#08: Evan Richardson | Eaux Restaurant

This week, Matty and Noah had the pleasure of getting southern
hospitalitized by Evan Richardson, chef and owner of Eaux in
Portland. Evan made his way to Maine from the Big Easy and is
tirelessly proud of that fact. His restaurant serves food that
pays deep homage to Louisiana and Creole (NOT Cajun) cooking
while also embracing the indigenous flavors of Maine. The
concepts of fusion, balance, and adaptation run throughout our
conversation, and we find parallels between kitchens/restaurants
and breweries/taprooms, and also find time to judge inter-episode
mullets. Ultimately, some genuinely inspiring perspective is
shared from a guy that hates trash, loves fast casual chains, and
just wants to "Do what he does, and do it well".