Nephi Craig

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419 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 25 Jul

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Fresh Air · Apache Chef Nephi Craig says cooking saved his life · 16 Jul 2026 podcast

And in 2001, I was working for a chef who knew a guy that was in Mary Lane's, and I got a stage.

I just expected it to be a one-night observation where you go in the kitchen and you hang out and you watch and you see.

But I was offered a job at the end of my stage, and I accepted it.

But that place really built me up into a very strong young chef.

I was an entremetier on the meat station, which means I cook all the vegetables and do all the garnishes.

And I became the saucier and the guy that cooks the meat on the meat station.

And to be in Arizona, a very meat and potato state, it was the busiest station in that kitchen.

And I realized how strong I was.

And it was just a beautiful, best of everything.

Best turbo, loup de mer, truffles, caviar, fine wines.

I think Mary Lane's had the grand award from Wine Spectator dozens and dozens of years.

They had one of the only master sommeliers in the whole country.

So it really meant a lot to me.

And when I lost that opportunity because of a relapse that crept in and took over, it was heartbreaking.

I did not have the words to say it then, but it was a debilitating loss that I took maybe 5, 10, 15 years to process.

Well, I included this part of my life not as the sole cause of addiction and dependency but a contributing factor.

I would learn years later that sexual abuse that happens to young boys and men is just as common as it happens to girls and women.

Society gives men the message that we shouldn't talk about it.

We should never mention it.

Very, very stigmatized.

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