38 - What Recipe? Creativity in the Kitchen with Fresh and Local Vegetables and Herbs.

Chef Phillip Thompson, born and raised in England, is an executive chef in Washington,DC that is fluent in global cuisines. Enjoying the taste of vegetables and herbs fresh from his father's and grandfather's garden, Chef Phillip , like many other English children, lived the "farm to table" and "slow food" life before they became modern cliches.Traveling the globe and now all all regions of the US , Chef Phillip Thompson studied and learned culinary practices and traditions that center on locally sourced and fresh herbs, produce, seafood and more. We discuss marinades and stocks and the challenging business and economic realities of the culinary profession.