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25 Years at Crook's Corner Restaurant - A Conversation with Chef Bill Smith

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On the show this week, I have chef Bill Smith. Bill was the chef at Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for 25 years, before retiring in January 2019. I wanted to talk to Bill about his time working at Crook’s Corner, and what he plans to do now that he’s retired. Bill’s always been an activist. Many of his employees at the restaurant were from Mexico, and have become like family to Bill. He’s been talking about immigration, and trying to find ways to support those former employees. Mexico has become one of his favorite places to travel to.

We also talk about food. From his Atlantic Beach Pie, to the famous Shrimp & Grits that Crook’s Corner helped put on the map. Bill has authored two cookbooks, been nominated for a number of James Beard awards (and won one), and was the owner of the Cat’s Cradle music venue.

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Bill Smith

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Bill’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chulegre/

The Crook’s Corner Website https://crookscorner.com/

Read more about Bill here https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekelly/2020/08/06/chef-bill-smiths-grassroots-efforts-to-help-his-kitchen-family-are-inspiring/#6b121c533d55

Bill’s cookbook Seafood in the South https://amzn.to/349G0Dv

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On the show this week, I have chef Bill Smith. Bill was the chef at Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for 25 years, before retiring in January 2019. I wanted to talk to Bill about his time working at Crook’s Corner, and what he plans to do now that he’s retired. Bill’s always been an activist. Many of his employees at the restaurant were from Mexico, and have become like family to Bill. He’s been talking about immigration, and trying to find ways to support those former employees. Mexico has become one of his favorite places to travel to.

We also talk about food. From his Atlantic Beach Pie, to the famous Shrimp & Grits that Crook’s Corner helped put on the map. Bill has authored two cookbooks, been nominated for a number of James Beard awards (and won one), and was the owner of the Cat’s Cradle music venue.

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Bill Smith

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Bill’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chulegre/

The Crook’s Corner Website https://crookscorner.com/

Read more about Bill here https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekelly/2020/08/06/chef-bill-smiths-grassroots-efforts-to-help-his-kitchen-family-are-inspiring/#6b121c533d55

Bill’s cookbook Seafood in the South https://amzn.to/349G0Dv

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CONNECT WITH US

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SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chefswithoutrestaurants
Get the Chefs Without Restaurants Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/fe0d8a0cc7a6/chefs-without-restaurants-email-list

Check out our websites (they have different stuff) https://chefswithoutrestaurants.org/ & https://chefswithoutrestaurants.com/

Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/chefswithoutrestaurants

Join the private Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/chefswithoutrestaurants

Join the conversation on Twitter https://twitter.com/ChefsWoRestos

Check our Insta pics https://www.instagram.com/chefswithoutrestaurants/

Founder Chris Spear’s personal chef business Perfect Little Bites https://perfectlittlebites.com/

Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXxixMxjf05XxUIbz6ER-Q

If you want to support the show, our Venmo name is ChefWoRestos and can be found at https://venmo.com/ChefWoRestos. If you enjoy the show, have every received a job through one of our referrals, have been a guest, been given complimentary Chefs Without Restaurants swag, or simply want to help, it would be much appreciated. Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.
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