The James Beard Foundation recognized Allen Susser as Best Chef in America, 1994. The acclaimed chef sits down with Mitchell to talk about helping the ecosystem with recipes from his new cookbook, Green Fig and Lionfish. “Let me first say, that lionfish is delicious, but it also is an invasive species, a danger to our environment. I am a big proponent of and work with getting people to understand what sustainable seafood is…If we don’t pay attention to what we do with the quality of our environment, we’re going to be in trouble with our food supply,” Allen Susser. Recorded at Books and Books in Coral Gables.

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