ali has had two consistent passions in her life, dance and food/hospitality.  after graduating from umbc she moved from maryland to nyc.  for the past 8 years she worked her way from host to human resources manager at b.r. guest.  she is delighted to have joined the dynamic team at momofuku in late 2011.

loraine has spent her entire life in queens, new york, her most favorite place on earth! she recently received her ba sociology from queens college, and is now pursuing a masters of human resource management at nyu.