Greenbook: A Local Guide to Chesapeake Living - Issue 8 | Page 26

gb PEOPLE Executive Chef Trever Champion had a favorite game he liked to play with his brother James. The goal of the contest was to see who could turn random ingredients into culinary masterpieces. Trever says he looks back on that game fondly, because it forced him to be creative, a lesson he certainly uses in his cooking at Tsunami and the new Sailor. You can play the same game, using locally grown and harvested fresh produce, meat and seafood. Here are two recipes you can serve as Trever intended, or tweak to make your own depending on what you find in the garden or at the market. “ Find more recipes on GreenBook’s Facebook page, keyword: summer delight. Cooking is not a particularly difficult art, and the more you cook and learn about cooking, the more sense it makes. The most important ingredient you can bring to it is a love of cooking for its own sake. ” - Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961, Knopf). 26 GREENBOOK | SUMMER 2016