Behind the Line: Perry Hendrix
Topic: Off the Clock
Vacations and Travel
Vacations don't need to be all beaches and sleep. When on vacation, do you ever search for inspiration for work? If so, how?
- Perry Hendrix
- Executive Chef
- Chicago, IL
Yes - of course - by eating!
Answers from other users
- Greg Biggers
- Executive Chef
- Café des Architectes
- Chicago, IL
When I do get to actually go somewhere for vacation it always revolves around places I want to eat. I can go on a road trip to Alabama and have 10 places in each state I want to stop at. Granted so...
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- Derek Simcik
- Executive Chef
- Atwood Cafe
- chicago, IL.
I think that just comes naturally with out having to plan it. From surroundings to eating "off the grid" like not at the "tourist" mass popular places one will find inspiration and usually I find i...
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- Carrie Nahabedian
- Executive Chef/Owner
- NAHA and Brindille
- Chicago, IL
Next month we are going to Paris and London for a week to soak in the European beauty of food, design and life. We are opening a new restaurant this fall and a quick "refresher" trip to Paris is th...
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- David Katz
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Philadelphia, PA
Well, I've never had a vacation. In 21 years of cooking the only vacation I've had was 4 days in Vegas to get married and then right back. I found no culinary inspiration there though. I would inde...
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- Steve McDonagh
- Owner
- Hearty
- Chicago, IL
Absolutely. 100%. we never book a trip without considering the area's cuisine. We brought back our fat quiches from France, beignets from New Orleans, any number of herb uses from Tuscany...our onl...
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