Kevin Tien and Sean Richardson on What They've Learned from Restaurant Failure

Kevin Tien and Sean Richardson may operate unique restaurants in two very different markets, but both chef/owners reignited their restaurant-owning dreams in 2024 after previous ventures shuttered. Tien reopened the groundbreaking Vietnamese favorite Moon Rabbit in D.C., while Richardson launched the seasonally focused, fine-dining Rune Restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Richardson’s farm-to-fork spot, The Golden, landed him a James...