#195 - Chefs & Guests - Chef Matt Harper of Comune - a podcast by Ray Chmielecki

On this episode of Spoon Mob's Chefs & Guests podcast series, Ray chats with Comune's new executive chef Matt Harper about growing up in Arkansas, how he got started cooking during high school at Sonic, spending time on his grandfather’s rice farm as a teenager, changing his career path from journalism to culinary arts, moving to Atlanta for culinary school, starting on the line at Empire State South, moving to Philadelphia, how he got into the kitchen at Zahav, learning new spices and a style of the cuisine, launching his own supper club to find his culinary voice, getting his first executive chef job at Kensington Quarters, his time in Baltimore at the start of the pandemic, how he landed in Columbus Ohio, his time working at Front Axel Farm, how the opportunity with Comune happened, new ideas for the menu, how his experience in Columbus has been so far, future plans, answers the question left behind by chef Jorge Guzman of Sueno, and more before taking on the “burning grill” questions! For more on chef Matt Harper and Comune, visit spoonmob.com/mattharper and follow him on Instagram @matthewerikharper & @comune_restaurant. Visit comune-restaurant.com for menu details, reservations & online ordering. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1). Audio Editing by @TrackEditPrint. Intro music by @kabbalisticvillage.

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