And when it came to serving customers, Becker was equally over-the-top.
“I used to cook my steak and literally let it rest in butter when I was at (restaurant) Abe & Arthur’s,” says Becker.
“It made the steak taste ridiculously delicious, but at what price? Clogging arteries.”
Today, the former contestant on US TV show Top Chef Masters runs the kitchens at the health-conscious Little Beet chain, which plans to open a new location in New York at the end of October.
