{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"eatyourveggies","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/eatyourveggies\/","title":"Restaurateur Interview Series: Karyn's Fresh Corner - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tZ54Ohyebx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/restaurateur-interview-series-karyns-fresh-corner\/\">Restaurateur Interview Series: Karyn&#8217;s Fresh Corner<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/restaurateur-interview-series-karyns-fresh-corner\/embed\/#?secret=tZ54Ohyebx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Restaurateur Interview Series: Karyn&#8217;s Fresh Corner&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"tZ54Ohyebx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/InterviewBannerKarynFreshCorner.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"Karyn\u2019s Fresh Corner 1901 N Halsted Chicago Illinois 60614 312-255-1590 Owner: Karyn Calabrese Is this your first restaurant? First restaurant but second location. What made you decide to open a vegetarian\/vegan restaurant? I started being a vegetarian in my 20\u2019s, that was over 40 years ago and there was not any place to eat, especially when I started moving into a completely plant based diet. I wanted to be able to make it easy for people to eat healthy and I love to feel people so it seemed like the natural albeit difficult thing for me to do. What has been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback? My greatest professional success is that I have the longest standing raw foods restaurant in the country. My biggest setback has been negativity in general. People trying to put this lifestyle down simply because they don\u2019t understand it. I have had to jump many hoops and hurdles in order to not only stay open but continue to grow. People do not really understand all the hard work and dedication that goes into making this type of business work and be successful. What\u2019s your favorite dish on the menu? My wild rice [&hellip;]"}