Talking With: Betty Fraser, Top Chef Competitor and Co-Owner of Hollywood Hot Spot Grub

5 Min Read By MRM Staff

Chef Betty Fraser and business partner Chef Denise DeCarlo have co-owned the award-winning Hollywood, CA restaurant, Grub, for 14 years. The “Grub Gals,” who also co-own As You Like It catering, have established a reputation for promoting “California Comfort Food.” Fraser, a Top Chef season two competitor, talks with MRM Magazine about restaurant naming, COGS and the lure of “crack” bacon.

Why did you want to pursue a career in the restaurant business?  

I’ve always been in creative fields. I was an actress and did a lot of musicals in my hometown of San Francisco. But after getting hit with the reality of acting in Los Angeles I started feeding my creativity through cooking. I started working in the front of the house because of the flexibility and honed my cooking skills by throwing dinner parties for friends. It provided the same type of rush that I got when I was on stage so the transition to owning a restaurant, which is like putting on a show every day, was…