New Orleans chef thanks mother for love for cooking
A New Orleans chef who competed in a cooking competition said her passion for cuisine was never an option for her.
Chef Amy Mehrtens, the executive chef at Copper Vine, competed in "Blind Kitchen," a Very Local cooking competition.
Mehrtens said that her mother was a chef who passed along her passion for cooking to her and her siblings.
She said she tried out other careers, but there was nothing she enjoyed more than cooking.
That love for making food transformed into a career as a chef.
Mehrtens uses her talents in the kitchen to try and trip up her good friend and colleague, Daren Porretto, in the competition.
To watch Mehrtens cook, download the Very Local app to watch "Blind Kitchen."
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