The Ferocity of Top Chefs Nini Nguyen

Published: Jan. 16, 2019, 10 a.m.

b'Nini Nguyen\\u2019s run on Top Chef may have been short, but it was mighty. Co-founding culinary director at Brooklyn\\u2019s own Cook Space, Nini joins us in the studio to talk about immigration and haunting sauces. Then, Alejandra Guanipa, wine director at Roman\\u2019s in Fort Greene and 20-year restaurant veteran, joins us to talk about the thankless job of directly interacting with hangry guests, how harrowing this work can be, and why you should be nicer to your servers.'