Meet April Bloomfield, one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People 2014

For following her gut

April Bloomfield is the executive chef and co-owner of The Spotted Pig, The Breslin Bar & Dining Room, The John Dory Oyster Bar, and Salvation Taco in New York City, as well as Tosca Cafe in San Francisco. She is also the author of a cookbook, A Girl and Her Pig (Ecco 2012). In 2014, she won the regional James Beard Award for best chef in New York City.

Tech

What Startups And Restaurants Can Learn From Each Other About Making Customers Happy

Instagram cofounder Mike Krieger and April Bloomfield of The Spotted Pig and The Breslin dish on the surprisingly similar ways they keep pushing their businesses to improve.

April Bloomfield

Chef, The Spotted Pig

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What Startups And Restaurants Can Learn From Each Other About Making Customers Happy

Instagram cofounder Mike Krieger and April Bloomfield of The Spotted Pig and The Breslin dish on the surprisingly similar ways they keep pushing their businesses to improve.

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