Andrew Talks to Chefs

Episode 153: Beverly Kim (Chicago, Illinois); Forecasting Restaurant Design post COVID with Glen Coben

Episode Summary

Chicago chef Beverly Kim discusses her life, career, the challenges of being a female, Korean-American chef, and the restaurant reset. Designer Glen Coben forecasts what restaurants might look like post COVID.

Episode Notes

Chicago's chef Beverly Kim (Parachute and Wherewithal) joins Andrew to discuss a wide array of subjects, from her personal journey to chefdom to the challenges of being a woman and Korean-American in the pro kitchen, to the coming restaurant reset. 

And in The Line-Up, our weekly news and commentary segment, designer Glen Coben helps us imagine what restaurants might look like post COVID.

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