Drew Hiatt, Preston Residence & Resort

Repping Riverhead’s wildly well known Preston Residence & Hotel at Dan’s Flavor 2021 is Chef Drew Hiatt. He wowed visitors at the inaugural Dan’s Chefs of the Hamptons in 2019, and this year, he’s prepared to amaze attendees at Dan’s Cooks of the North Fork on Saturday, July 10.

Very first word (or words) that will come to brain when you listen to “Taste of Summer season?”
Drew.

In which do you draw your inspiration from?
Community, seasons, purveyors, items.

You can invite three people today, dwelling or useless, to your evening meal celebration. Who are they, and what would that meal be?
My sister (deceased), my uncle (deceased) and my wife (alive). We would try to eat a great deal of Filipino food items.

What is your most loved dish to put together, and do you take pleasure in consuming it as considerably as preparing it?
Steak, I really like to prepare dinner and consume steak.

What is the finest piece of assistance you’ve ever been provided?
If you ever find you in a at ease predicament (daily life, operate, etcetera.), put yourself in an awkward condition, and you will improve. If you do not, you will just keep stagnant and in no way shift on in daily life.

Share your funniest/most unforgettable/oddest kitchen area incident.
I would say strolling in on another person fornicating in a storage area.

Who do you most admire in the foodstuff/wine world and why?
Myself, mainly because loving thyself is significant.

What is heading to be the “next huge thing” on the East Conclusion food items scene?
The Preston Property.

What are your hobbies/passions/pursuits outside the house the world of meals, wine and perform?
Gardening, my spouse and daughter, hanging out with good friends and barbecue, actively playing dice, likely to the seashore, blowing things up.

What’s your convenience food items and why?
I really like pasta, New England seafood (clam chowder), oh, and, of course, steak.

If you have been not in the foods or wine enterprise, what would you be performing?
Either building knives or creating business kitchens, maybe architecture of some form.

What is the most unforgettable detail you’ve at any time tasted?
Sea squirt.

What the latest travels have you taken that have impressed you?
When I went to Mexico past 12 months, it was incredibly inspiring, particularly the culinary and hospitality areas.

What do you take into consideration your finest accomplishment?
My daughter, Aislin.

What is a exceptional kitchen ritual you apply?
Chanting and whispering sweet nothings.

What has stunned you the most about operating in the East End culinary scene?
How thrilled individuals will get about your food.

What is your go-to karaoke track?
“Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” by Dr. Dre.

It’s your past weekend on earth—what’s the menu?
Steak, ice cream, caviar, Champagne, fried chicken.

We just handed you a glass of bubbly. Now you should make a toast to summer time on the East End.
I enjoy summer season! Listen to ye, hear ye, occur hither to thy lord.

For tickets and far more information and facts on all Dan’s Taste 2021 activities, take a look at DansTaste.com. And to understand much more about The Preston Property & Resort, stop by theprestonhouseandhotel.com.