{"id":6913,"date":"2024-04-26T22:21:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T22:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/?post_type=chef&p=6913"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:17:48","slug":"seth-siegel-gardner-2","status":"publish","type":"chef","link":"https:\/\/www.southernsmoke.org\/vi\/chef\/seth-siegel-gardner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Siegel-Gardner & Kent Domas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seth Siegel-Gardner l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ed1c Houston, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c t\u1eeb n\u0103m 14 tu\u1ed5i t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Tony Mandola v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c cu\u1ed1n kh\u0103n \u0103n. Trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi trung h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, Seth lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef v\u1eefng v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trong ng\u00e0nh d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c trong nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng lu\u00f4n quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u0103n b\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. N\u0103m 2003, Seth \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn vai tr\u00f2 quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp ch\u00ednh t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng Aquavit c\u1ee7a Marcus Samuelsson, nhanh ch\u00f3ng th\u0103ng ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean v\u1ecb tr\u00ed b\u1ebfp ph\u00f3 v\u00e0 trong v\u00e0i n\u0103m ti\u1ebfp theo, gi\u00fap khai tr\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Marcus \u1edf New York v\u00e0 Chicago. N\u0103m 2008, anh khai tr\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng London Hotel c\u1ee7a Gordon Ramsay t\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 b\u1ebfp ph\u00f3 qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd, v\u00e0 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai sao Michelin. N\u0103m 2011, Seth d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian \u0111i du l\u1ecbch v\u00e0 gi\u00fap khai tr\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng Viajante c\u1ee7a Nuno Mendes \u1edf Bethnel Green v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u1eadp t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng The Fat Duck c\u1ee7a Heston Blumenthal. N\u0103m 2012, Seth tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Houston c\u00f9ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n, Terrence Gallivan v\u00e0 Justin Yu, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong th\u1eddi gian gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n, The Just August Project, n\u01a1i th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n theo m\u00f3n thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y, gi\u00fap nh\u00f3m gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng m\u1edbi t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u1edf Houston n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3. Houston c\u0169ng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i Seth v\u00e0 Terrence m\u1edf, s\u1edf h\u1eefu v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p gi\u1eefa \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c cao c\u1ea5p v\u00e0 b\u00ecnh d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd trong nh\u00e0 kho Antone's ban \u0111\u1ea7u, gi\u00fap h\u1ecd c\u00f3 t\u00ean trong danh s\u00e1ch Nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng m\u1edbi t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u0103m 2013 c\u1ee7a Bon Appetit. N\u0103m 2019, sau khi nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda, Seth chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn Marfa, Texas, n\u01a1i anh m\u1edf hai nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y ch\u01b0ng c\u1ea5t r\u01b0\u1ee3u, The Marfa Spirit Company c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00e1c Josh Shepard v\u00e0 Morgan Weber, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef ch\u1ee9c Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Southern Smoke Foundation. Hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, Seth s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Houston c\u00f9ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c t\u1ea1i Local Foods, Eau Tour, Lee's Den, Maximo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kent Domas<\/b><\/p>\n

B\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh, nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng Milton's v\u00e0 Lee's<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

V\u1edbi g\u1ea7n 20 n\u0103m kinh nghi\u1ec7m trong ng\u00e0nh v\u00e0 h\u01a1n 5 n\u0103m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i Local Foods Group, B\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh Kent Domas t\u1eebng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i The Classic, ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch b\u1ebfp t\u1ea1i Eau Tour, v\u00e0 d\u1eabn d\u1eaft vi\u1ec7c s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n cho c\u1ea3 Milton's v\u00e0 Lee's, gi\u00fap \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eed v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng b\u00e1n k\u1ebft gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng James Beard n\u0103m 2026 cho h\u1ea1ng m\u1ee5c B\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edfng xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t: Texas c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Seth Siegel-Gardner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khi n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbng, Domas l\u1edbn l\u00ean v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd t\u1eeb gia \u0111\u00ecnh. M\u1eb9 anh l\u00e0m gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 \u0103n u\u1ed1ng cho m\u1ed9t h\u1ecdc khu \u1edf San Antonio, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 b\u00e0 d\u00e0nh r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian trong b\u1ebfp khi c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf. \u00d4ng ngo\u1ea1i anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi am hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c ti\u1ec7c t\u00f9ng, trong khi b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i anh l\u1ea1i th\u00edch tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n, th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean n\u1ea5u c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n Creole kinh \u0111i\u1ec3n t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sau khi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, Domas chuy\u1ec3n sang h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ea1y n\u1ea5u \u0103n Kendall \u1edf Chicago, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Houston, n\u01a1i anh c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn c\u1ee7a Claire Smith t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng Shade. Anh coi Smith l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh t\u1ea1i Alice Blue, anh \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt l\u00e0m m\u00ec \u1ed1ng th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng theo m\u1ebb nh\u1ecf; \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 anh v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c theo \u0111u\u1ed5i v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n thi\u1ec7n.<\/span><\/p>\n

V\u1ec1 phong c\u00e1ch, Domas ch\u1ecbu \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c Ph\u00e1p c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c Cajun, nh\u01b0ng tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt; anh th\u00edch t\u1ea1o ra nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n mang l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i, ni\u1ec1m vui v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u1ea5m c\u00fang nh\u01b0 \u1edf nh\u00e0. L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp, anh y\u00eau th\u00edch s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o, th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1edbi m\u1ebb v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u1ea1i Milton's, anh tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 g\u1eafn k\u1ebft, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 t\u00edch c\u1ef1c.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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