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How Alec Gropman Built Bodega Brunch Empire After 120-Hour Week Breakdown at Age 25
🎙️ From CIA Grad to Charleston Rising Star: Alec Gropman's Journey Building Bodega and Uptown Hospitality
In this inspiring episode, Alec Gropman, senior partner and director of culinary operations at Uptown Hospitality Group, shares his remarkable journey from five-year-old demanding Manhattan fine dining birthday to 23-year-old partner creating Charleston's beloved bodega concept. Through candid stories about girlfriend's drunken Fourth of July boat introduction landing first job, burning out at 25 working 120-hour weeks with overcomplicated menus, Super Bowl Sunday kitchen meltdown forcing…
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