What does it take to make it as a restaurateur in LA? One chef is banking on a 200-square-foot 'ghost kitchen' and a decades-old family recipe.

Box Chicken operates out of a 200-square-foot kitchen space in West Los Angeles.

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• Box Chicken opened its ghost kitchen, serving Japanese soul food, in Los Angeles in 2024.
• Chef Noah Clark sees the ghost kitchen as a launchpad to a brick-and-mortar space.
• This article is part of "Made to Order," a series highlighting the business strategies driving today's food industry.

Noah Clark grew up eating California rolls, collard greens, and chicken katsu ...