In this episode I talk with Joe Scully, the chef/owner of two highly regarded and very popular restaurants in Asheville, NC where we both live.  We explore Joe’s arduous preparation over several years to become a high-level chef; his subsequent work in various restaurants and high-end clubs in various states; and his decisions to open first one, and then another, restaurant in Asheville, in one of which President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama arrived for a surprise dinner one night in 2010.  We also explore Joe’s time as a young man singing in choirs and acting in various plays before settling into his life’s work in food preparation and presentation.