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Barnage. you cant burn the garlic. you can fix everything else. keep moving it. it gets a golden brown. put in pine nuts. >> so important. pine nuts give it this amazing taste to the dish. cant be without the pine nuts. >> toss those in there. then what? sun dried tomatoes? those make anything good. >> im usually on the couch having bonbons when he does this. >> whats next? >> five to six minutes later, you can do one or two things. put the tomatoes straight in the pasta later or warm them quick...

>> guess what? we like good food too. were not space aliens. people say -- they often say, thank you. we just moved back from chicago, we lived in chicago the last six years, lived in l.a. six years, thank you, this is exactly what weve wanted. what youve done is counter intuitive. there is sort of a conventional career path for chefs. >> right. >> instead, you decide to go to detroit. >> yeah. not detroit, come back home. people think im crazy for going back to detroit. >> then another tribute ...

Tiny shark kabobs. cute. wow, spectacular. good value. all of this for 20 bucks? good value. i thought we did a pretty good job on mr. fish. thatll teach you. [ speaking foreign language ] >> hes freaking me out. its like that guy with, you know, youre tripping and does this to you? for dessert, strawberries, pine nuts and honey. like the whole meal, its eccentric and delicious. thank you. >> youre welcome. >> i havent had so much fruits and nuts since altaban. i told mick, i said, this is a bad...

Butter and honey. then a little sea salt to bring out all of the flavors. >> that looks delicious. i think elvis would approve. >> thats a good one. >> i would never think to make this into an oatmeal. it completely works. >> oatmeal is awesome. you can do all sorts of things with it. >> now well switch gears and go with the savory oatmeal. what do you have for us. >> i will start with the parmesan oatmeal bowl. i will start with the parmesan cheese. >> okay. >> we will shave some parmesan over ...

Banana, bacon, some peanut butter and honey. then a little sea salt to bring out all of the flavors. >> that looks delicious. i think elvis would approve. >> thats a good one. >> i would never think to make this into an oatmeal. it completely works. >> oatmeal is awesome. you can do all sorts of things with it. >> now well switch gears and go with the savory oatmeal. what do you have for us. >> i will start with the parmesan oatmeal bowl. i will start with the parmesan cheese. >> okay. >> we wil...

Finished with burnt fondue and pine nuts. followed by locally sourced lamb cooked perfectly. topped with sour cherries, mulberries, toasted pistachios, coriander and yogurt sauce. in what way does opening a fine dining restaurant in detroit benefit the majority of detroiters? >> how is it not making it better? how is sitting back not doing anything making it better? how is it buying only products in detroit, farmers in detroit, helping detroit? im supplying detroit. im hiring people in detroit. ...

>> guess what? >> thats a heroic thing. >> the headaches are less. youre appreciated here. >> no, just -- no, this is -- >> yeah. >> this is what could considered a foolhardy venture in the chef world. >> guess what? we like good food too. were not space aliens. people say -- they often say, thank you. we just moved back from chicago, we lived in chicago the last six years, lived in l.a. six years, thank you, this is exactly what weve wanted. what youve done is counter intuitive. there is sort o...

Locally. >> guess what. the headaches are less. you appreciate it here. >> no. this is -- this would be considered a full hearty venture in the chef world. >> guess what? we like good food too. were not space aliens. people often say thank you. we lived in chicago last six years. lived in la six years. thank you is what we wanted. >> what youve done is counterintuitive. theres a conventional career path for chefs. instead you decide to go to detroit. >> hell yeah. i want to come back home. peopl...

>> no. i see crudo in the poor family. >> so, its not like theres japanese influence, but the japanese sort of gave everybody permission to eat traditional foods, their own traditional food. what are the great mother sicilian classic dishes? >> the anchovy. anchovy and parmesana. [ speaking foreign language ] >> thats with the sardine. >> yeah, but its an explosion of flower, but this plate, its arab, born in the period when sicily was very poor. >> this i like. i even remember it. pasta al fino...

>> yes. >> but fisherman only, fishing communities only or in restaurants? >> no. >> always as long as you could arrived, you see crudo like this? >> no. i see crudo in the poor family. >> so, its not like theres japanese influence, but the japanese sort of gave everybody permission to eat traditional foods, their own traditional food. what are the great mother sicilian classic dishes? >> the anchovy. anchovy and parmesana. [ speaking foreign language ] >> thats with the sardine. >> yeah, but it...