Imagine a restaurant that changes its menu twice a day, every week. Why? To reduce food waste and support local farmers. 

Enter Chef Steve McHugh: a record six-time finalist for Best Chef in Texas. We talk about his time at the CIA (no, not that one), learning cooking skills, rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina, and overcoming non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Oh, and, launching restaurants while growing a community in San Antonio too.

If you’re hungry, grab a snack, sit back, and hit play!

More Chef Steve

• Check out his Instagram @chefstevemchugh
• Landrace at the Thompson Hotel
• Cured at Pearl
• Luminaire (opened last month!)

Time Stamps!

0:00: Background 

8:30: Culinary Path

13:50: Food, Community, and Resilience

22:28: New Projects 

25:25: Inspiration for the Future

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