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5 min read“I always love about Chinese food is like it’s about exploring what’s my favorite bite,” Brandon Jew tells a live audience at his restaurant Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco’s Chinatown. “Because it’s not just the fish, but it’s the greens, it’s the rice that is on next to it and having this communal experience, but then creating your own perfect bite.” Jew, the chef-owner, is speaking with David Gelb as part of the Chef’s Table: Talks series. The restaurant is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and the menu that night includes Chinese vegetables from a husband-and-wife farm in Sonoma that Jew has worked with for six years, plus the duck dish he has been refining since day one.
The philosophy of incremental refinement
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Propel Ad and Opening** - Ad for Propel fitness water, followed by David Gelb introducing Brandon Jew at Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco.
- 2 (03:19) **Seasonal Ingredients and Farmer Relationships** - Brandon discusses the special seasonal menu, highlighting greens from a husband-and-wife farming couple in Sonoma.
- 3 (04:40) **The Pursuit of the Perfect Duck** - Brandon talks about the signature duck dish, a staple since day one that the team refines daily.
- 4 (06:47) **Becoming an Institution and Dishes That Endure** - Brandon considers what it takes to create dishes that stand the test of time.
- 5 (08:48) **Evolving Classics with the Diner** - Brandon describes the dishes that must stay on the menu to convey the restaurant's inspiration from tradition and its drive to evolve.
- 6 (10:56) **Childhood Restaurant Memories and the Roots of Hospitality** - Brandon recalls his first restaurant experiences at a corner Chinese American restaurant with his blue-collar parents.
- 7 (13:11) **The Communal Format of Chinese Food** - Brandon explains why he returned to a family-style format, rejecting plated individual portions.
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Show Notes
Brandon Jew, owner of Mister Jiu's in San Francisco, sits down with David for a live show recording! Brandon talks about his restaurant's 10 year anniversary, the importance of incremental change is when it comes to success, what it means for his restaurant to be located in the same Chinatown he frequented as a kid, his appreciation for communal dining, wanting to pass the torch and inspire the next generation to keep Chinatown alive and so much more!
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