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Will have more content soon about Mecha Noodle Bar, one of our 2024 Hot Concepts. But I wanted to call out the story about how founders TONY M PHAM and Richard Reyes met. Both sons of immigrants, Tony and Rich met when they were in the second grade. They were attending a birthday party for Tony's cousin, in a Vietnamese house where nobody spoke English or Spanish and Rich felt like a fish out of water. But there was something familiar there: good food. Specifically fried quail. Tony discovered Rich chowing down on the fried quail and struck up a conversation. So began a lifelong bond that now includes co-ownership of the 10-unit Mecha (where, alas, there is no fried quail on the menu). Gotta love the power of food! Tony and Rich shared their incredible story on last week's Take-Away. Give a listen here: https://lnkd.in/eq9A4ZXe Rich will share more on the Mecha story from the CREATE main stage! Register for free here: https://lnkd.in/dgavXfc Pictured: Kai Miso Ramen with fried soft shell crab, lobster tail, shrimp, and dashi Nation's Restaurant News