Chefs and Restaurants

Seema Prasad and Emshika Alberini Break Down Their Management Styles

Julekha Dash

Seema Prasad, owner of Nashville’s Miel Restaurant, and Emshika Alberini, chef/owner of Chang Thai Cafe in Littleton, N.H., operate two distinct restaurants in different parts of the country. Miel delivers French-influenced farm-to-table fare in Music City, while Chang Thai serves Southeast Asian curries and noodles in a 6,000-person town that backs up to the White Mountains. However, similarities abound between the two women. Both run...