On being a South LA community touchstone; the life and death of his renowned father; overcoming anti-Black business practices; the challenges of being a business owner in South LA; the spiritual calling that is his work; and selling Nashville fried chicken in Ghana!
Greg Dulan is the owner of Dulan's Soul Food Restaurants in South Los Angeles, well-regarded as a Los Angeles soul food institution. He is also co-owner of Hotville Chicken, which serves Nashville Hot Fried Chicken in South LA, and was rated one of the Best Restaurants of 2020 by Los Angeles Magazine. Greg has a business degree from Howard University, has studied at UCLA, and is a beloved community member and leader.
At one point, Greg describes how his Grandfather was a Baptist Minister, and a master "Whooper". He made me promise that I would look up some whooping online, and I gave him my word that I'd leave a link here for everyone to get an idea about what it is: The Art of Whooping
And here's an article from the LA Sentinel, honoring the life of Greg's father, Adolf Dulan, LA's "King of Soul Food": Los Angeles Mourns the Loss of Adolf Dulan
And another, reporting on how Dulan's was recognized as as a Best Small Business by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Dulan's Soul Food Instagram: @dulanssoulfoodkitchen
Dulan's Restaurant on Crenshaw Instagram: @dulansoncrenshaw
Hotville Chicken's Instagram: @hotvillechicken
Official Website: nicholasdagosto.com
Instagram: @nicholasdagosto #GodsDelicateShow
Twitter: @nicholasdagosto #GodsDelicateShow
LinkedIn: Nicholas D'Agosto
Music by Sean Whalen, Art by Alexandra Delano
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