这家洛杉矶餐饮集团如何完美融合美食、社区与创业精神 | 商业内幕：英语精读讲义

The food at Little Fatty is a reflection of the food I grew up eating, 講解

Little Fatty 的菜肴，体现了我从小吃到大的饮食记忆，

my family's recipes,

我们家的食谱，

and all the kitchens that I've ever worked in. 語法

以及我曾工作过的每一家厨房带给我的影响。

Here we really research the recipes

在这里，我们会认真钻研每一道食谱，

and we add ingredients that only enhance the traditional flavor that you're used to. 講解

加入的食材也只会让你熟悉的传统风味更加出彩。

But when you taste it,

但当你尝上一口，

you're going to be like, 語氣意圖

你就会觉得：

"Oh, this reminds me of my childhood, 短語搭配

“哦，这让我想起了童年的味道，

but like a new version that's even better." 語法

却又像是更好吃的全新版本。”

I'm David Kuo,

我叫 David Kuo，

and I'm Head Fatty of the Fatty Family here in Los Angeles.

是洛杉矶 Fatty Family 的“胖老大”。

We call it the Fatty Family,

我们称它为 Fatty Family，

but we have a couple concepts on this block. 語法

不过在这个街区，我们经营着好几个不同的项目。

So there's Little Fatty,

比如 Little Fatty，

Accomplice Bar,

Accomplice Bar，

our event space,

我们的活动空间，

and Fatty Mart,

还有 Fatty Mart，

which is an Asian bodega. 文化背景

它是一家亚洲杂货铺。

Growing up, 語法

从小到大，

food was always around in our lives and always influenced me.

我们的生活始终离不开食物，而食物也一直影响着我。

My parents are from Taiwan.

我的父母来自台湾。

We grew up here in the San Gabriel Valley. 文化背景

我们是在这里的圣盖博谷长大的。

My mom and grandmother were great cooks

我妈妈和祖母都很会做菜，

and really influenced my life.

她们深深影响了我的人生。

I had three older brothers.

我有三个哥哥。

They were teenagers at the time.

那时候他们都是十几岁的少年。

I had to learn how to eat really fast. 語法

我只好学着飞快地吃饭。

And so I got the nickname Xiao Pang, 語法

于是大家给我起了个绰号——Xiao Pang，

which means Little Fatty.

意思就是“小胖”。

I decided to become a professional chef

我决定成为一名职业厨师，

and I went to cooking school at Le Cordon Bleu.

并进入 Le Cordon Bleu 蓝带厨艺学院学习烹饪。

I worked at some great restaurants,

我在一些很棒的餐厅工作过，

even three Michelin star restaurants, 文化背景

甚至还在米其林三星餐厅工作过，

where I learned a lot.

从中学到了很多。

I came back, 表達脈絡

后来我回到这里，

saved some money,

攒了一些钱，

and eventually opened Little Fatty.

最终开了 Little Fatty。

So my typical day,

说到我平常的一天，

there's a lot of meetings with different vendors and staff,

通常要和不同的供应商及员工开很多会，

making sure we're communicating the things that we need to get them on board with. 習語

确保把需要他们支持和配合的事情沟通清楚。

You know,

比如说，

I'm going to the office supply stores,

我会去办公用品店，

buying some supplies for our restaurants and our office.

为各家餐厅和办公室采购一些用品。

Sometimes I go buy produce. 用詞

有时我也会去采购农产品。

We have our urban farm that we built.

我们有一座自己建的城市农场。

People can buy vegetables and produce direct from the farm. 短語搭配

大家可以直接从农场购买蔬菜和其他农产品。

We try to charge everything on our credit card. 短語搭配

我们尽量用信用卡支付所有开销。

And so that's where the United Business Card comes into play 習語

这时候 United Business Card 就派上用场了，

because I'm getting miles, 用詞

因为我能累积里程，

I'm getting different perks.

还能获得各种福利。

And so it really does feel good when you swipe that credit card. 講解

所以每次刷这张信用卡，感觉真的很不错。

It's kind of crazy. 語氣意圖

想想还真有点不可思议。

It's been 10 years since we opened Little Fatty. 語法

Little Fatty 开业已经 10 年了。

And every two or three years we expanded.

而且每隔两三年，我们就会扩展一次业务。

Accomplice Bar is our award-winning cocktail program. 用詞

Accomplice Bar 主打屡获殊荣的鸡尾酒系列。

We do high-level cocktails in an unpretentious environment. 表達脈絡

我们在轻松不做作的环境中，提供高水准的鸡尾酒。

Fatty Mart is our newest addition to the Fatty Family. 短語搭配

Fatty Mart 是 Fatty Family 最新加入的成员。

It was born out of me and my wife fighting about where we're going to eat tonight. 講解

它的诞生，源于我和妻子为“今晚去哪儿吃饭”而争执。

We wanted to provide all the great food of LA under one roof, 習語

我们想把洛杉矶的各种美食汇聚在同一个屋檐下，

so you can come in, shop,

这样你就可以进来逛逛、买东西，

feed your family,

为一家人准备好食物，

and have a great meal at home.

然后回家享用一顿美餐。

We have an event space called Club Fatty.

我们还有一个名叫 Club Fatty 的活动空间。

Everything's Fatty in the Fatty Family.

Fatty Family 里，什么都叫 Fatty。

We host community events.

我们会举办社区活动。

We did donation acceptance and help with the fire relief. 用詞

我们曾接收捐赠，并协助开展火灾救助工作。

We just did a comedy show for the neighborhood.

我们刚刚还为社区办了一场喜剧演出。

We're really a place where you can come and enjoy some great food,

这里确实是一个让大家可以来享用美食、

cocktails,

品尝鸡尾酒的地方，

and I think what we created is a really tight-knit food ecosystem for our community. 講解

而且我认为，我们为社区打造了一个联系紧密的美食生态圈。

My wife and I work really hard.

我和妻子工作非常努力。

We put a lot of hours in our business. 短語搭配

我们在这份事业上投入了大量时间。

And so we really wanted to get a card that would help us accumulate miles.

所以我们很想办一张能帮我们累积里程的信用卡。

And so it's a really great advantage.

这对我们来说是个很大的优势。

For instance,

比如，

we're going to Japan

我们要去日本，

and we're using United Business Card miles to get us there.

会用 United Business Card 累积的里程兑换机票。

We love going to the lounges,

我们很喜欢去机场贵宾休息室，

the free upgrades,

也喜欢免费升舱，

and the free checked bag is really huge when you travel with kids. 用詞

而带孩子旅行时，免费托运行李这项福利尤其重要。

So tonight's going to be very busy. 語法

所以今晚会非常忙。

We have 150 reservations tonight.

今晚有 150 个预订。

Being a small business owner is really, really hard, 語法

做小企业主真的非常、非常辛苦，

wearing all these different hats, 習語

既要身兼数职，

putting out fires, 習語

又要随时处理各种突发状况，

and being an owner.

还要扛起作为老板的责任。

But the reason I love it is because I get to work with a lot of people 語法

但我之所以热爱这份事业，是因为我能和很多人一起工作，

and see our community enjoying the things that we create 講解

也能看到我们创造的一切给社区居民带来快乐，

and the spaces that we open.

看到大家喜欢我们开设的这些空间。

On our billboard it says Taiwanese soul food. 文化背景

我们的广告牌上写着“台湾灵魂美食”。

And when you eat the food,

而当你吃到这些菜时，

you feel like your grandmother hugged you. 習語

会感觉就像被奶奶抱在怀里。

I'm very fortunate.

我非常幸运。

I love what I do. 語法

我热爱自己所做的事。

I wake up every morning so excited, 語法

我每天早上醒来都特别兴奋，

meeting all these great people, 表達脈絡

能认识这么多优秀的人，

having a great staff,

拥有这么棒的员工团队，

you know,

你知道，

doing all these new projects.

还能开展这么多新项目。

We're really lucky to be part of this community.

我们真的很幸运，能成为这个社区的一分子。