Behind the Line
Topic: Inspirations
Culinary Inspirations
Are you ever inspired by a non-cookbook or non-food movie?
- Jennifer Plank
- Toast
- Cleveland, Ohio
I am a firm believer that you draw inspiration from everything around you... especially the people you surround yourself with. So yes. I am inspired daily to create good food because my staff and ...
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- Greg Biggers
- Executive Chef
- Café des Architectes
- Chicago, IL
Everything inspires me. My brain is always going back to how what is happening or what is on the screen can relate to my cooking.
- Gerard Craft
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Niche Restaurant and BRASSERIE by niche
- St. Louis, MO
I am constantly inspired by non-cookbooks. Usually when they are taking place in parts of the world where I have never been. I also read a lot of books by entrepreneurs that are not in the restaura...
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- Jeremy Kittelson
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Denver, Colorado
Not a book or movie, but I am by music. I love listening to music in the kitchen because it keeps me really motivated which keeps me inspired.
- Kevin Nashan
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Sidney Street Cafe
- Saint Louis, Missouri
Every single cook should read
The Auberge of the Flowering Herth
(Roy Andries de Groot)
It is a suitcase of inspiration.
Also the Guy Savoy short film. He has an app for it and it's AMAZING!
- Jason McLeod
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Box Tree Restaurant, Inc
- San Diego, CA
yes by farmers, we as chefs work hard and long hours but farmers are the true work horses, up early to bed late driving form market to market, when ever I have a chance to speak to farmers I am hum...
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- Geoff Rhyne
- Sous Chef
- The Ordinary
- Charleston, SC
of course--inspirations come from all over the place--just open up your senses.
- Jill Barron
- Executive Chef/Owner
- MANA food bar
- Chicago, IL
Yes. I find myself looking for what characters are eating and how it looks.
- Nathan Sears
- Executive Chef/Owner
- The Radler and D.A.S.
- Chicago, IL
Yeah all the time. Big night is great.
- Chrissy Camba
- Chef
- Bar Pastoral
- Chicago, IL
I am sure they influence me somehow - I think everything inspires me...even if I am not aware of it. I am more influenced by my stomach - I will start off with whatever I would want to eat that day...
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- Tony Priolo
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Piccolo Sogno
- Chicago, IL
I was inspired by Julia Julia because I used to watch here show as much as possible growing up as a child.
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- Patrick Fahy
- Pastry Chef
- Sixteen
- Chicago
Any movie where someone goes the extra mile to make an impression or any movie where someone doesn't give up.
- Cary Taylor
- Executive Chef
- The Southern
- Chicago, IL
Sure. Harold McGee, John T. Edge, many food writers keep the blood flowing.
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
I'm still inspired daily by "Babette's Feast." If you haven't seen that movie, it is worth watching for the dinner scene alone but more importantly for a little something Babette has to say at teh ...
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- Carrie Nahabedian
- Executive Chef/Owner
- NAHA and Brindille
- Chicago, IL
R.W. Apple's last book, the one about his travel experiences and any Jane Austin book is inspiring. I am also inspired by that Daniel Day Lewis movie, Age of Innocence. The table settings were inc...
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