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    Good Food

    Starry Kitchen Goes to Kickstarter to Save Their Restaurant

    When Nguyen Tran and his wife Thi opened Starry Kitchen it was a part time restaurant operating out of their tiny apartment in North Hollywood.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 29, 2015 • 1 min read

    When Nguyen Tran and his wife Thi opened Starry Kitchen it was a part time restaurant operating out of their tiny apartment in North Hollywood. Six years and three brick and mortar locations later, the couple has gone to Kickstarter with an ambitious campaign to #SaveOurBalls (meaning the deep fried tofu balls of course.)

    The 30 day, $500,000 campaign is risky and ambitious, but owner Nguyen Tran says this is the restaurant’s “go big, or go home” moment. The campaign ends on February 1st.

    The full episode

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    City of Gold, The Story of Starry Kitchen, Montana’s Lentil Underground
    1. 0:00City of Gold - A Documentary about Jonathan Gold
    2. 9:26Does Anonymity Really Matter for Restaurant Critics?
    3. 14:31The Dinner Party has Gone Digital with New Meal-Sharing Apps
    4. 21:12Starry Kitchen Goes to Kickstarter to Save Their RestaurantYou’re reading this
    5. 32:07Renegade Farmers and the Lentil Underground
    6. 40:33Market Report
    7. 48:57The Stigma of Fast Food
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 7
    City of Gold, The Story of Starry Kitchen, Montana’s Lentil Underground
    1. 0:00City of Gold - A Documentary about Jonathan Gold
    2. 9:26Does Anonymity Really Matter for Restaurant Critics?
    3. 14:31The Dinner Party has Gone Digital with New Meal-Sharing Apps
    4. 21:12Starry Kitchen Goes to Kickstarter to Save Their RestaurantYou’re reading this
    5. 32:07Renegade Farmers and the Lentil Underground
    6. 40:33Market Report
    7. 48:57The Stigma of Fast Food
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