A tribute to Alex Roberts

In Minneapolis there is an amazing place to eat and it is called Restaurant Alma. The chef of this restaurant is Alex Roberts. I don’t know how to praise him with just a few words. Let’s just say if I still lived in Minneapolis I would want him to be my mentor. He is a brilliant chef, but more than that, his knowledge and passion for accessible healthy food is inspiring. My wife and I would often go to another restaurant of his called Brasa, a soul food joint with affordable prices and wildly good flavor. Sometimes when we ate at Brasa Alex would be there and we would engage in hour-long discussion on raw milk, grass-fed meat, sustainable growing practices, the works. It is rare to find someone with so intelligent and still incredibly humble.
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