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Major Turning Points That Define a Chef’s Career

Major Turning Points That Define a Chef’s Career

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🎙️EP148 – A casual catch-up ☕ turns into a deep exploration of a cook’s career 👨‍🍳—turning points, mentors, and the lessons that shape a chef’s path to excellence ⭐.

🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode:

🍰 The Cheesecake Test – Why eating from the back might mean you’re a psychopath

🔥 Improvising in Caracas – No oil, no problem (fish confit saves the day)

👨‍🍳 Mentors Who Changed Everything – Ruben Martinez, Michel Hopfel, and the craft vs. business debate

🍃 Mugaritz & Beyond – Life lessons from chaos, herbs, and endless mise en place

🥕 When Food Makes You Cry – Hay ice cream, strawberry salads, and flavor as memory

🎵 Music or Silence – How sound shapes cooking and dining

🥩 Fine Dining vs. Chuletas – From Bourdain’s Mugaritz epiphany to Etxebarri’s steak supremacy

🎨 Doing Less, Doing It Right – Why Picasso lines, rap lyrics, and cooking all share the same truth

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