Ben Sheagren of The Hopleaf with coffee:
Michael Shrader of Urban Union with curly parsley:
John Manion of La Sirena Clandestina, the first food ever cooked there (the stove had been hooked up an hour before), with smelt:
Matt Troost of Three Aces with an oil Manion used in his as well, dende oil:
Chris Curren of Stout Barrel House with the (second, now) hottest peppers on earth:
Ryan Poli of Tavernita with eels— I had a rare excuse to play around cinematically here:
Matthias Merges of Yusho with the slimiest ingredient ever, live sea cucumber:
And Dave Beran of Next with cashew apples, offering a little preview of The Hunt: