Chef Evelyn Garcia is the chef of Jūn, the Houston restaurant she owns and operates with her friend, Chef Henry Lu, and which specializes in New Asian American cuisine. You might also recognize Chef Evelyn from “Top Chef 19,” which took place in her native Houston. Chef Evelyn joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about Jūn’s cuisine, giving 2000%, and what community means to her.Thank you to OpenTable for supporting this episode. Click here for tickets and more information on the Cherry Bombe + OpenTable “Sit With Us” series and here for the Cooks & Books festival. Hosted by Kerry DiamondProduced by Catherine Baker and Jenna SadhuEdited by Jenna SadhuEditorial Assistant Londyn CrenshawMusic by Tralala, “All Fired Up”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 Evelyn: Instagram, Jūn restaurant, Kin Houston

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