NEW CHEF-IN- RESIDENCE AT RETREAT AT THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE CAFÉ
Chef Ariya Taylor is the newest Chef-in-Residence at Retreat at the Currency Exchange Café. PHOTO BY ZANDRO ZAFRA.
Chef Ariya Taylor uses influences from her great grandmother, who is from Mississippi, and her great grandfather, who was from Louisiana. She also has her great grandmother’s recipe book. She started cooking when she was 8-years-old. Those styles of cooking really played a part in how she cooks.
at 305 E. Garfield. Taylor is the sixth creative entrepreneur to host a six month residency.
Lula Café, Parachute Restaurant and Income Tax Bar. She enjoys
working with Park. She described him as a cool, laidback chef.
I don’t know everything. He’ll give me cookbooks and send me stuff on Instagram to enhance my techniques and my talents. it’s really fun working with Ellison,” Taylor said.
dishes. As a visual artist, playing with different foods and different
colors really helps her create her dishes, especially aesthetically. She likes to use herbs, greens, and a variety of fruits. She described it as painting a picture on a plate, which for her is better than a painting.
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