"A successful Scottish Chef in New York City harbors a dark secret: an eating disorder."
In the wake of Glasgow’s rapid deindustrialization and economic decline in the 90s, a young Fraser falls victim to knife crime and is indelibly marked with a “Glasgow smile”, irrevocably impacting his sense of self and relationship to food.
Alexis Trolf
Chef Fraser
Sam Kennedy
Fraser
Confectioner
Julie Birkett
Toni Murphy
Eilidh
Lee Lister
Craig
Matthew McCarron
Lee
Jordon Walker
Sweeney
Robert Millon
Mac
Dara Bailey
Chef De Cuisine
In the wake of Glasgow’s rapid deindustrialization and economic decline in the 90s, a young Fraser falls victim to knife crime and is indelibly marked with a “Glasgow smile”, irrevocably impacting his sense of self and relationship to food.
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