Food And Hospitality with Craig LaBan

Craig has been a food critic for over 20 years now. And in my
opinion one of the most influential persons within Philadelphia.
I have been reading Craig’s work for years and I’m so happy to
have him on the show. For me, this interview has been a dream
come true. To those of you who have been listening for a while
now, you’ll know how much I love food and hospitality. Although
this conversation in particular is mostly about food, there are
some underline themes for you to listen to that relate to
business.


As I was collecting my notes on Craig I realized that there isn’t
much to go off of because he’s an incredibly private person. You
won’t be able to google him and even when you do you see is works
of art. You won’t be able to find his face and that’s for a
reason of course, so I’m not going to lie…all I had to go off of
was from reading his articles over the years.


Craig has written hundreds and and thousands of articles about
food. I’ve salivated while reading to about 76% of them. He’s
created a Philly Dining Guide that highlights what you need to
eat when you come to Philly, his reviews are world renowned where
restaurants wish for the best possible review from Craig.


Some of the highlights of this episode for me were when he
defined two key words that are near and dear to my heart and
should be to yours. Food and Hospitality.


The definition of Food is about mid way through the episode and
Hospitality is defined at the very end of the conversation.
Regardless of where you’re from, you’ll still be able to learn a
ton from this conversation. Although I must admit this is a
selfish interview, you’ll takeaway a brief history of
Philadelphia cuisine and a unique perspective of what makes small
businesses succeed and finding your own voice.
Links mentioned in interview:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CraigLaBan
Article:
https://www.philly.com/food/craig-laban/a/middle-eastern-food-cuisine-israel-trip-michael-solomonov-cooknsolo-zahav-20190503.html
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