Episode 1

Chef Steve McHugh: Cured at Pearl, Luminaire, Landrace at the Thompson Hotel

Imagine a restaurant that changes its menu twice a day, every week. Why? To reduce food waste and support local farmers. 


Enter Chef Steve McHugh: a record six-time finalist for Best Chef in Texas. We talk about his time at the CIA (no, not that one), learning cooking skills, rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina, and overcoming non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Oh, and, launching restaurants while growing a community in San Antonio too.


If you’re hungry, grab a snack, sit back, and hit play!


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Time Stamps!

0:00: Background 

8:30: Culinary Path

13:50: Food, Community, and Resilience

22:28: New Projects 

25:25: Inspiration for the Future


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Conor Gaughan

CONOR GAUGHAN
Conor founded Consensus Digital Media to
tell uplifting stories about topics that inspire. He
spent the last decade building a digital strategy
firm, and the ten years before that in media
investment banking. Conor graduated with honors
from Harvard University with a
degree in Economics, but his
(super cute) dog, Ace, makes
up for it. Most importantly– he’s
passionate about creators,
innovators, and entrepreneurs
who are making a difference
while making good money.