On Changing the American Culinary Landscape, with Suzanne Goin

In today’s podcast episode, I talk to Chef Suzanne Goin, a Los Angeles native who has worked with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse.
In 1998, she and business partner Caroline Styne opened Lucques restaurant.
In 2002, they followed up with a.o.c. and today, they recently opened two new hotel restaurant concepts: Caldo Verde and Cara Cara.
Suzanne was awarded Best Chef by the James Beard Foundation in 2006 and in 2016 she was recognized as outstanding chef of the Year at the James Beard Foundation Awards.
In 2021, she received StarChefs’ Mentor Award. 

You’ll hear about the culinary inspirations behind a.o.c., Goin's new hotel restaurant concepts, and how she’s forging a close connection with local farmers in both the kitchen and bar programs.

She also shares how she uses seasonal produce in her unique creative process and the rewards and challenges of running restaurants.