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Jason Stratton

Chef Jason Stratton kicks us some wisdom on report cards and real life.

In the latest episode of Roots, Jason Stratton tells how he went from studying avant-garde poetry in Spain to becoming the award-winning chef of Seattle's Spinasse, Artusi, and Aragona. Roots takes a deep biographical look into the world's most influential chefs to reveal their inspirations. Ancestry.com style except not really. **UPDATE: Stratton recently announced his departure from his killer restaurants, citing a need for a sabbatical out in the great wide world. Dude is gonna read some books and nod thoughtfully at art like whoa.

You've seen where Jason Stratton - the fun-loving chef of Cascina Spinasse, Artusi, and Aragona eats in his spare time in our app. But now we're taking it a step further and bringing the Chefs Feed experience to life so you can dine like a chef, with a chef! We've teamed up with Uber, the app that connects you with a driver at the tap of a button, to create #UberOmakase, a night out for you and a friend on us, with chef Stratton as your culinary tour guide. Visit: http://blog.uber.com/SEACHEF to see how to enter, but hurry, the contest ends June 4!

What happens when chefs read the bad reviews written about them from around the web and beyond? We turned on the camera to find out. This episode: Chef Jason Stratton of Spinasse, Artusi, and Aragona in Seattle responds to an allegation that his milk-braised pork looks more institutional than delicious. **UPDATE: Stratton recently announced his departure from his killer restaurants, citing a need for a sabbatical out in the great wide world. Dude is gonna read some books and nod thoughtfully at art like whoa.