Welcome to the 8th episode of the Stephen McGarvey Podcast. In today’s episode, we dive into the mind of the head chef at The Grill by Thomas Keller on Seabourn the incredibly talented Michael Sandoval. Michael discusses willing his way into working for Thomas Keller at the age of 18, being selfish in your career, putting in extra effort, the ‘Be The Bacon’ award, and running a kitchen with positive relationships vs fear. Michael explains the importance of culture and cuisine working together and how his senses come into his strategy for his craft. We close with listening to your food, his obsession with knives, and creating moments in time with your cuisine.