Uber chefs join forces. English, Hazen team up

Todd English (above), a celebrity uber chef with local ties, said he has added more star power to his cooking empire.

English, who owns Olives in Charlestown among other restaurants, announced that chef and restaurant operator Sam Hazen has joined the corporate team of Todd English Enterprises.

As the food cognoscenti can tell you, Hazen has been most recently acclaimed for helping to establish the Tao New York and Tao Las Vegas restaurants.

Plans call for Hazen to oversee new concept development and to partner on future projects with English, a spokeswoman for English said in an e-mail.

"I am honored to have such a brilliant culinary mind join my organization," English said in a statement.

According to his press release, English opened his most recent restaurant, Beso, in March with actress Eva Longoria (left) in Los Angeles.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)