How Young Chefs Make It In NYC

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 16, 2017

Journalist Karen Stabiner joins us to discuss her book Generation Chef: Risking It All for a New American Dream. She’s joined by Jonah Miller, an ambitious 24-year-old chef who is the founder of NYC's Huertas. Stabiner discusses her time following Jonah as he fought to establish himself in the incredibly competitive NYC culinary scene. 

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