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Making Gumbo Sing

regory Porter got a late start as a recording musician, but that was because he was busy flexing his chops on a culinary stage. His infatuation with cooking started during his teen years, and after college he ground his way through a variety of catering roles in San Diego, including a stint prepping vegetarian dishes with New Age guru Deepak Chopra. But it was when he moved to the

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