Successful Filipino Restaurant Owner on Getting Work Experience As An Immigrant

Chef Lord Maynard of Kuya Lord Restaurant gets personal with us as he shares his immigrant journey on this second part of our #SoLocal feature.

Shifting from the laidback life in Lucena to the fast-paced lifestyle of New York wasn’t easy at first. But when you have a goal and deep passion to achieve it, you can continue to persevere. Discover the adjustments he had to adapt to, lessons he learned in culinary school, and first jobs he took just to gain local work experience which made him more equipped and ready as he made his final move to Los Angeles.

This episode is aired on #SoJannelleTV as seen on the following channels:

Sunday, 4:30pm – 5:00pm PT (7:30pm ET) on TFC
Monday, 6:00pm PT on KNET Channel 25.1 (Southern CA)
Saturday, 7:30pm – 8:00pm PT (10:30pm ET) on ANC

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