The Banter

The Guys recount some troubling restaurant stories involving drought, flood, snow and nine foot flames!

The Conversation

The Restaurant Guys meet Ellen Yin, a successful restaurateur out of Philadelphia. They all have been running restaurants for decades and discuss the joys of retaining key employees and the benefits of a pool house as well as the challenge of not being a chef. Ellen shares about her newest venture a.kitchen+bar in Washington, DC and the excitement of learning the culture of a new city.

The Inside Track

The Guys have been taken by Philadephia’s post-pandemic food scene. This is what Ellen has to say.

“Well, having been in it for twenty some years, I'd like to think that it's been a great food city, but only recently has it been publicly confirmed to be a great food city,” Ellen Yin on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2024

Bio

Ellen Yin, a graduate of the Wharton School for Business at the University of Pennsylvania, opened her first restaurant, Fork, in Philadelphia in 1997. She is founder and co-owner of High Street Hospitality Group which operates some of the most celebrated restaurants in Philadelphia. In addition to Fork, they operate a.kitchen+bar, High Street, High Street Bakery, The Wonton Project and recently opened a.kitchen+bar in Washington, DC.

In 2023, she was awarded Outstanding Restaurateur by the James Beard Foundation. Yin was honored with Philadelphia Business Journal’s: Women of Distinction award in 2020. Her restaurant Fork was named one of the most influential restaurants of the 1990s.

Info

Ellen Yin’s Restaurant Group High Street Hospitality
https://highsthospitality.com/

Eli Kulp’s Podcast
https://www.chefradiopodcast.com/

Thursday, February 5 Michter's Whiskey Tasting

http://stageleft.com/event/2-5-26-michters-whiskey-tasting/

Wednesday, February 25 Martinelli Wine Dinner

https://www.stageleft.com/event/22526-wine-dinner-w-george-martinelli-of-martinelli-winery/

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Ellen Yin: JBF Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year!

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