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Inspiration

Where do chefs find inspiration? How do they manage the tension between authenticity and innovation? And is there really common culinary ground shared by Italy and the American South? Our January-February issue tackles these tantalizing questions and many more, as we look into what feeds chefs' boundless creativity in the kitchen. For a taste of what's in store, check out these videos featuring Fat Rice's Abe Conlon on the flavors of Macau and the Berkshire Room's Benjamin Schiller on the pleasures of improvised cocktails.

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    Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen
    Memphis
    Tenn.
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    Prime Pickle Co.
    Los Angeles
    Calif.
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    Tanta
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Belly Shack
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Mills + Co.
    Los Angeles
    Calif.
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    Acadia
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Astrid y Gastón
    Lima
    Peru
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    Palena
    Washington
    D.C.
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    Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse
    Philadelphia
    Pa.
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    SPQR
    San Francisco
    Calif.
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    The Purple Pig
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Momofuku Ssäm Bar
    New York
    N.Y.
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    Zahav
    Philadelphia
    Pa.
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    Aziza
    San Francisco
    Calif.
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    Ford’s Filling Station
    Culver City
    Calif.
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    Acadia
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Fat Rice
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Culinary Institute of America
    St. Helena
    Calif.
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    Nostrana
    Portland
    Ore.
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    Lena
    Ann Arbor
    Mich.
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    Culinary Institute of America
    St. Helena
    Calif.
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    Qui
    Austin
    Texas
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    Philadelphia
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    Washington
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    Austin
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    New York
    N.Y.
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    Austin
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Washington
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    Austin
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    Philadelphia
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    Austin
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    Chicago
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    Austin
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    Washington
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    Austin
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    Chicago
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    Philadelphia
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    Chicago
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    Lima
    Peru
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    Lima
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    Austin
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    Austin
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    Washington
    D.C.
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    Portland
    Ore.
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    Lima
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    Austin
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    Austin
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    Washington
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    Memphis
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    Lima
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    Austin
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    Austin
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    Washington
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    Memphis
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    Austin
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    San Francisco
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    Austin
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    Washington
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    New York
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    St. Louis
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    Chicago
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    Chicago
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    Ann Arbor
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    St. Louis
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    New York
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    New York
    N.Y.
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    St. Louis
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    New York
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    New York
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    St. Louis
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    Wicasset
    Me.
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    St. Louis
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    New York
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    Chicago
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    Memphis
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    Hillsborough
    N.C.
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    New York
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    Chicago
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    Portland
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    Chicago
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    Milwaukee
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