookbook" and culinary editor of "Dish Du Jour Magazine", Armand teaches various cooking classes in schools on Long Island, New York. As media-host of "The Radio Gourmet" on WGBB 1240am and "Long Island Gourmet TV Show, emphasis is focused on educating his audience on importance of utilizing fresh foods in cooking, be it taste or health related. He is a great promoter and fan of regional cuisine here in America, and can be often witnessed at bookstores, festivals, libraries and national TV shows such as “The Today Show on NBC”, “FOX National News”, “FOX5”, “Good Morning Texas” & “ABC’s Morning Show” performing live cooking demonstrations with his uniquely recognized food styling and preparation.A PBS television series based on Chef Armand’s cookbook “Adirondack Cuisine” with Award Winning producer Derek Muiden has exceeded fundraising pledge drive records and continues on the road of national exposure. Teaming up with Franks Redhot Sauce & French’s Food Products, Chef Armand frequently appears as spokesperson on national stations to demonstrate recipes and cooking tips containing their products.The RMI Group, organizers of the National Buffalo Wing Festival have designated Chef Armand’s “Wings Across America Cookbook” as the official cookbook of the festival, made available with a special edition cover and promoted hand in hand with the event.He is active in the community as a career day chef at schools, fundraiser activist and promoter for organizations such as The American Heart Association, American Kidney Foundation and James Beard House. Using his European background in the enhancement of New Regional American cuisine, he creates his signature dishes by merging together both cultures. As a full-time resident of Long Island and part-time of the Adirondacks, he has received recognition on Long Island as "Chef of The Year" by Suffolk Community College's Chef Hall of Fame committee and a returning favorite on various TV networks in the Albany and Long Island region. His hobbies include advanced photography, fishing, hiking and of course.....cooking. :: Frankie "The Butcher" ::Frank was a professional butcher for 20+ years and has become the TV Butcher on various shows including Hot Off the Grill, The Ainsley Harriot Show and his own TV pilot. He currently enjoys writing for Dish du Jour food magazine.Below is some of Frankie's career history.For more information visit www.frankiethebutcher.com   FILMSPIDERMAN IISEARCHING FOR BOBBY DIN THE STILL OF THE NIGHTANALYZE THAT w/De NiroNEW YORK MINUTE w/Eugene LevyUNWANTED FATPOTLUCKLIFE AFTER SKIPPYGOTH GIRLMEMORIES OF 1969HEY VINNYFOUR DEADLY REASONSKILLER INSTINCT w/Corbin BernsenCELEBRITY w/Joe MantegnaDONNIE BRASCOKING OF THE JUNGLETHE WONDERLATE WATCHPrincipal & SupportingPizza ManFrank the ButcherBig SalWise GuyConEd SupervisorFrankBennyFrank (Office Manager)Father AvelinoDadCo-Star/FrankFrankie the ButcherManagerAngry MoviegoerSonny Red’s CrewPolice OfficerRestaurant OwnerForeman  TELEVISIONFORENSIC FILESLATE NIGHT w/ CONAN O’BRIENLATE SHOW w/ DAVID LETTERMANAMERICA’S MOST WANTEDLAW & ORDER (Recurring, 4 episodes)DEADLINELAW & ORDER: Criminal IntentLAW & ORDER: SVUTHE AINSLEY HARRIOT SHOWHOT OFF THE GRILL / BOY MEETS GRILLTHE L.I. GOURMET w/Chef ArmandWITNESS TO THE MOBTHE EDDIE FILESUP ALL NIGHT w/Gilbert GottfriedPrincipal & SupportingJim (Principal)Sketch Performer (6x)Sketch Performer (4x)Rapist/LeadArraignment ClerkPolice OfficerMike (Sanitation Wkr.)Sanitation WorkerCo-Host/Meat ExpertCo-Host/Meat ExpertFrankie the ButcherJohn Gotti’s CrewPlumberSketch Performer  NEW YORK STAGEIN A MANNER OF SPEAKINGGODFATHER MESHUGGENER WEDDINGREVENGE IN THE MOBJOHNNY PEPY’S “The Gangster Diaries”CHICADEEODD MAN OUTHATFUL OF RAINNOFRIO-THE INN KEEPERLead & Co-StarCarlGodfatherDon Aldo-GinoAl CaponePietroAl Natale/SalvyPoloTotò:: Cookbooks :: Wings Across America CookbookOne hundred and fifty ways to cook chicken wings? Well, why not? Chicken wings are more popular now than ever. In this book, Chef Armand Vanderstigchel presents an amusing collection of chicken wing recipes from mild to spicy, from the classic "Original Buffalo Party Wings" to the unusual "Funky Monkey Wings" - made with bananas!  Adirondack Cuisine CookbookThis is the first nationally distributed color photograph publication to define and share the culinary bounty of the Adirondack region. Chef Armand created sumptuous, yet easy to follow recipes infused with fruits from hillside orchards, vegetables grown in fertile valleys, maple syrup, wild honey, forest mushrooms, artisan cheeses, fish, game , as well everyday ingredients.  The Adirondack CookbookRobert Birkel and Chef Armand Vanderstigchel have authored not only an outstanding cookbook, but a wonderful travel guide and fascinating pictorial look at the Adirondacks of upstate NY. The recipes contained in this book come from local businesses and residents from as far north as Lake Placid and as far south as Troy, NY.