CHEF TODD GRIFFITH on The Life of a Private Chef - Full Interview

About this episode

Uncle Vinny interviews Chef Todd Griffith about his experiences as a private chef and restaurant owner.

Uncle Vinny sits down with Chef Todd Griffith for a great conversation about life as a chef, restaurant owner, and much more. Follow / cheftoddgriffith 0:00 - welcome @cheftoddgriffith 0:40- growing up in Ohio, winding up in AZ 1:00 - moving to AZ from spinning a globe 3:00 - being a chef has been my only job 4:30 - the wild lifestyle of a chef 5:45 - early chef days 6:45 - hitting a wall while running a restaurant in Seattle 7:45 - burnout as a chef 10:00 - leaving being a chef and living on a farm for 3 years 12:40 - stress of running a Seattle restaurant 14:30 - living on 300 acres in Mississippi 16:55 - transitioning to becoming a private chef 24:30 - private chef clientele and lifestyle 29:00 - owning a restaurant in flagstaff 32:00 - the importance of experience 34:00 - Asian influence in your cooking 35:30 - presentation of food 36:30 - drawing your dishes 39:00 - favorite meal to cook currently 40:00 - wooden spoon business; creativity 46:00 - top 3 private chefs in Phoenix 47:00 - advice for a young chef 49:30 - AZ life 51:00 - upcoming plans 53:00 - shoutout Chef Todd Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Uncle Vinny

Guest: Chef Todd Griffith

Topics covered

• private chef
• restaurant ownership
• chef lifestyle
• burnout
• cooking experience
• food presentation

Keywords

• private chef
• restaurant
• burnout
• cooking
• chef lifestyle
• food presentation
• Arizona

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ohio, AZ, Seattle, Mississippi, Flagstaff, Phoenix

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