Cook of the House: Richard Traylor of Tre Amici

Name? Richard Traylor

Restaurant and Position? Chef, Tre Amici

Where are you from? Greenville, Mississippi

How did you get into cooking? An old TV show called Great Chefs of the World

What is the best thing about your job? The freedom it offers to cook what I want.

Who is your favorite cook/chef? Gordon Ramsey

What kitchen tool/utensil could you not live without? Knife

What is your favorite flavor combo? Savory and acidic

Name three items in your fridge: Cold packed pickles, juice, ketchup

Where do you get your best recipe ideas? The internet

What is the best meal you’ve ever eaten? My Grandmother’s raw kibbeh

What is the weirdest meal you’ve ever eaten? Weird? There’s nothing weird about food. If it’s edible I’ll eat it.

Personal specialties: Seafood

Favorite midnight snack: Goldfish

Favorite kitchen music: Michael Jackson

Who would you most like to cook for and what would you prepare? No preference. I cook with pride for all customers, and I would prepare a full Lebanese dinner.

Where do you like to dine in Oxford? Any place that John Currence doesn’t own!

Favorite restaurant in the world: Tre Amici

Aspirations: To raise my child to become something other than a chef.

Fried catfish…eat the tail or no? I prefer my fish filleted, so no.

Tags: Greenville, lafayette, Oxford, richard, Rick, Traylor, Tre Amici

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