In our latest CREATE Conversation, Nation’s Restaurant News spoke with Frank Klein, CEO and co-founder of Asian Box; Adam Schlegel, founder of Chook Charcoal Kitchen; and Elizabeth Nicholson, chief operating officer of Chook Charcoal Kitchen. In this conversation filmed in Denver during CREATE, the three restaurateurs spoke about the logistics of running a restaurant, including tipped wages, the difficulty of operating in California, expansion possibilities, a four-day work week, and much more.
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