BLOG: What’s a chef’s real job?

By Assunta Ng

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Nakamura’s duck salad appetizer

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Chef Lisa Nakamura

You would think cooking delicious meals, finding fresh ingredients, and creating inspiring menus are a chef’s duties.

But Chef Lisa Nakamura, owner of Allium on Orcas Island, has a different take on her job.
“Don’t ask me what I do. I bring people to the table,” said Nakamura in a video interview, shown at Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS)’s culinary dinner on Oct. 8 at the Westin Bellevue Hotel.

That’s profound and heartwarming! (end)

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