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Patterson Has Sense of Humor About Lima Summit

Patterson, with Peruvian sloth, in F&W earlier this year.
Patterson, with Peruvian sloth, in F&W earlier this year. Photo: David Nicolas/Food & Wine

“Massive crowd of screaming fans at Lima airport waiting for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Chefs aren’t rock stars. Rock stars are rock stars.” — Daniel Patterson, who attended the “G9” chef summit this past week in Lima, Peru, at which some of the world’s most influential chefs acted a bit like rock stars/dignitaries, and where they drafted an Open Letter to the Chefs of Tomorrow that’s also being dubbed The Lima Declaration. [DCPatterson/Twitter]

Patterson Has Sense of Humor About Lima Summit