Phillip Frankland Lee, also known as Chef Phil—legendary chef, businessman, and friend—joins us today to talk about his incredible culinary career. We’ll discuss what it means to be a white sushi chef, the origins of sushi, serving Joe Rogan for the first time, going on Guy Fieri's Grocery Games, cooking for the ultra wealthy, and other interesting topics… WELCOME TO CAMP! 🏕️

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Timestamps:

2:30 Story of The Michelin Star

9:55 Designing a Michelin Star Restaurant

20:32 Being a White Sushi Chef + Origins of Sushi

30:05 The Evolution of Sushi

35:58 Serving Joe Rogan For The First Time

47:31 Going On Guy’s Grocery Games + Guy Fieri Story

53:45 Cooking For The Ultra Wealthy

1:00:39 Serving Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis

1:02:24 Serving Leonardo Dicaprio

1:04:49 Chef Philip’s Restaurants That Didn’t Work Out

1:08:42 Iterating To Find the Finished Dish

1:10:47 Chef Philip’s Future Restaurant

1:12:17 The Process of Cooking From Scratch

1:15:54 Scaling Restaurants + Getting Sued for $15 Million

1:23:25 Employee Salaries