When Landas Richards, 35, was in high school, he probably couldn't have guessed that watching a visiting chef set fire to a skillet of bananas would help him find his calling.
"There was a chef who came to our class and gave a lesson on Bananas Foster," he recalls. "I already had an interest in food, but seeing the flambé he made was the spark I needed to further my interest for my future career."
Not only was his interest sparked, but that positive impression eventually led the 2007 Ooltewah High School graduate back to his alma mater.
Find out more about Landas Richards and his path in the culinary world at the link in our bio.
Photo 1 / Staff photo by Abby White / Chef Landas Richards poses for a portrait outside the Kitchen Incubator in Chattanooga. Richards is a sous chef at McLemore Resort on Lookout Mountain and owns a catering/meal prep/private chef company, Rich Appetite.
Photo 2 / Staff photo by Abby White / Chef Landas Richards adds gnocchi dough to boiling water. Landa...