Gavin Kaysen
Twin Cities
Bellecour, Spoon and Stable
Favorite memory: Baking cookies with my grandmother when I was 7 years old. Those are the moments that inspired me to do this for a living.
Currently in your fridge: Yogurt, eggs, butter, pickles, kimchi, beef, pork and plenty of vegetables.
Top chef: Paul Bocuse. He is 90 years old and still wears his white chef coat and toque. He’s a legend. I owe so much of what I have accomplished to him.
Newly discovered ingredient: I’m not sure I have found anything new per se, but I have fallen in love again with any and all vegetables.
Guilty pleasure: Chips and salsa.
Go-to simple dish: Chicken with olive oil, lemon, salt and garlic.
Gastronomic predictions: People will continue to enjoy eating out, and they’ll crave cuisine focused on vegetables.
Can’t-miss Twin Cities eateries: Corner Table, Hola Arepa and Young Joni.
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