What song would Holy Hog Barbecue's Danny Hernandez and Patrick Gossett of Sea Porch and Rowe Bar use to sum up their cooking styles? What about The Refinery and Fodder & Shine's Greg Baker? Or Courtney Orwig of Haven?
Ten local chefs who are participating in CL's Meet the Chefs, planned for 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, have shared the tunes that describe their approaches to food ahead of the upcoming event. Check out what they said — in Spotify playlist form — below, and be on the lookout for our annual Food Issue, which also hits stands Thursday.
"The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" from Star Wars | Élevage chef Jonathan Atanacio
"Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift | Haven chef Courtney Orwig
"Feels Like the First Time" by Foreigner | Proper Kitchen & Cocktails chef A.J. Lambden
"Eat It" by Weird Al Yankovic | The Black Pearl chef Chris Artrip
"Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe Called Quest | Cru Cellars chef Brad Sobo
"I Don't Want to Grow Up" by Descendents | The Refinery/Fodder & Shine chef Greg Baker
"Chicken Fried" by Zac Brown Band | Holy Hog Barbecue chef Danny Hernandez and Sea Porch/Rowe Bar chef Patrick Gossett
"With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles | Ava chef Joshua Hernandez (depends on the day)
"Time Bob" by Rancid | Ava chef Joshua Hernandez (depends on the day)
"Locomotive Breath" by Jethro Tull | Dr. BBQ chef Ray Lampe
This article appears in Jun 15-22, 2017.