Episode 15: Chef Daniel Patterson on Restaurant Equality

Today’s guest is Daniel Patterson, chef, food writer and restaurateur behind some of California’s best restaurants. Daniel started Daniel Patterson Group in 2006 with Coi, a small, quirky fine dining restaurant that helped to change how people cook in Northern California. Over the last ten years he and his team have opened six additional restaurants and bars in the Bay Area and started The Cooking Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching kids and young adults fundamental cooking skills. Daniel also teamed up with chef Roy Choi to launch LocoL, a revolutionary fast-food company designed to bring good jobs and real food to communities. Today we’ll talk about restaurant equality and the future of the industry.