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Few chefs have demonstrated the talent to execute risk in the Top Chef kitchen like Rasika Venkatesa.\nHer pretzel-barley cake with honey mustard sabayon and her daal quenelle have been highlights of the season, during which she emerged as a fan favorite.\nRasika stops by Pack Your Knives to talk about her desire to reinvent cooking from Tamil Nadu, which she recently visited on a months-long food tour.\nShe recounts her trip, which included convincing village fishermen to take her back to their homes to cook snapper with their families.\nShe also shares her experiences on Top Chef with little formal training, despite rising from station cook to Chef de Cuisine in three years.\xa0\n\U0001f447Hear the full episode right now on the Pack Your Knives Substack\U0001f447\nSubscribe to the new PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/\nRate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify\nFollow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives\nCOUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices