Chef Larry Blevins Society Fair 277 S. Washington Street Old Town Alexandria 703-683-3247 On Thursdays it’s French Steak Night, Larry Blevins Sous Chef at Society Fair cooks and serves a New York strip, rib eye, or filet, potatoes, and Caesar salad. Personal Bio: I am the demo chef at Society Fair. I was born in Natchitoches, LA and spent my childhood moving in a military family. I graduated from L’Academie de Cuisine’s professional program in June of 2012. LAC is a small school in Gaithersburg MD, consisting of 6 months classroom and practical instruction, coupled with a 6 month externship. I did my externship at Acadiana in D.C. where I worked as their pastry assistant and miscellaneous prep guy. After graduation, I stayed on at Acadiana, and worked a different station every night of the week. During the day, I worked right across the street from Acadiana at a small (now closed restaurant) Asian-ish restaurant, 901. I was the daytime fry guy. After overstretching myself, maybe 10 total days off, for 6 months I quit both locations, and started at Society Fair December 2012. I figured if the Mayans were right I wanted my last few work days to be on my terms. Since then I have taken over French Steak night. I have stolen the demo’s and claimed them as my own. The world didn’t end, but I have found happiness in the kitchens here. When did you first become interested in cooking? Why did you decide to pursue a culinary career? In our family everything revolves around the kitchen. Whoever was behind the stove held all the power – they were the creators, the bosses of what and when we ate. They were always the most important person in the building. I grew up an only child of a single army mother splitting…