Mary Aregoni's guest appearances

Mary Aregoni

Chat Chow TV (HD)

Take-Away with Sam Oches

Saigon Sisters

Roy Choi

Theo Von

Chris Smith

Daniel Boulud

Luke Holden

Chris Cosentino

Duff Goldman

Geoffrey Zakarian

Fabio Viviani

Norman Van Aken

Adam Rapoport

Mark Rosati

Dominique Ansel

Steve Smith

OwlTail

In this episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches, Sam talks with Mary Aregoni, founder of the three-unit, Chicago-based concept Saigon Sisters. Mary dreams of Saigon Sisters becoming the Panda Express of Vietnamese food, but it’s been a challenging path and Mary has experienced the ups and downs that are so familiar to emerging restaurateurs. She discusses those challenges, how she’s finding ways to become more efficient in her business model, and what she thinks is the key to scaling a restaurant business.   In this conversation, you’ll find out why:  No matter your need, you should constantly fill your labor pipeline In this challenging labor climate, consider how you can outsource some work Emerging operators today need better, faster and cheaper tools to run their businesses more efficiently — which is a great opportunity for tech companies If you want to scale your business, you need to figure out how to have more output with less work  Have feedback or ideas for Take-Away? Email Sam at sam.oches@informa.com. 

In this episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches, Sam talks with Mary Aregoni, founder of the three-unit, Chicago-based concept Saigon Sisters. Mary dreams of Saigon Sisters becoming the Panda Express of Vietnamese food, but it’s been a challenging path and Mary has experienced the ups and downs that are so familiar to emerging restaurateurs. She discusses those challenges, how she’s finding ways to become more efficient in her business model, and what she thinks is the key to scaling a restaurant business. In this conversation, you’ll find out why: <ul> <li>No matter your need, you should constantly fill your labor pipeline</li> <li>In this challenging labor climate, consider how you can outsource some work</li> <li>Emerging operators today need better, faster and cheaper tools to run their businesses more efficiently — which is a great opportunity for tech companies</li> <li>If you want to scale your business, you need to figure out how to have more output with less work</li> </ul> Have feedback or ideas for Take-Away? Email Sam at <a href="mailto:sam.oches@informa.com">sam.oches@informa.com</a>.


                Saigon Sisters founder Mary Aregoni
            

Saigon Sisters Restaurant, the latest addition to the Fulton River District’s lively restaurant scene, is run by Vietnamese sisters, Mary Nguyen Aregoni and Theresa Nguyen, along with their mother, Mama Suu. The main inspiration for beginning their business came from influential family members. Mama Suu and the sisters’ grandmother began as successful entrepreneurs in Vietnam, growing an open-market grocery into a large food market operation that served as the main supplier to nearby embassies. After the Nguyen family moved to the United States, Mama Suu encouraged her daughters to achieve their goals and do what they love, which eventually happened to be following in her footsteps. The original Saigon Sisters opened as a booth at nearby Chicago French Market in December 2009, and now proudly expands to a second location and full-service restaurant. 

Saigon Sisters Restaurant, the latest addition to the Fulton River District’s lively restaurant scene, is run by Vietnamese sisters, Mary Nguyen Aregoni and Theresa Nguyen, along with their mother, Mama Suu. The main inspiration for beginning their business came from influential family members. Mama Suu and the sisters’ grandmother began as successful entrepreneurs in Vietnam, growing an open-market grocery into a large food market operation that served as the main supplier to nearby embassies. After the Nguyen family moved to the United States, Mama Suu encouraged her daughters to achieve their goals and do what they love, which eventually happened to be following in her footsteps. The original Saigon Sisters opened as a booth at nearby Chicago French Market in December 2009, and now proudly expands to a second location and full-service restaurant.

Mary Aregoni / Saigon Sisters