From Culinary School to "Top Chef": How Chef David Viana Found Success | My Restaurant Story

Описание: What does it take to run a successful restaurant? For ICE alum David Viana, hard work, creativity, and a stint on "Top Chef" have been game-changers for his career. Inspired by his culinary school days, Chef David now runs a hybrid restaurant-cooking school that's become a celebrated staple in his New Jersey community. Now the proud co-owner of four restaurants, this James Beard Award-nominated chef reveals key lessons for aspiring restaurateurs at any stage in their careers.

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0:00 - Inside Heirloom Kitchen in Old Bridge, NJ
0:55 - How Chef David started Heirloom Kitchen
1:21 - Chef David reflects on his time at ICE
2:16 - How Chef David runs the chef’s counter
3:11 - Chef David lands a spot on “Top Chef”
3:45 - Chef David expands his restaurant empire
4:12 - Tour the open kitchen
6:06 - Inside the cookbook nook waiting area
6:45 - How Chef David develops seasonal menus
7:15 - The personal decor inside Heirloom Kitchen
8:31 - Tour the organized pantry
9:16 - Chef David makes chermoula-roasted octopus
9:31 - Making chermoula with charred tomatoes
11:21 - Cooking creamy white corn polenta
12:18 - Cleaning octopus tentacles
13:58 - Searing the octopus
14:59 - Plating the octopus and polenta

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