174. Building Honey Butter Fried Chicken: Radical Transparency in Restaurants

About this episode

Christine Cikowski discusses the founding and evolution of Honey Butter Fried Chicken, emphasizing radical transparency and team support.

Our next guest is Christine Cikowski, Co-Founder and Chef of Honey Butter Fried Chicken. She's also a part of Sunday Dinner Club, TriBecca's Sandwich Shop, and Honey Butter Beach Club inside SPF Pickleball. We reflect on how HBFC was conceived, the many iterations it's gone through, and how they've maintained longevity through radical transparency and support of their team's dreams. Please enjoy my conversation with Christine Cikowski. https://www.instagram.com/christinecikowski/ https://www....

People in this episode

Host: Victor Chan

Guest: Christine Cikowski

Topics covered

• restaurant management
• radical transparency
• team support
• business longevity
• culinary entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Honey Butter Fried Chicken
• Christine Cikowski
• restaurant transparency
• culinary business
• team dreams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Sunday Dinner Club, TriBecca's Sandwich Shop, Honey Butter Beach Club, SPF Pickleball

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