In his youth, Kosuke Chujo was obsessed with Nikes, Levi’s and the Philadelphia Sound, and he’s turned his passion for all things Philly into a lifelong business: he runs a Philly-style cheesesteak shop in Tokyo, and makes occasional pilgrimages to Philly to taste-test steaks there. Host Carolyn Beeler sits down with Chujo at his shop to ask him about his obsession with all things Philly.
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