Justin Pichetrungsi's Five (Easy) Rules for Taking Over Your Parents’ Restaurant

Podcast: Five Rules for the Good Life Podcast · Darin Bresnitz

Opublikowano: 2026-08-24

Justin Pichetrungsi, chef and owner of Anajak Thai Cuisine, joins me to share his Five (Easy) Rules for Taking Over Your Parents’ Restaurant. We talk about burning yourself out—and knowing when not to—along with the importance of arguing with your parents, listening to them, and recognizing that old things are often cooler than new ones. Justin reflects on taking over his family’s restaurant, preserving its history, and finding a way to move the business forward without losing what made it special. Together, his rules offer an honest and thoughtful guide to inheriting not only a restaurant, but all...