Tus kws ua zaub mov LaMara Davidson tab tom rov pib nws txoj haujlwm ntawm 50, Thiab Nws yeej tsis tau zoo siab dua

rau LaMara Davidson, ua ib tug kws ua zaub mov yog ib qho kev huam yuaj. Raws li tus ntxhais ntawm tus neeg ua haujlwm Asmeskas Asmeskas thiab Kaus Lim Kauslim niam, LaMara loj hlob noj cov zaub mov ntawm sab ntsuj plig thiab cov zaub mov Korean uas tau dhau los ua nws qhov kev kos npe ua noj. Nws hu nws "Seoul food." Ib txhia ntawm nws qhov kev nco ntxov tshaj plaws yog zaum ntawm chav ua noj hauv pem teb tev qej thaum saib nws niam npaj napa cabbage rau kimchi, pab nws niam ua mandu (Korean dumplings), noj cov suab thiab tsw ntawm kalbi sizzling ntawm cov hniav nyiaj hniav kub, thiab kawm yuav ua li cas. ua turnips thiab mustard zaub ntsuab los ntawm nws niam pog.

Khoom noj khoom haus ib txwm yog ib feem loj ntawm LaMara lub neej, tab sis nws txoj hauv kev los ua tus kws ua zaub mov tsis yog ib qho ncaj qha. Nws pib ua tus thawj coj ua yeeb yam rau Sony thiab tuav noj hmo kom txaus siab rau cov neeg siv khoom. LaMara tau hais tias "Kuv tsis muaj tus thawj tswj hwm tus account loj, yog li kuv tau ua noj kuv tus kheej cov zaub mov thiab tuav cov rooj sib tham hauv kuv lub tsev," LaMara hais. Nws cov chops ua noj tau txais cov neeg nyiam, thiab tom qab muag nws cov zaub mov ntawm San Francisco qhov chaw ua yeeb yam (ua tau nyiaj ntau dua li pab pawg hmo ntawd) thiab booking qee cov khoom noj khoom haus, nws tau hloov pauv sai. Nws tau cuv npe hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Tshiab txoj kev qhia ua zaub mov noj thiab pib nws tus kheej ua lag luam catering hauv New York City. Yuav luag ib xyoo caum tom qab, nws tsiv mus rau Atlanta, cuv npe hauv Le Cordon Bleu thiab tau txais nws thawj txoj haujlwm tshaj lij ntawm The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta. Nws tau siv sijhawm kaum xyoo ua haujlwm ntawm cov khoom muaj npe Marriott thoob plaws Tebchaws Meskas, suav nrog JW Marriott Austin thiab Gaylord Texan Resort. Hauv 2020 qhov kev kis thoob qhov txhia chaw, thiab LaMara tau raug tshem tawm.

LaMara tau hais tias "Rau kuv Covid yog qhov kev xav loj heev ntawm txhua qib," LaMara tau hais. "Thaum lub sijhawm kuv tseem tau sib yuav, thiab kuv hais rau kuv tus txiv kom muab sijhawm rau kuv ib xyoos rau qhov kev mob siab rau kuv txoj haujlwm no." Nws muaj lub cim lag luam thiab sau npe rau Cornbread thiab Kimchi, uas nws tau muaj rau 17 xyoo tab sis yeej tsis tau mus ua dab tsi nrog. "Kuv xav rau kuv tus kheej, 'Yog tias kuv tsis ua tam sim no, kuv yuav tsis ua nws."

Hauv ob xyoos xwb, LaMara tau tshaj tawm cov khoom lag luam hauv qab Cornbread thiab Kimchi lub npe, uas suav nrog cov hmoov nplej tshwj xeeb, breadcrumbs thiab seasonings showcasing nws kos npe "Seoul food" style. Nws tau siav ntawm Charleston Wine + Khoom Noj thiab yog ib feem ntawm CookUnity kws ua zaub mov hauv Atlanta. Ntawm CookUnity, LaMara ua noj thiab kho cov cua sov thiab noj zaub mov rau cov neeg siv khoom thoob plaws hauv cheeb tsam Atlanta, nqa nws cov zaub mov hauv Seoul rau cov neeg siv khoom lub tsev. Nws cov tais diav muaj xws li Bulgogi Beef Japchae, Guava Barbecue Chicken nrog Creamy Macaroni, LaMama's Meatloaf (nws tus neeg muag khoom zoo tshaj plaws), Qab Zib thiab Spicy Miso Glazed Shrimp thiab Spicy Tofu Bi Bim Bop.

LaMara tau hais tias "Nws yog qhov kev paub nthuav dav," LaMara hais. "Raws li tus kws ua zaub mov kuv xav tias kuv tau ua tiav tag nrho, tab sis kev npaj pluas mov yog ib qho tsiaj sib txawv: npaj cov ntawv qhia zaub mov, tsim cov zaub mov txawv, xav txog kev tua thiab vam tias tus xa ntawv xa tuaj raws sijhawm." Nws tau sau tseg tias CookUnity yog qhov chaw zoo rau cov kws ua zaub mov uas tsis tas yuav muaj nyiaj los qhib lawv lub tsev noj mov tab sis tseem xav tau lawv cov zaub mov tawm. Ntxiv rau, nws qhov kev paub ua haujlwm hauv tsev so thiab noj zaub mov loj-ntau li 2,000 ib lub la carte npog rau hnub tsis khoom - txhais tau tias nws tuaj yeem ntsuas cov zaub mov txawv yam tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam rau qhov zoo. Txij li thaum lub npe Cornbread thiab Kimchi yog nyob ze thiab hlub nws, thiab nws xav kom nws CookUnity muab los ua ib feem ntawm qhov ntawd, LaMara yog ib tus kws ua zaub mov Atlanta nkaus xwb uas yog nyob hauv chav ua noj nrog nws cov kws ua zaub mov noj, ua noj thiab ntim cov khoom noj. noj mov tawm txhua lub lim tiam. Nws yog ib tug passionate perfectionist, tau txais qee qhov kev ntsuam xyuas zoo tshaj plaws rau nws cov zaub mov ntawm cov neeg siv khoom thiab niaj hnub tweaking zaub mov txawv kom lawv zoo dua.

"Kuv muaj 50 xyoo thiab kuv pib dua - leej twg ua li ntawd? Tsis muaj leej twg, ”LaMara hais. “Nws txaus ntshai, tab sis muaj nqi zog heev. Kuv zoo siab rau kuv lub hnub nyoog thiab tej yam uas kuv tau ua tiav, thiab kuv xav qhia rau tib neeg tias tsis muaj sijhawm teem sijhawm uas koj yuav tsum ua raws lossis txoj kev uas koj yuav tsum ua. Kuv xav tias nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau peb txhua tus ua qhov peb nyiam lossis npau suav ua. "

Raws li rau LaMara, nws nyuam qhuav pib. Nws tab tom ua haujlwm ntawm phau ntawv ua noj, nthuav nws lub npe Cornbread thiab Kimchi nrog ntau cov khoom muag thiab coj nws CookUnity tais diav dhau Atlanta mus rau lwm lub khw xws li Austin. Nws kuj vam tias yuav ua Cornbread thiab Kimchi ncig saib thoob plaws lub tebchaws, sib qhia nws zaj dab neeg thiab nws qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm Korean thiab African American cuisine nrog ntau tus neeg. Qhov tseem ceeb tshaj, nws txaus siab rau nws txoj kev ua lag luam thiab ua kom nws lub siab qhib rau cov sijhawm thiab kev paub dhau los thaum lawv tuaj. "Kuv xav tias thaum kawg kuv paub tias kuv ua qhov kuv yuav tsum ua," nws hais. "Qhov kev taug kev no tsis yooj yim tab sis ntev li ntev tau kuv saib xyuas kuv tus kheej, ua qhov kuv nyiam ua thiab sib qhia kuv cov khoom plig rau cov neeg kuv taug txoj kev raug."