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From Humboldt Park to Haute Cuisine: Chef David Reyes on Survival, Soul Food, and Building Culinary Culture
55 minutes Posted May 2, 2025 at 12:00 am.
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Send us a text Chef David Reyes shares his remarkable journey from Chicago's Humboldt Park to culinary innovation at St. Pete Distillery, revealing how experiences in European Michelin kitchens and family traditions shaped his cooking philosophy. • Growing up in inner-city Chicago during the 1980s amid violence and danger • Learning foundational hospitality principles at grandmother's table where "nothing was missing" • Transitioning from Army medic to culinary school despite family skeptici...