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ProfessionalBuilding · 4 years
Went from line cook to owner of a neighborhood restaurant
Elena Vasquez · 45 · Houston, TX
“The secret to the menu isn't technique. It's remembering what my grandmother tasted like.”
In short
Spent twenty years in other people's kitchens before opening a 45-seat restaurant featuring the food she grew up eating.
Hardest part
Saying no to investors who wanted to change the concept.
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