Ep. 13 | Kevin Lee, Founder & Chef, Birdie’s Korean Fried Chicken

We all love good food. But successful restaurants don’t thrive on good food alone.  From the menu to the atmosphere to the location and price point, running a great restaurant takes a lot more consideration than what’s on the plate. Chef Kevin Lee, a curator of culinary excellence, is no stranger to the ins and outs of the restaurant business. He’s an expert at scaling his techniques from the kitchen to perfect the operations side as well. We sat down with Chef Lee to chat about his experiences as an entrepreneur and hear about his latest venture, Birdies, a fusion with Korean fried chicken and Southern comfort food. Follow along and you’ll learn all about the risks and challenges of running a successful restaurant without compromising the dream, from concept to creation.