Communal Table

Top Chef watchers voted Isaac Toups their "fan favorite" when his season finished in 2016, but the Louisiana-born chef hadn't always been met with such kindness. The outspoken Cajun opened up about his journey from bullied teen to beloved restaurateur, cookbook author, and TV personality, and how it's shaped the way he leads in the kitchen, and cares for himself and his family's future. Buy Chasing the Gator: https://amzn.to/2ZSM2U1 Watch Isaac make blood sausage: https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/no-pressure-blood-boudin-isaac-toups