New Hampshire Magazine
Inspired by the Bravo competition, Viaud debuts Haitian favorites via Ansanm
July 21, 2021
Chris Viaud weathered plenty of challenges in 2020: launching a new business (Culture, a sister bakery to his flagship farm-to-table restaurant Greenleaf in Milford), changing staff rosters, innovating amid the ongoing pandemic the list goes on. But when he got an invitation to appear on the latest season of “Top Chef,” Bravo’s long-running culinary competition, he didn’t hesitate to push himself even further.
Viaud made it through nine rounds of the show before host Padma Lakshmi asked him to “please pack [his] knives and go.” But even if he isn’t bringing the “Top Chef” title back home to New Hampshire, he has brought back plenty of creative inspiration and a commitment to keep bringing new flavors to the local food scene.