Cool news in CrushLand these days…

CG1 was just interviewed for Desperate Chefs’ Wives, a blog devoted to the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of people married to or in long-term relationships with chefs. Great idea, don’t you think? Doing the interview was tons of fun, and we think the article came out great. Plus, it’s nice to know that people like this silly blog enough to bother mentioning it elsewhere!

We’ve started getting more cute chef suggestions, and thanks to the aforementioned article, we even received some pictures. So without further ado, we give you our first reader-submitted chef crush…

GEORGE MENDES @ Aldea (NYC, opening this Winter)

Why he’s dreamy:
“I’m a proud chefwife, married to chef George Mendes, and will happily put up my chef for others to crush on, because I think he’s terribly sexy when he cooks. He is so assured and knows exactly what he’s doing, so he’s really fun to watch. I recently helped him out at an event where he served a classic tomato gazpacho with bacalao (which he cured himself) and a coconut foam. Initially when he told me what the dish would be, I wasn’t so sure about the bacalao with the gazpacho, or the coconut for that matter, but somehow it all worked together beautifully and I was surprised and impressed by him. It’s nice to still be surprised and impressed by someone you’ve been with for 7 years!” ~CrushGirlBT

Awwww! He sounds like a winner to us, and just look at that smile! *swoon* Plus, any man who cures his own meats and/or seafood is automatically crushtastic. CGBT, here’s to you and your chefhubby. Thanks for sharing him with us!

As always, please let us know if you’ve run across a crushable cook, and keep those pictures coming!

Hugs and Kisses,
The Crush Girls