{"podcast":{"title":"\"Fine\" Dining","slug":"fine-dining-5768145","podcast_index_feed_id":5768145,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/432342/rss","website_url":"https://www.finediningpodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/d/f/b/4dfb339f63440d2bd959afa2a1bf1c87/Spotify_Apple_Amazon_Podcast.png","author":"Michael Ornelas","episode_count":173,"summary":"Comedian Michael Ornelas dives deep into the stories behind your favorite chain restaurants like Domino's, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, and Long John Silver's before determining if they are better or worse than Chili's: the most mediocre restaurant in America.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145"},"episode":{"title":"Korean BBQ's Fascinating History and the Rise of Gen KBBQ House","slug":"korean-bbq-s-fascinating-history-and-the-rise-of-gen-kbbq-house","published_at":"2026-05-13T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/korean-bbq-s-fascinating-history-and-the-rise-of-gen-kbbq-house","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145","url":"https://www.finediningpodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9369c4b7-1e7b-4d55-9b95-8001ab364097/AUDIO_S04E10_Gen_Korean_BBQ_House_Pt_1_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3605298","summary":"🥩🔥 Gen Korean BBQ House: Meat Deets, Costco Gift Cards, and KBBQ History 🔥🥩 This week, Jon Durnell (@jon024durnell) joins me to break down the history of Gen Korean BBQ House , one of the fastest-growing Korean BBQ chains in America. From SoCal beginnings to a nationwide expansion strategy powered in part by Costco gift cards, Gen's rise is surprisingly fascinating. Plus, we debut a brand-new segment called Meat Deets , where we dig into the broader history of Korean BBQ itself. 🥩 Gen's California Origins and Expansion to Nearly 60 Locations 🛒 The Surprisingly Effective Costco Gift Card Strategy 🤝 The Founders Were in a Proverbial Commonlaw Marriage 🔥 MEAT DEETS: The Centuries-Long History of Korean BBQ 🌎 Why Los Angeles Koreatown Became America's KBBQ Capital 🍖 The \"LA Style\" of Galbi That Korea Adopted Back 🥬 How Korea Perfected Pickling Before Mastering Meat 🔥 The Heat Lamp: Jon Declares IHOP A Superior Fighting Arena Than Waffle House 📞 Yelp from Strangers: A Furious Late-Night Wake-Up Call from Gen Management 💬 COMMENT BELOW: Is LA the true capital of Korean BBQ outside Korea itself? 📢 SUPPORT THE SHOW & JOIN THE COMMUNITY: 🎉 Patreon (Bonus episodes, extended Yelp segments & more): patreon.com/finediningpodcast 💬 Discord (Food talk, memes, cursed Yelp): discord.gg/6a2YqrtWV4 🎥 Watch full episodes: youtube.com/channel/UCLbraNhL6KhDPkdSWt2yiuw 🔗 All links: linktree.com/finediningpodcast 🎤 Guest: Jon Durnell | IG: @jon024durnell Patreon Producers: Sue Ornelas, Joyce Van, & Robert McLaughlin Patreon Subscribers: David Ornelas, Kellie Baldwin, Jeremy Horwitz, Herbert Amaya, Simone Davalos, Scott Bennett, Amy Reinhart, Josef Castaneda-Liles, & Travis Langley Free Patreon Followers: Joe Warszalek, Lauren Cummings, Grace Krainak, Keri Estes, Robert Duran, Patrick Elliott,…","meta_description":"🥩🔥 Gen Korean BBQ House: Meat Deets, Costco Gift Cards, and KBBQ History 🔥🥩 This week, Jon Durnell (@jon024durnell) joins me to break down the history of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2721,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fine-dining-5768145/episodes/korean-bbq-s-fascinating-history-and-the-rise-of-gen-kbbq-house/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/korean-bbq-s-fascinating-history-and-the-rise-of-gen-kbbq-house.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}