Flynn McGarry was just 19 years old when he opened Gem, an intimate restaurant on Manhattan’s Lower East Side known for its seasonal tasting menus. Now, in his mid-twenties, the teenage wunderkind turned acclaimed chef, who taught himself to cook through watching the Food Network and YouTube tutorials, is celebrating another milestone with the debut of This Is Not a Cookbook, an illustrated guide detailing his own highly imaginative culinary practice. Ahead of its release, McGarry reveals the distinctive staples he turns to both in—and beyond—the kitchen
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