Nobody Tells You How Hard It Is to Run a Restaurant in Miami — Until Now
Matt Kuscher built Lokal and Kush into Miami institutions — and he's not holding back about how hard it really is. This is the most honest conversation about Miami's restaurant industry you'll find.
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