Courtney Koga is passionate about food.
Koga has worked in the food industry and has been surrounded by food for her entire life.
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She started her food-truck business, The CrAsian Food Truck, in 2014 with her sister, Meiko Koga, 29.
CrAsian stands for sa国际传媒渃razy Asian,sa国际传媒� a name the pair came up with last minute.
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She recommends the Thai Burger, sa国际传媒淚tsa国际传媒檚 the best thing that we have. You wonsa国际传媒檛 find a burger like that anywhere else,sa国际传媒� she laughed.
The truck runs from April to mid-October and you can find the CrAsian sisters at local events, festivals, at UBCO and at Kettle River Brewery.
For the most part, the dynamic duo run the show.
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Courtney grew tired of constantly unpacking food and decided to do something fun and creative.
Down the road, she wants to have her own restaurant.
For now Courtney, 27, manages at Raudz Regional Table in downtown Kelowna.
Last summer she was doing 85 hour work weeks.sa国际传媒滻 donsa国际传媒檛 know how I am still alive,sa国际传媒� she said.
She attributes part of it to her sister.
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For any woman who wishes to take a management position or start their own business, she said to sa国际传媒済o confidently in the direction that you choose,sa国际传媒� adding the most important thing is confidence in yourself.
sa国际传媒淵ou only get one life.sa国际传媒�
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