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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Acclaimed chef Steve McHugh has made a positive |
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| 6 | 7 | | impact in San Antonio through his charitable endeavors as well as |
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| 7 | 8 | | through his contributions to the culinary scene; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A five-time James Beard Foundation Award finalist, |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mr. McHugh grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin; his mother, a |
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| 10 | 11 | | physician, treated patients without regard for their ability to |
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| 11 | 12 | | pay, and as he has risen in his career, he has followed the example |
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| 12 | 13 | | of generosity set by both his parents; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In high school, Mr. McHugh worked as a short-order |
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| 14 | 15 | | cook; he attended college for a while on a music scholarship but |
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| 15 | 16 | | changed direction, graduating from the Culinary Institute of |
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| 16 | 17 | | America; for 14 years, he worked in top New Orleans eateries, rising |
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| 17 | 18 | | to become executive chef at Restaurant August; he was tapped to |
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| 18 | 19 | | launch a new upscale restaurant in San Antonio in 2009 and underwent |
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| 19 | 20 | | treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma while getting Lüke up and |
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| 20 | 21 | | running; soon thereafter, he got involved with Light the Night |
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| 21 | 22 | | Walk, a major fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; he |
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| 22 | 23 | | later joined the board of the organization's South Texas chapter; |
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| 23 | 24 | | in addition, he traveled to Bastrop County to cook for families |
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| 24 | 25 | | displaced by wildfires; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Mr. McHugh opened his own charcuterie-focused |
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| 26 | 27 | | establishment, Cured, in 2013, and created a program to donate |
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| 27 | 28 | | funds and volunteer hours to worthy organizations; moreover, as the |
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| 28 | 29 | | restaurant gained a national reputation, he used his growing fame |
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| 29 | 30 | | to organize the annual "Cured for a Cure" fundraising dinner, |
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| 30 | 31 | | featuring prominent chefs from across the region, and the event has |
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| 31 | 32 | | raised tens of thousands of dollars for The Leukemia & Lymphoma |
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| 32 | 33 | | Society; the Texas chapter of the National Restaurant Association |
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| 33 | 34 | | recognized Cured with the Texas Restaurant Neighbor Award for its |
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| 34 | 35 | | civic engagement; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Committed to the vitality of the Alamo City |
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| 36 | 37 | | restaurant scene, Mr. McHugh opened a second destination for |
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| 37 | 38 | | gastronomes, Landrace, in 2021; it highlights the bounty of South |
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| 38 | 39 | | Texas and Hill Country farms; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, While elevating San Antonio's place on the culinary |
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| 40 | 41 | | map, Steve McHugh has also benefited the community through his good |
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| 41 | 42 | | works, and he has earned the deep admiration and appreciation of his |
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| 42 | 43 | | fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature hereby honor Steve McHugh for his contributions to San |
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| 45 | 46 | | Antonio and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 46 | 47 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for Mr. McHugh as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 49 | 50 | | House of Representatives. |
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