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Jared Fergusen…My Boy!!!

eatLOCALorDIE — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:15:55 +0000

so jared fergusen of montrose, houston, texas, somewhere(???)

found me a couple of years ago and went through culinary boot camp…he is now at austin culinary academy where he also works for starlight and staged at uchi…where he earned the respect of tyson and his crew…

anyway on this first night of a six night culinary festival, i was burried up to my third or second chin in fuck-all…jared, who had climed on a bus early morning on one of his two days off, shows up at 8pm and jumps on the expo line and bails out yours truly like he had been working with us all week. i am so proud of “my son”…hes all grows up and grows up!

Robert Deniro’s Peruvian Son…Rodrigo!

eatLOCALorDIE — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:30:25 +0000

this was a hell of a day…

“Don’t drink my CHICHA!!!”

eatLOCALorDIE — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:09:18 +0000

the one and only “Reyna del Mambo”…Valerie Schroth of Cala restaurant in Peru

…and NO…you cannot drink her fucking CHICHA!

“Hey Jj…hurry the fuck up!”

eatLOCALorDIE — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:56:24 +0000

Rodrigo Conroy assisting with Carlos Testino’s dinner service

http://www.restauranterodrigo.com/

“Don’t forget about me mang!”

eatLOCALorDIE — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:47:11 +0000

Carlos “Criminal Suave” Testino with colorado lamb, louisiana crawfish risotto, texas bosque blue cheese cake and white truffle honey.

restaurants cala and alfresco in lima, peru

word is he is doing something new!!!

feast on this houston!!!

eatLOCALorDIE — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:22:31 +0000

just say high piggy…now LUNCH!

Feast Rustic European Fare

eatLOCALorDIE — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:20:50 +0000

my friends richard, megan and james

www.feasthouston.com

these guys worked in michelin star restaurants and james worked for “the whole beast” master himself, fergus henderson!!!
go guys and welcome!!!

Hajime Kasuga of Lima, Peru Hanzo Restaurant

eatLOCALorDIE — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:18:28 +0000

Watching this man disassemble a fish is a true pleasure. I have witnessed few people with the discipline, focus and reserve that Hajime has. It was a true pleasure working and talking philosophy with him. Muchas gracias KasugaSan!