JT is Head Chef at Troop

This week we're joined by JT (Jason Timothy) for a conversation about love for food, the importance of the dinner table, and cultivating creativity in the kitchen. JT is co-owner and head chef at Troop - an elevated street casual restaurant that has its roots in street food from around the world.

Topics include food as a shared experience, the old and new school kitchen environment, learning through failure, and empowering your staff to take risks.

Show Notes

• The dinner table as a symbol of family and bonding


• Learning to let people help you


• The most important culinary lesson: don't cut your fingers off


• Cultivating creativity in the kitchen


• Babka: the friendlier swear word


• You're going to fail, so you might as well do it and learn from it


• Ups and downs of the Yelp mentality


• Being community oriented


• And for real though, go get brunch there and order The Pinnacle. It's really damn good.

Links

• Follow Troop on Instagram


• Like them on Facebook


• Check out their website


• And maybe even (5 star) review them on Yelp

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.