Last week, I wrote about my transformative field trip to Chef Asha Gomez's "The Third Space". That very same day, I had a sneak peak at what was to come during our visit to Chef Linton Hopkins' two restaurants, located side by side on Peachtree Rd: Holeman & Finch and Restaurant Eugene.
Chef Linton Hopkins is an Emory University grad -- he majored in anthropology and was pre-med before heading to the Culinary Institute of America in New York City. He's been honored with the James Beard award "Best Chef in America" (the Oscar of the culinary world), and most importantly, he's incredibly humble, knowledgeable, and friendly.
During our "de-briefing" that took place in class a few days after our visit, we all agreed that he was very loquacious ;), but we also agreed that we could listen to him (and Asha, of course!) for days. Chef Hopkins, (I'll be referring to him as Chef), is so incredibly passionate about...everything, really -- during our few hours with him, he touched upon a wide range of topics, from music to civil responsibilities. Someone who's capable of talking about "school-like" topics in a non-school setting, while keeping an audience engaged, is pretty wonderful in my book. Here's what happened during our trip: