Wil Crutchley is a New York City-based chef hailing from the northeastern coast of North Carolina. He has worked as a chef at the Drake Hotel, Le Cirque, and Le Bernardin. Visit his website at www.wilcrutchley.com.
First, seventy-two labors brought us this food; We should know how it comes to us. —Zen meal gatha (verse) We’ve all heard by now about the industrial feedlots that figure into the “farm-to-fork” commercial food chain.…