Hospitality Series (Pt. 1): Beard Award Buzz, Top Chef Restaurant Wars, and What Makes a Restaurant Great!!
3/9/202650 min
Adrienne and Joe sit down for part one of our three part series on restaurant hospitality and the role of the restauranteur. They preview our upcoming conversations with Simon Kim and Drew Nieporent, including their James Beard accolades and insights into creating a unique restaurant experience. In this episode, we discuss:
Joe and his team were nominated for a James Beard award!
What does Joe focus on when he opens a restaurant? (hint: don’t ignore the bathrooms)
Top Chef Restaurant Wars memories
Lessons from front of the house, including a ma...
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First 90 secondsAdrienne Cheatham· Host0:00
[gentle music] This week on The Chef's Cut, we are kicking off a three-part series on hospitality, so be sure to keep coming back because we have Drew Nieporent, legendary restaurateur, who made Nobu a global name. We also will be joined by Simon Kim, who changed the steakhouse game worldwide with Cote Korean Steakhouse and his new concept, Cocodok. But today, we're talking about Joe's big nomination. Joe, you were nominated for a James Beard Award. That time that he worked front of house for Top Chef Restaurant Wars.
Joe Flamm· Co-host0:34
They don't let us take a lot, but this is our- Oh ... our guest book from Conifer.
Adrienne Cheatham· Host0:37
And I'm going to the walk-in to spill some tea on my restaurant that came this close to happening. The restaurant was under construction. To this day, that space is sitting empty. But before we get started, Chef's Cut Nation, we need you. Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps, and we so appreciate all of your help keeping this thing going. Well, Joe, we haven't done a series in a while. So we are going to make this part one of a three-part series on hospitality, because coming up, we're gonna talk to two of the biggest names in hospitality, two people who have created restaurant groups that have a distinct culture, a distinct concept, a distinct identity, and both of them are completely different, right? Drew Nieporent is