Chingu Coffee blends ‘familiar with not-so-familiar’ in a shop that embraces its neighbors alongside Korean heritage

Keeyoung Kim’s latest concepts — Chingu and Chingu Coffee — revolve around community, the Sura Eats chef and owner shared. Chingu means “friend” in Korean, he explained, and friendship is the recurring theme between the restaurant — which debuted July 2022 in Westport — and the coffee shop — which soft opened in mid-May in…

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Open Belly podcast puts voices of immigrant chefs on the menu

Immigrant entrepreneurs have been quietly advancing Kansas City’s food scene for decades, said Danielle Lehman. [pullquote] The Podcast Play • How entrepreneurs are using podcasts to become thought leaders, empower founders • Professional AF: Diana Kander explores ‘a whole world of content that’s never been touched’ [/pullquote] “When I started hearing the stories of the…

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