Traveling Through with David Prior · Thursday, August 13, 2026
Chef Flynn McGarry reflects on the challenging yet freeing nature of pursuing a unique vision in design and hospitality, contrasting 'curation' with mere 'collecting'. He emphasizes that true curation requires intention and that achieving a cohesive vision, whether for a menu or a space, involves continuous adjustment and refinement.
“Curation without like prop like true intention is not curation. You're just collecting.”
“And I think that I go through phases where I'm just aimlessly sort of getting things, and then something clicks, and that is when I actually find that, you know, you can actually create something really special.”
“And for example, right now, it actually does feel the closest to like settled, because the vision for the food, the ceramics, the service, the space are as close as I've ever wanted them. To be.”