{"id":2261,"date":"2018-09-07T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T16:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261///culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//www.nicholls.edu/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//culinary/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//?p=2261"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:03:04","slug":"alumni-spotlight-minh-le-b-s-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261///culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//www.nicholls.edu/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//culinary/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//2018/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//09/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//07/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//alumni-spotlight-minh-le-b-s-99/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Minh Le, B.S. ’99"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chef Minh Le graduated from ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ in 1999. Chef Le is the Executive Chef and Owner of Alumni Grill. Le says that he decided to transfer out of a dietetics program at another University into culinary at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ because he was unhappy serving bland and boring food to his hospital patients. Le has won the LRA Bayou Chapter People’s Choice Award in 2014, 2016, and 2018. His restaurant also won the 2017 Daily Comet People’s Choice Award for Best Burger./culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/u00a0/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/n Q: What is your restaurant known for? Q:/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/u00a0Does your restaurant do any specials or have any promotional days that future guests should know about?
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Q: What is your current job like?
/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/nA:/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/u00a0Business ownership is a tough and rewarding thing./culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/u00a0 My role is anything and everything that comes up besides promoting the restaurant and developing a team that can execute my vision. My day consists of auditing financials, review and respond to emails, inspect the restaurant facility, repair and maintenance of facility and equipment if capable before the pros are called, handle most restaurant related issues relating to guests, staffing, and purchasing, training, assist with food preparation, cleaning, cut grass when needed, create and test new ideas for the menu, work with Burger of the Month sponsors each month on new burger concept to raise money for local non-profit school organization./culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/n
/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/nA:/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/u00a0Alumni Wings, Lard of the Fries, Fresh Burgers, Signature Turkey Burger, Burger of the Month (BOM), King Cake Cheesecake, milk shakes, and all our menu items are prepared fresh in house including pickles, sauces and dressings./culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/n
/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/nA:
/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/nMonday: $5 Old School Burger and $5 Alumni Wings (dine in only)
/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/nTuesday: Steak night (Smoked Prime Rib w/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261//salad and side $18)
/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/nWednesday: $2 beer all day, all domestic and craft
/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/nMonthly Burger of the Month (BOM)- 20% of all BOM sales goes to a sponsored local non-profit or school organization
/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/nCulinary Alumni Chapter Members receive 25% off their order for dine-in/culinary/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/2261/n