SBP#50 | From Paris to Wake Forest: Serge Falcoz-Vigne’s 40 Year Restaurant Journey

Serge Falcoz-Vigne has spent decades in the restaurant industry, from the kitchens and restaurants of France to becoming the owner of Bodega Tapas, Wine & Rum in downtown Wake Forest, North Carolina.Serge sits down with Randy Kerr to share his journey from learning the culinary trade in France to operating restaurants, moving to the United States, and building his place in the North Carolina food scene.They discuss the difference between being a great chef and being a successful restaurant owner, the challenges of staffing and controlling costs, creating an experience customers want to return to, and what decades in the hospitality industry have taught Serge about business and life.It’s a conversation about food, entrepreneurship, perseverance, and what really goes into keeping a restaurant successful.