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Podcast: How She Does It
Episode: Building A Korean Food Empire With Esther Choi
Description: Making it in the restaurant industry is tough. The National Restaurant Association estimates that only 20% of restaurants end up making it and the vast majority of restaurants — about 80% — fail within 5 years of opening. We also know that being a female in the restaurant industry is even tougher. It’s estimated that only 19% of chefs are female. So what does it really take to make it as a female restaurant chef and owner? Esther Choi, chef and owner of Mŏkbar shares how she won her first restaurant space by pitching the concept in an elevator (yes, the literal...