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Clockwise: Vincent Guerithault, Sean Currid, Lee Hillson, Eddie Matney. 
Photographed at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa

VINCENT GUERITHAULT of Vincent on Camelback
Chef Guerithault’s Favorite…
Local dish: Not one particular favorite, but I like Mexican food. Type of cuisine: I like a lot of different cuisines but am partial to French. Thing to cook: Desserts Foodie movie: “Babette’s Feast” Cookbook: Don’t have one favorite; I have hundreds in my collection. Bottle of wine: Château d’Yquem

SEAN CURRID of Cafe ZuZu
Chef Currid’s Favorite…
Local dish: Mahi mahi tacos at The Mission Type of cuisine: Mexican Thing to cook: Fresh seasonal produce Foodie movie: A tie between “Ratatouille” and “Big Night.” Cookbook: Being nostalgic, I would have to pick the Peter Rabbit cookbook my mom gave me when I was four. I still have it. Beer: Shiner Bock

LEE HILLSON of T. Cook’s
Chef Hillson’s Favorite…
Local dish: I love the spicy shrimp burrito at Señor Taco, Beau MacMillan’s shrimp and grits, pizza (Grazie Pizzeria, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, Tarbell’s, Pizzeria Bianco—take your pick). Thing to cook: Pasta. I love making pasta from scratch and knocking up raviolis, linguini and the sorts. Foodie movie: “Vatel”

EDDIE MATNEY of Eddie’s House
Chef Matney’s Favorite…
Local dish: The menudo at La Fonda Mexican Restaurant Type of cuisine: Mediterranean Thing to cook: I love to cook lamb chops with sumac and mint pesto. Cookbook: Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” Beer: Prescott Liquid Amber Ale Bottle of wine: Frog’s Leap Sauvignon Blanc