Douglas McMaster of SILO: Is a Zero-Waste Kitchen Actually Possible?
Pot Luck Food Talks: Kitchen Stories From Behind the Pass · Chef Phil & Eric | Experienced Cooks & Restaurant Insiders
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Show Notes
🎙️ EP170 – Douglas McMaster is the chef behind SILO, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant. He looked into the trash and saw a design failure. This is a chef’s conversation about waste, balance, and why “impossible” is usually just a lack of imagination.
🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode:
🗑️ The bin as a design failure
⚖️ Sustainability as balance
🧠 Zero waste as a mindset
🥬 Fine dining waste realities
🔥 The WASTED pop-up
🌍 St. John, Noma, Fat Duck lessons
😤 Kitchens that shape who you become
🌊 When the public finally paid attention
🧩 Reverse-engineering a menu
🧠 Psychology of selling waste
👥 Human sustainability in kitchens
🥦 Confidence over ingredients
🥕 The Upcycling Mindset
🧪 Go Fact Yourself: Stock Myth
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