Chefs Eric Patterson and Jennifer Blakeslee on leaving Las Vegas and a Michelin star behind to cook their own way in Traverse City, Michigan

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Chefs Eric Patterson and Jennifer Blakeslee met in the kitchen of an haute cuisine landmark in Las Vegas. After winning a Michelin star there, the friends decided to move on to open a place of their own. They chose the town Jennifer grew up in, Traverse City, Michigan where Eric says the bounty of local ingredients is second only to California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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