11.24.08

A Dive in the L20 with Laurent Gras

Podcasts, Profiles in Food: Interviews

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L20 was recently named best restaurant in America by Esquire magazine. I sat down with L20’s chef Laurent Gras recently to see how things are going post-award. In this podcast, Gras talks about why French chefs come to America, his life-threatening bicycle accident, his gadget obsessions, and the technical and creative inspiration behind his cooking.

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By Michael Nagrant
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[...] – Chatting with Laurent Gras, whose L20 in Chicago is doing A-OK. [Hungry] [...]

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