Listen to Tarver Riff on Tomatoes
I'm a big fan of Chef Tarver King. His food is transportational.
The scent of the slightly smoldering leaf beneath the bowl of his apple cider chestnut soup can conjure childhood memories of when you sat on the ground holding a magnifying glass steadily concentrating the sun's hot, white circle onto a dry oak leaf until thin tendrils of smoke began to rise.
Yeah. That's where he can take you.
He masterfully engages all your senses--bright colors, crunchy textures, indelible smells--with his menu at the Ashby Inn and Restaurant in Paris, Virginia.
But I'm also a fan because of Tarver's pure food enthusiasm. Listen to the above clip, and you'll get a quick glimpse into his head that's always buzzing with ideas.
Here, he winds up and runs through something as seemingly benign as the the possibilities of a tomato.
Wanna make yourself really hungry? Check out some killer shots of Tarver's food on Jennifer Davick's blog, The Dish on Photography.
