Each morning at around 6 a.m., chef Vincent Chueng, aka chef Vinnie, makes his way to the Sheraton Hotel's fourth-floor rooftop to tend to his collection of thriving plants in the heart of downtown Dallas.

He's been a chef under Marriott International for decades, and has spent that time traveling around the U.S. opening hotels and reviving others, like the most recent W Hotel Dallas.

When he took on his executive sous chef role at the Sheraton Hotel, the rooftop garden was just a shell of what it once was, and over the last two years, he's nurtured it back into a tiny, thriving microcosm. Fittingly, the space is now the "Herb N' Jungle" and serves as just a fraction of Sheraton's entire focus on promoting local culture and sustainability.

The Herb N' Jungle is a regenerative garden tha

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