Dancer-turned-chef-turned-restauranteur, Josh Espinosa, with business partner, Peter Rosenberg, join up with Kinjaz to talk about the origin of their partnership, Sampa's business pivots through the pandemic, and how dance informed the restaurant's food.

00:00 Intro

03:00 Origins in Kaba Modern

05:00 Josh's movement into the culinary arts and fine dining

12:00 The choreography of a meal

20:00 When the pandemic hit

23:00 Working a side hustle 

26:00 Connecting to the dance community 

32:00 Making Sampa legit

1:00:00 Defining success

1:22:00 Outro

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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