S2E3: How I Became a Culinary Director with Lucas Sin

The New School Podcast with Christine Hong

When I first met Lucas Sin, he was running a pop up restaurant every Friday night in the basement of a Yale dormitory. Little did I know he would go on to design the entire food menu for the successful chain of fast-casual restaurants, Junzi Kitchen. Junzi Kitchen’s mission is to update the American understanding of Chinese cuisine and has been dubbed “the sweetgreen of Chinese food” by Vogue magazine. Since starting Junzi Kitchen, Lucas has been named on Forbes 30 under 30 and Eater Young Guns, which names the future leaders of the restaurant world. In this episode, we talk about how he developed an interest in food, how he helped launch a successful restaurant chain, and what his day to day is like as a culinary director and chef.

To learn more about Lucas Sin, check out our show notes at https://www.thenewschoolpodcast.com/episodes/s2e3-how-i-became-a-culinary-director-with-lucas-sin