Douglas McMaster of SILO: Is a Zero-Waste Kitchen Actually Possible?
Pot Luck Food Talks: Kitchen Stories From Behind the PassShow Notes
🎙️ EP170 – Douglas McMaster is the chef behind SILO, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant. He looked into the trash and saw a design failure. This is a chef’s conversation about waste, balance, and why “impossible” is usually just a lack of imagination.
🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode: 🗑️ The bin as a design failure ⚖️ Sustainability as balance 🧠 Zero waste as a mindset 🥬 Fine dining waste realities 🔥 The WASTED pop-up 🌍 St. John, Noma, Fat Duck lessons 😤 Kitchens that shape who you become 🌊 When the public finally paid attention 🧩 Reverse-engineering a menu 🧠 Psychology of selling waste 👥 Human sustainability in kitchens 🥦 Confidence over ingredients 🥕 The Upcycling Mindset 🧪 Go Fact Yourself: Stock Myth
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