Cooking Up Conversation: Hell's Kitchen culinary badass Mary Lou Davis talks about her return to San Antonio
Name: Mary Lou Davis
Job: Chef, Ida Claire
Birthplace: Logansport, Indiana
Years in food service: 16
Big impact: Beloved for her outgoing personality, anime-inspired cooking reels and a near-win on Gordon Ramsay’s cooking competition show Hell’s Kitchen, Davis is back in San Antonio as Ida Claire’s head chef after spending three years in the Bay Area. Davis also served as head chef of Whiskey Cake. Money quote: “I want to show that there are no rules and no boundaries when it comes to food.
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