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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Name: Grant MacPherson
Age: 53
Nationality: British
Country of Residence: USA
1. Your Restaurant/Business: Scotch Myst is my international food & beverage consulting business based out of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. View www.scotchmyst.com.
2. About Your Kitchen: Lots of stainless steel, high heat and small tools.
3. Your Favorite Chef Works Item: : The short-sleeve Capri Premium Cotton Chef Coat (ECSS) because it’s “fitty” and comfortable. And the Valais V-Series Chef Coat (VSSS).
4. First Job: Where else but Bugsy’s in St Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada, chopping as many chicken wings as I could prep and make every night. I was the “Chicken Wing Assassinator” at Bugsy’s. I didn’t get to cook them for a long time
5. Your Favorite Cookbook: ALL of Joel Robuchon’s cookbooks.
6. Your Awards: My favorite is probably still the 1992 Gold Medal from the Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt, Germany. That one is still very special to me because I loved it, loved my team – it was such a special time in my life.
7. Your Cooking Inspiration: Produce that is “in-season” and ingredients that are in front of you.
8. Your Specialty Dish: Scotch Eggs – it comes naturally to me as I am Scottish.
9. Favorite Dish To Eat: Fish & Chips for the same reason as above.
10. Weirdest Thing You Ever Ate: Monkey brains. In Malaysia they aren’t unusual and I’d had about 12 lagers, so at that point there was nothing weird about it.
11. Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Coconut – tropical flavors make me happy.
12. Favorite Drink: A Rusty Nail cocktail made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch whisky. Don’t ask!
13. Favorite Wine: A 1982 Chateau Margaux from the Bordeaux region of France. It’s a first growth and it always drinks well. All Margauxs drink well.
14. Who Would You Most Like To Cook For: Sean Connery as I think that would be a great dinner.
15. Who Would You Least Like To Cook For: Mr. T.
16. Favorite Things To Do When Not Cooking: Firstly hanging out with my sons, followed by boxing, watching hockey and an occasional soccer (football) game.
17. Your latest project: I’m working on a really great new European-styled market in Newport Beach, California that will combine the best of a great farmers market with bespoke merchants and a lot of fun next to the water.
18. Favorite City and Why: Sydney, Australia, because I love the beaches, the food, the geography. I lived there for two amazing years – gorgeous!
19. Your Greatest Indulgence: An In-N-Out Burger.
20. Your All Time Best Culinary Tip: : Bring along a sharp knife and don’t forget your sea salt.
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