Joe Flamm on Top Chef, Chicago Food, & South Side Stories | The Pat McGann Show Ep. 14
Top Chef Season 15 champion Joe Flamm joins Pat McGann for Episode 14 of The Pat McGann Show — and this one has everything: South Side childhood, Chicago restaurant war stories, culinary risks, Top Chef drama, and some high school memories.
Joe breaks down his rise from busboy to running three hit restaurants (with a fourth on the way), how he pitched a Croatian–Italian concept to skeptical investors, and what it was really like opening Rose Mary in the middle of the pandemic. He also shares outrageous stories from Top Chef: winning it all after weeks off the grid.
Pat and Joe dive into…
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