Culinary Faces: Tasty Tribute to New Orleans Chef John Besh

With so much talk of the New Orleans Saints being in the super bowl this year, I'm reminded of my last visit to that delicious city. The assignment was to shoot a story on acclaimed Southern chef John Besh. Winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef of the Southeast in 2006, Besh grew up in Southern Louisiana and incorporates Louisiana's rich culinary traditions in each of his restaurants: Restaurant August, Besh Steak, Lüke, La Provence, The American Sector and Domenica. While Besh's food is famously brilliant and his appreciation for local ingredients and local cuisine celebrated, it's Besh's endearing, tireless and... well... kinda goofy personality that's at the root of his success.