Caroline Styne Of The Lucques Hospitality Group On L.A., The Strikes, And Following Her Gut

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu Edited by Jenna Sadhu Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up” For more than two decades, Caroline Styne has been a force in the L.A. restaurant world. She and her business partner, Chef Suzanne Goin, opened restaurants including Lucques and a.o.c. that defined what we think of as California food today: small plates, market-driven menus, relaxed elegance, and organic wines. She’s a business whiz with a lot on her plate: she’s the President and Wine Director of her hospitality company The Lucques Group, which manages two a.o.c. locations, a baking business, two restaurants at The Proper Hotel in Downtown L.A., and the concessions for the 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl. In today’s episode, Caroline talks with host Kerry Diamond about her career, her hospitality group, and how the L.A. restaurant scene is fairing in the midst of the writers’ and actors’ strikes. They also talk about something very close to her heart: L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade, an event spearheaded by Caroline, Suzanne, and Chef David Lentz that has raised more than $8 million to fight childhood cancers. The upcoming L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade is taking place Saturday, Sept. 23rd, and tickets are on sale right now. Thank you to OpenTable for supporting this episode. Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Caroline: Instagram, L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade 2023, A.O.C, Hollywood Bowl food and wine

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	I'm the founder.
0:09.0	The whole world's chicken, drinking, baby, and we're all about it.
0:15.0	Hi, everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond. I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb magazine, and each week I talk to the most interesting women and culinary creatives in and around the world of food. Today's guest is Carolyn Stein, a well-known figure on the Los Angeles restaurant scene. Carolyn is an award-winning restaurateur and a sommelier,
0:40.5	and she's the co-founder of the Luke Hospitality Group,
0:43.7	along with chef Suzanne Goan.
0:46.0	They have AOC in West Hollywood and Brentwood,
0:48.7	Caldo Verde, Kara, and Dahlia's at the proper hotel in downtown L.A.
0:53.9	There's also their work at the Hollywood Bowl, which we'll talk about.
0:57.0	And maybe most importantly, there's L.A. loves Alex's Lemonade,
1:00.9	an event spearheaded by Carolyn, Suzanne, and chef David Lentz
1:04.2	that has raised more than $8 million to fight childhood cancers.
1:08.2	The upcoming L.A. loves Alex's Lemon lemonade is taking place Saturday, September 23rd,
1:13.0	and tickets are on sale right now. Thank you to OpenTable for supporting this episode. We did a great
1:19.1	event at AOC last month in partnership with OpenTable and Carolyn and Suzanne, and we had a wonderful
1:24.9	time. Thank you to everyone who joined us. We will be in Philadelphia next
1:29.2	for a Future of Food is You live podcast event on Thursday, September 7th at High Street.
1:35.6	Head to Cherrybaum.com for tickets and more information. Thank you to Carrie Gold for supporting
1:40.2	our Future of Food is You tour. Carolyn and I have a lot to talk about, so let's jump right in.
1:47.1	Carolyn Stein, welcome to Radio Cherrybaum.
1:49.4	Thank you for having me.
1:50.8	We've been East Coast fans of your West Coast operation for a long time.
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