This week's special guest spotlight is on Lien Ta, the c0-owner of All Day Baby, a feel-good restaurant with the soul of a diner located in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.  She is a founding member & committee lead of RE:Her, a charitable organization for women-owned restaurants in Los Angeles, created by women who own restaurants in Los Angeles, in response to how COVID-19 has impacted the businesses and communities. 

You will hear all about an incredible event Lien has put together, 10 Days RE:Her, an inaugural food festival launching on Jan. 21, 2021 where women-owned restaurants all over Los Angeles unite to offer unique collaborations with other female chefs, thematic menus, one-on-one conversations among female industry leaders, and much more.  You will want to join in for these 10 special days to illuminate, celebrate and uplift the sisterhood of restaurateurs in LA to save her restaurants.  We Know Weho Inside Tip:  check out the amazing chef collaborations happening that are sure to create new flavor palettes and the line up of virtual events - and our favorite a cheese tasting collaboration with four women-owned cheese shops!! 

As a small business owner affected by the pandemic, Lien was recently featured, alongside LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, in a video aired at the Democratic National Convention. She is the subject of "Becoming a Restaurateur," a Simon & Schuster publication by author Patric Kuh. She was a fellowship recipient of the James Beard Foundation’s inaugural class of the Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program in 2017.

Lien's first restaurant was a fun little restaurant in Koreatown called Here’s Looking At You, suffered an indefinite closure on July 12, 2020, on the eve of the restaurant's fourth anniversary, due to the impact of COVID-19.  All Day Baby was open for just three and a half months before the mandated closure on March 16, 2020 in response to the novel coronavirus. Today, with over 60 employees furloughed, it is open for takeout and delivery with a small team and limited hours.

Guest Lien Ta Show Links:

• Lien Ta Instagram @lientigre
• All Day Baby Restaurant 
• Regarding Her 
• Regarding Her Virtual Events, Conversations and Passport 
• WeHo, Mid-City & Hollywood Regarding Her Restaurant Specials
• Regarding Her Instagram @regardingherfood
• KCRW Article on being an accidental activist 

Show Notes & Links:

• AKA West Hollywood
• Bling Empire
• Formosa Cafe
• 3rd Street Dance
• Lupin
• Close Encounters of the 5th Kind 

Health & Wellness Links:

• The Harmonic Egg 
• Remedy Place
• Sauna Bar 
• Dr. Refresh