How An Army Veteran Turned his Passion For Cooking Into His Own Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant with Dan Lee, Founder of Farina Pasta and Noodle
Who doesn't love pasta!
Last Week on The Transition Podcasts
Dear Bunker,
I recently interviewed Army Veteran Dan Lee, Founder of Farina Pasta and Noodle, a Philadelphia-based restaurant that serves homemade pasta dishes.
Dan came up with the concept for Farina while attending culinary school after the Army. He launched Farina in a ghost kitchen, with plans to expand it into food truck. Like most things in life, Dan’s plan didn’t survive first contact. Not only was Dan unable to get the food truck off the ground, he went through a fallout with his Co-Founder, and the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic added even more complexity to his venture.
Refusing to give-in, Dan worked out a deal with a local real estate developer to open a brick and mortar location, allowing him to officially open his first restaurant. On the Transition, Dan opens up about his journey to get Farina off the ground, his passion for food, and the current challenges he’s facing running a brick and mortar restaurant.
You can listen to the episode at the link in my signature. Let me know what you think of the show by messaging me on Linkedin or Instagram at “IRON” Mike Steadman.
Bunker Labs Ambassador Fly-In
On a separate note, I really enjoy hosting this series. I finally feel like we’re catching our stride with the Transition and building a strong platform for the Bunker Community, after almost sixty episodes. This week, I’m actually in Austin for a retreat with Bunker Labs Ambassadors from all over the country.
The Bunker Labs Ecosystem doesn’t exists without our Ambassadors, we we brought them together for some training and development, to build badass ecosystems in their local community.
I using this event as opportunity to fellowship with other members of the community and capture some interviews. There’s nothing like connecting with people in-person instead of on Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Get out and start seeing people, you won’t regret it!
Bunker Labs Ambassador Fly-In
Last thing, we recently the launched new Bunker Online community, on the Might Networks platform. This is a great place to connect with other entrepreneurs in the Bunker community. My goal is to post content at least one week, follow me and lets keep building!
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The Transition is brought to you by Metlife Foundation, and their commitment the supporting veteran and military-spouse entrepreneurs. In addition, The foundation also provides mentorship and financial health resources to veterans and military spouses transition into the workforce.
***P.S. I’m a Marine Grunt, so I apologize for any grammar errors in advance, but know I’m working on improving my writing."
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