Husband and wife Johnny and Kasie Curiel on building a Michelin-star-winning restaurant empire in the blink of an eye
About this episode
Johnny and Kasie Curiel discuss their rapid success in the restaurant industry, including winning Michelin stars and expanding their culinary empire.
Johnny and Kasie Curiel met working in the restaurant business, got married, and opened a restaurant of their own. Then, they quickly began opening a series of restaurants, winning Michelin stars at two that don’t fit the Michelin mold within their first year-and-a-half. Johnny also won Michelin’s 2024 Colorado Young Chef award. Most of the couple’s restaurants feature regional cuisines from Mexico, where Chef was born, but they’ve now opened a Spanish restaurant, and they are expanding beyond Colorado as well, to Charleston and Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Johnny Curiel, Kasie Curiel
Topics covered
- Michelin-star restaurants
- restaurant business
- regional cuisines
- entrepreneurship
- couples in business
Keywords
- Michelin stars
- restaurant empire
- Johnny Curiel
- Kasie Curiel
- regional cuisines
- Colorado
- Spanish restaurant
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Michelin, Colorado Young Chef
Places: Colorado, Charleston, Austin, Mexico
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