Jenny Dorsey on Changing the Restaurant Industry and Questioning the System
Loading Dock Talks with Chef Preeti MistryShow Notes
Preeti’s guest this week is Chef Jenny Dorsey - chef and founder of the community think tank, Studio ATAO. Jenny talks about growing up questioning bias in the system, creating real change in the restaurant industry, and Preeti & Jenny debate the merits of Morton’s Coarse versus Diamond Crystal kosher salt.
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