Beyond the Michelin Stars: Chef Iliana Regan's Transition to the Great Outdoors
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In today’s episode, we speak with our guest Iliana Regan, a self-taught chef who currently runs Milkweed Inn with her wife Anna.
In this interview, Iliana shares why she turned over her successful Michelin-starred restaurant Elizabeth to her employees to run a 150-acre bed and breakfast—set deep in the upper peninsula of Michigan. She also divulges intimate details about finding her identity as a chef and what it took to write her debut memoir, Burn the Place, which was included on the National Book Award Longlist— being the first time a food writer was listed since Julia Childs.
Listen as Iliana talks about growing up on a 10-acre farm, relying on instinct and memory to create dishes, and serving “new gatherer” cuisine at Milkweed Inn.
Chapters
1. Beyond the Michelin Stars: Chef Iliana Regan's Transition to the Great Outdoors (00:00:00)
2. How the Weather Changes Menus (00:01:55)
3. Pierogi Art (00:05:40)
4. In the Family (00:07:46)
5. Food and Memory (00:11:14)
6. Her Journey (00:17:48)
7. A Michelin Star Story (00:22:13)
8. Leaving Elizabeth (00:27:14)
9. A Milkweed Weekend (00:33:10)
10. The Surprise and Fear from a Successful Book (00:39:26)
11. The Power of Discipline (00:42:23)
12. Iliana Regan's Ultimate Dish (00:44:48)
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