Garden & Gun

Cutting Up

“Kale was in first class looking back at all the other leafy greens in coach. And then out of nowhere, collard greens go and get on a private jet”

Duane Nutter may be the only chef in culinary history and Comedy Central’s (he was a semifinalist). But, then again, the man known in stand-up comedy circles as the Mad Chef is full of surprises, including pioneering the idea of haute cuisine in an airport as the chef of Atlanta’s One Flew South. These days you’ll find Nutter behind the pass at Southern National, the acclaimed restaurant in Mobile he cofounded in 2017. Here he riffs on a few tasty subjects.

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