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Celestine owner Julian Brizzi shares his story
Julian Brizzi owns Celstine, Rucola, and Grand Army Bar in NYC. And he's a badass. He started cooking for his family at home when he was nine, and ha…
7 years, 7 months ago
Jax Fish House server Bekah Greutman shares her story
When Jax director of operations Adam Reed recommended Bekah for this podcast, he said she is "epic-ally positive." Having spoken to her, I can't thin…
7 years, 7 months ago
GM Noah Singerman of Leon's Fine Poultry & Oysters
Noah is the new GM at Leon's, an extremely busy, successful, well-respected restaurant in the highly competitive Charleston market. Noah has a lot of…
7 years, 7 months ago
Fullsteam Brewery owner Sean Lilly Wilson shares his story
In our second in-person podcast, I had the honor of speaking with Sean Lilly Wilson, who founded Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, N.C. Sean started Fulls…
7 years, 7 months ago
Chef de Cuisine Amie Gehlert shares her story
Amie is the Chef de Cuisine at Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes in Oklahoma City, OK. She started as a busser at age 16, went to culinary school, and has …
7 years, 7 months ago
The Common Market partner Graham Worth shares his story
Two and a half years ago, Graham left the world of investment banking to become a partner at The Common Market. TCM has three locations in Charlotte,…
7 years, 7 months ago
Looking Glass Hospitality Group owner Scott Schmidt shares his story
Scott has been in the business since he was a fifteen year old dishwasher, and it was fun hearing him talk about the importance of every role in a re…
7 years, 7 months ago
AGM Jake Hunka of Jax Fish House (Boulder) shares his story
When I asked Adam Reed, who runs the Jax Fish House locations for Big Red F, for some folks on his team who are great at what they do, love their wor…
7 years, 7 months ago
Our first in-person episode: Kate Shields from Bida Manda
Wow, this was a fun experience! Kate and I sat on a coach in Bida Manda while lunch service was winding down, and we had a great conversation about h…
7 years, 8 months ago
MOFU Shoppe owner Sophia Woo goes from food truck celebrity to brick and mortar
Sophia and her business partner Sunny Lin won season six of "The Great Food Truck Race" on The Food Network. Now they own the popular and highly-resp…
7 years, 8 months ago