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Kassady Wiggins & Sammy Monsour on scoring a lucrative cookbook deal
Season 15 Episode 1
The band is back together. Today, we sit down with my old partners in crime from my restaurant group, Executive Chef Sammy Monsour and Beverage Direc…
2 years, 3 months ago
Sujan Sarkar on elevating cultural cuisine for the masses
Season 14 Episode 100
What does it take to win a Michelin star in the midst of a global pandemic? It’s easy to look at Chef Sujan Sakar’s success today and see a charmed l…
2 years, 3 months ago
Anthony Mangieri on the path from restaurants to the grocery aisle
Season 14 Episode 99
It feels like it would be glamorous to be a pioneer of a new cuisine in a new city but rarely does that translate into success. It’s hard enough to s…
2 years, 3 months ago
Duke Harten on how to go viral on social media
Season 14 Episode 98
Before he was repping underwear for Shinesty on social media, Duke Harten was repping wine at a local Los Angeles restaurant. Today, with millions o…
2 years, 3 months ago
Hunter Evans on winning awards without losing yourself
Season 14 Episode 97
I can’t tell you how many folks reach out to me with struggling businesses. Interestingly enough, they’re not interested in learning how to run a bet…
2 years, 4 months ago
Zachary Engel on building a high performance team
Season 14 Episode 96
Building a restaurant is hard. Building a high performance team to work in that restaurant is harder. Today we sit down with chef/owner Zach Engel to…
2 years, 4 months ago
Rosalie Guillem on the growth strategy from one to 67 locations
Season 14 Episode 95
There’s power in focus and I can’t provide a better example of how that power translates to success than Rosalie Guillem. She took a simple cookie an…
2 years, 4 months ago
Renee Guilbault on transforming your restaurant career
Season 14 Episode 94
Your employees deserve a career they can get excited about, and so do you. Today we sit down with Renee Guilbault, an industry expert, to discuss how…
2 years, 4 months ago
Tomer Blechman on the path from chef to entrepreneur
Season 14 Episode 93
If only knowing how to cook was enough to guarantee success as a restaurant owner…In today’s competitive environment, our industry requires excellenc…
2 years, 4 months ago
Fabio Viviani on crafting a concept guaranteed to succeed
Season 14 Episode 92
The pandemic taught many of us many different lessons but it taught Chef Fabio Vivani how to fight back. The chef spent the years rebounding from the…
2 years, 4 months ago