{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Austin Next","title":"Connection and Innovation in the Austin Food Scene with Grace Chow Co-Founder & CEO of Lobos Hospitality","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/de314a9a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3097,"description":"Can a city’s food scene serve as a catalyst for connection, creativity, and innovation? Grace Chow, Co-Founder & CEO of Austin-based Lobos Hospitality, joins me to share her insights from food scenes across the US, and her in-the-trenches view from building three distinctive Austin restaurants: Toasty Badger, Manny's, and the Powder Room.\nEpisode Highlights\nThe State of the Austin Food Scene\nBalancing Local Sourcing, Trends, and Concept Authenticity\nCrafting Distinctive Dining Experiences\nWhat Austin Needs for a Vibrant Hospitality Industry\nHow Restaurants Intersect with Other Sectors \nThe Impact of Tech on the Restaurant Industry \nRestaurants as Potential Third Places in Austin \nWhat's Next, Austin?\"I think just everybody kind of becoming a little bit nerdier about food and a little bit nerdy about restaurants.\"\nGrace Chow, Lobos Hospitality ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4HrZGXEGyTZvMSwVdOhUF-5lWCTZZWxkKyPeZJOEQTE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wODE0/YzJjMTNjM2YzZTM3/MzZmNmVhOTRkNjNl/MTQ5OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}