Jessica Koslow, Chef and Owner Sqirl

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Koslow has the food world talking. Her restaurant Sqirl's inventive take on breakfast and lunch has customers lining up for her signature rice bowls and jams. The New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman calls her dishes "downright revolutionary". But Jessica's career hasn't been a straight path to the kitchen. On this episode, Sophia and Jessica discuss Jessica's competitive ice skating days, sending a cold e-mail to #girlboss and chef Anne Quatrano, and the exciting future of Sqirl. http://www.girlboss.com/ This episode of #GirlbossRadio is brought to you by Club W. Club W is a revolutionary new wine club that sends you wine directly to your door. Go to Clubw.com/GIRBOSS to get 50% off your next order. And Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code GIRLBOSS at checkout to get 10% off! Squarespace — Build it Beautiful.

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0:17.6	check out to get 10% off. Square space build it beautiful. Hi, this is Girl Boss Radio from Panoply. I'm Sophia Amruse, the founder of Masseyal and author of Girl Boss.
0:35.8	Each week I talk to Girl Bosses, successful women who I admire, who have done remarkable things
0:40.4	in their respective careers, to extract advice from them that we can all learn from.
0:45.0	Today's guest is Jessica Coslo.
0:47.0	As the owner and chef of my favorite brunch place, Squirrel here in Los Angeles,
0:52.0	Jessica Coslo is transforming the culinary
0:55.2	landscape. Customers line up for her signature jams and delicious rice bowls.
0:59.6	And her innovative approach to breakfast and lunch has New York Times Food food critic Mark Bitman calling her downright revolutionary.
1:07.0	It's seriously that good.
1:09.0	Welcome, Jessica.
1:10.0	Thanks for having me.
1:12.0	So you grew up in Southern California? I did. Whereabouts? Born and raised in Long Beach, my mom is a dermatologist and I grew up very much in an SPF costume and spend a lot of time indoors.
1:24.4	But your shirt has almost like holes.
1:26.4	I know she'd be really...
1:27.8	What are you going to do when you leave here?
1:29.4	There's a whole layer of sunscreen on my body.
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