Today's podcast guest is Cami Jetta. Cami is opening a mixed-use restaurant named Dinner Party in Brooklyn, NY. She took over the lease of a former Mexican restaurant on an iconic street in Fort Greene and will be opening first as a takeaway picnic concept, then, as a sit down version this fall. Cami is a new entrepreneur and I thought it would be interesting to chat with her about the idea for the restaurant, why she decided to sign a lease during a pandemic, and how she's doing when she is knee deep in the renovation process. She is honest and open about the mistakes she's made, what she has learned, and what she is most looking forward to.
Cami references a few of her culinary icons - Alice Waters and Gabrielle Hamilton.
If you have not read it, I highly recomend Gabrielle Hamilton's book "Blood, Bones & Butter."
You can connect with Cami on instagram and follow along her opening at @dinnerpartybk or on her website https://www.dinnerpartybk.com