# Michelin-Star Restaurateur Had to Raise $100k Per Week to Open Steakhouse Ft. Simon Kim

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Podcast: [Chef's Table: Talks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chef-s-table-talks-7518043)
Published: 2026-06-08T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, Michelin-started restaurateur Simon Kim (COTE, Bar Chimera, COQODAQ) joins David on the podcast for the first-ever podcast episode recorded in a guest’s restaurant. David and Simon sit down at a booth in Bar Chimera in NYC to talk about classic Korean BBQ drinking games, the anatomy of a soju bomb, the investing risk of opening an innovative steakhouse in New York, what kitchen weapon Simon would bring to a street fight, and so much more. Simon IG: https://www.instagram.com/simonkimnyc?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Bar Chimera IG: https://www.instagram.com/barchimera?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Follow Chef’s Table on IG! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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