BEFORE OPENING Pizzeria Lola along with her husband, Conrad Leifur, Ann Kim had a whole other career as an actress. “I’d never even waited a table,” she said. “I became a chef at an age when most leave the business.” Over the last eight years, one celebrated Minneapolis restaurant has led to another; last month, she announced that a fourth will open in the Twin Cities next year. “Don’t let fear prevent you from making a choice,” she said.
Though her repertoire has since expanded, Ms. Kim still serves some of the crowd-pleasers...