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Jan 2025
1h 21m

Raising Cane's: Todd Graves (2022)

Guy Raz | Wondery
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By his early 20s, Todd Graves knew exactly what he wanted to do—open a restaurant near Louisiana State University that would make four things better than anyone else: chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, Texas toast, and coleslaw. After he and his partner Craig Silvey got rejected from every bank in Baton Rouge, Todd set out to fund his dream by working two t ... Show More
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