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How Iron Chef Challenger Curtis Duffy Nurtures a “Family Kitchen” Culture
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In today’s episode, we speak again with the world-renowned Curtis Duffy, a Michelin-starred chef and owner of Ever restaurant in Chicago.
Some of Curtis’s many achievements include earning three Michelin stars at his former restaurant, Grace, as well as earning two Michelin stars at Avenues in the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, IL. He also received Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star rating, AAA’s Five-Diamond rating, and the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef, Great Lakes Award in 2016.
As a member of the prestigious Disciples d'Escoffier International, Curtis focuses on leading teams to a greater vision—all by harnessing camaraderie and competition. More recently, he was a challenger chef on Netflix’s Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend.
Listen as Curtis talks about how he prepared for the Iron Chef competition, the food scene in Chicago, and how to build a family culture in the kitchen.
Chapters
1. How Iron Chef Challenger Curtis Duffy Nurtures a “Family Kitchen” Culture (00:00:00)
2. People Want to Be Outside (00:02:06)
3. Working for Themselves (00:03:51)
4. Iron Chef Wasn't for Me (00:09:23)
5. Preparing for Iron Chef (00:16:12)
6. Staffing and Culture at Ever (00:25:21)
7. Be Strategic, Learn from the Best (00:30:05)
8. Burgers Everyone Would Like (00:35:41)
9. Surprise! (00:40:21)
10. Chef Curtis Duffy's Ultimate Dish (00:42:34)
11. Top Three Bands (00:45:29)
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