Season 3, Episode 6:
Kitchen Personalities

Kitchen Personalities

Alison Settle, executive chef at Barn8 at Hermitage Farm in Kentucky, shares what she’s learned about different personalities in the kitchen — and how she prepares to cook with her 5-year-old son, Arlo. Plus, what’s one kitchen gadget she says you don’t ever need? And meet our latest Cooking Kiddo, William White. 

 

MEET OUR GUEST

Alison Settle

A native of Lexington, Kentucky, and executive chef of Barn8 Restaurant & Bar at Hermitage Farm, Alison Settle is celebrated for her adventurous new takes on traditional Kentucky fare.

During her time at Sullivan University’s Culinary Arts Program in Louisville, Kentucky, Settle honed her skills in some of the region’s top kitchens, including Holly Hill Inn, Holy Grale, Portage House and Red Hog.

She was selected to participate in multiple national culinary competitions, including Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games; James Beard Foundation’s Women in Culinary Leadership Cookoff; and the San Pellegrino Young Chef Competition. Most recently, Settle was named a James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Southeast Semi-finalist.

Follow Alison:

Instagram: @barn8restaurant, @alizasettle

Episode highlights

2:05 – Professional kitchens and personalities

4:20 – Your personality in the kitchen

5:40 – Working with kids in the kitchen

8:14 – Why cooking matters

9:50 – Kitchen Questions

12:49 – Cooking Kiddo

16:07 –  Closing Thoughts

OUR FAVORITE QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

“Kitchens can be sort of a motley crew of people, and I think a lot of families would say my kids are a dang motley crew and they don't resemble each other at all. And trying to figure out how to nurture them, grow them, strengthening them and all of that, it's difficult.”

“You want to give people something to do; something that makes them feel empowered, appreciated, and that's within their abilities. So that they feel confident in their skills and then they'll maybe try something a little different next time. Managing a kitchen is a lot like managing a family.”

“I think being confident in how to cook, how to prep, how to think about how much you need to feed a certain amount of people, these are all really, really important life skills that a lot of people don't get anymore. I want him to be able to take care of himself. I want him to be able to leave my house and know how to make something that's healthy for him.”