A one week introductory class in Asian cuisine was enough to spark an intense interest that would later drive Ben Smith to open his own restaurant in the heart of Cooper-Young. The conversation with Ben ranged from his experience teaching at L’ecole Culinaire, his own learning experience, what it’s like to live and work in Hawaii, and how he came to open a restaurant in Memphis. The people who make your food are not who you think they are.

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How NOT to fry a turkey
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L’ecole Culinaire Memphis

Culinary Institute of America – hyde park new york

Johnson & Wales

New England Culinary Academy

The kitchen – land of the misbegotten

Stage – stagier. French for “You’re ass is mine for free.” – rough translation

the economy of utilization

izakaya

Brazil butcher chart  v US butcher chart

Dicing

T-shirt – White People food

Externship

Pacific Heights, San Fransisco

Don’t be afraid to cook for your chef friends

Alice Waters

Jeremiah Tower – Stars

Alice Spring Camel Cip

YouTube camel running

Lanai island, HI

Pineapple – sugarloaf

Spam – “Hawaiian steak”
Spam fried rice
Spam musubi
Spam saimin
Spam and eggs
Monty Python – Spam

Thomas Boggs – Huey’s Bio
Huey’s
Half Shell
Memphis Restaurant Association

Ben Smith Sea bass

Tsunami farmer’s market

Kimchi