The Entrepreneurs

Chez Carrie: How an American beat French bureaucracy to open a chic Paris bistro

The Entrepreneurs

Show Notes

Michigan native Carrie Solomon talks about moving from the Midwest to Paris, her unconventional path into the French culinary scene and how returning to the kitchen led her to open a neighbourhood bistro while rebuilding her life after personal loss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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