Episode 465: Jihae Kwon (Cozy Congee)

About this episode

Dan Cable interviews Jihae Kwon, owner/chef of Cozy Congee, discussing her culinary journey and restaurant philosophy.

Jihae Kwon is the owner/chef of Cozy Congee in Portland, Oregon. I chatted with Jihae about her cooking background, the joy she gets from going to restaurants, her fandom for chefs, the intention of fine dining experiences, her reasoning and approach to opening a restaurant with a Congee focused menu, and more!To keep up with Jihae, Cozy Congee, and the podcast, please check out the links below! ---------------------------------------------------Thank you to DistroKid for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Use the link below to receive 30% off your first year of DistroKid services.https://distrokid.com/?c=cableCozy Congee:https://cozycongee.square.site/?location_id=LJZVKV2B9VSB0&fulfillment=PICKUP---------------------------------------------------INSTAGRAM:@cozycongeepdx@jihaekwon_@dancablepresents@distrokid@thepuffcoffeeEmail: dancablepresents@gmail.comSpotify Playlists:https://open.spotify.com/user/54u8tkp1mevtd0i3cz79qbp8l?si=-4NT4PWPSlSowoXQkJhlkAApple Playlists:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/dcp-april-2022/pl.u-EdAVRqdsXqWdRJVenmo: Dan-Cable-Presents

People in this episode

Host: Dan Cable

Guest: Jihae Kwon

Topics covered

• cooking
• restaurant
• fine dining
• Congee
• chef fandom
• food experiences

Keywords

• Jihae Kwon
• Cozy Congee
• fine dining
• cooking background
• restaurant opening
• food experiences
• DistroKid

Sponsors

DistroKid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cozy Congee

Places: Portland, Oregon

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