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Nini Nguyen’s run on Top Chef may have been short, but it was mighty. Co-founding culinary director at Brooklyn’s own Cook Space, Nini joins us in the studio to talk about immigration and haunting sauces. Then, Alejandra Guanipa, wine director at Roman’s in Fort Greene and 20-year restaurant veteran, joins us to talk about the thankless job of directly interacting with hangry guests, how harrowing this work can be, and why you should be nicer to your servers.