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>> its really good. really, really good. thats sicily right there. >> right. yes. >> fresh shrimp sautes in butter and garlic. >> ive noticed over time that every great and enlightened culture when confronted with a shrimp or a prawn, right away. >> thats the way you see if its fresh or not. >> so typical day, when you were 15 years old what did you eat for lunch? >> never missing pasta for lunch. >> pasta and meat? or pasta and fish. >> fish and pasta. basically you have to go right behind the ...

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 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 t...

>> 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 ...

>> fresh shrimp sauteed in garlic, butter and herbs. >> ive noticed over time as i travel around the world that every great and enlightened culture, where they are confronted a shrimp or prawn right away. >> thats the way you see if its fresh or not. >> yeah. >> so typical day when you were 15 years old. what did you eat for lunch? >> well, never missing pasta for lunch. >> pasta and meat or pasta and fish? >> and fish. of course something lovely. basically had to go right behind the corner to f...

Traditional foods, their own traditional foods. what are the great mother sicilian classic dishes? >> the anchovy. anchovy and parmegiana. [ speaking foreign language ] >> thats with the sardine. >> but its an explosion of flower, because its arab. born in the period when sicily was very poor. >> this i like. i even remember it. pasta, a true sicilian classic made with fennel, pine nuts, saffron and anchovy. serving alongside some sardines that have been curing in chestnuts and salt for days the...

>> that goes with the bread. and normally we do it with bread at least two days old. >> right. really good. really really good. thats sicily right there. >> right, yes. >> fresh shrimp sauteed in garlic butter and herbs. >> ive noticed over time as i travel around the world that every great and enlightened culture, where they are confronted a shrimp or prawn right away. >> thats the way you see if its fresh or not. >> yeah. >> so typical day when you were 15 years old. what did you eat for lunch...

The coals. cuddled up next to the fish, tiny shark cabobs. cute. >> wow, spectacular. >> good value. all this for 20 bucks? >> i think we did a pretty good job on mr. fish. that will teach you. >> hes like that guy youre tripping and this dude? >> for dessert, strawberries, pine nuts and honey. like the whole meal its eccentric and delicious. >> thank you. >> i havent had so much fruits and nuts since altamont. >> i told nick, i said, nick,

They grow on trees. so they included cashews, mi pistachios and pine nuts. it was sponsored by the society of nut tree growers. >> thats a good point to make. i do want to ask you about a study out of japan, its a small one. it says caffeine is good for cirque lakes and good for the heart. >> so what they did is they gave 27 healthy individuals a cup of coffee. only five ounces of caffeinated coffee. what they found is that there was increased blood flow through their blood vessels if their fing...

>> 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 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 to classic detroit. potato-filled pierogi and kielbasa simmered in white wine, thyme, and fennel seeds. 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 sitt...