Season 4, Episode 15: New Orleans - David Kinch
Mind Of A Chef: Season 4 - Gabrielle Hamilton & David Kinch • 23m
When your first restaurant job is Commander’s Palace in New Orleans, you are inevitably destined for great things. As a high school student in New Orleans, David’s eyes were opened by the glamorous Crescent City institution, and a long career in cuisine followed.
In this episode, David goes back to his old stomping grounds at Commander’s Palace, eats with some old friends, like Susan Spicer of Bayona, explores classic comfort foods, and cooks an oyster po-boy with an old friend.
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