So You Want to Run a Restaurant? Back of House
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So You Want to Run a Restaurant (SYWTRAR) is a podcast exploring the trials, triumphs, and technical difficulties of running a successful restaurant in the always changing, ever-more-competitive North American food and beverage landscape. Powered by Back Of House, the leading independent platform for independent restaurant operators to find, filter, and save on the technology they need to succeed, SYWTRAR is dedicated to celebrating the work, wisdom, and innovation changing the way we’re eating and drinking— today, tomorrow, and beyond.
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Cultivating Culture and Growing Thoughtfully with Molly Irani of Chai Pani
We spoke with Molly Irani, co-founder of Chai Pani Restaurant Group, about building a different kind of restaurant culture while also creating a thriving, decorated restaurant group with five concepts across three cities and a popular CPG line.
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Leaning into Sustainability with Edwin Gallardo and Robin Janse of Seven Stars Resort & Spa
Executive chef Edwin Gallardo and food and beverage manager Robin Janse of Seven Stars Resort and Spa join us to talk about their unique sustainability initiatives and how operators can think about sustainability in their own restaurants.
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Growing a Restaurant Group With Rachel Cope of 84 Hospitality
Rachel Cope’s Oklahoma City restaurant empire started with a single pizza place and has developed into a full-fledged restaurant group featuring five different concepts that continue to grow. We talk to her about how she built it and what she sees down the road.
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Managing Multiple Concepts With Zach Mack of Alphabet City Beer Co. and Taco Vista
Alphabet City Beer Co. owner Zach Mack usually hosts So You Want to Run a Restaurant, but not this week! Producer Matt Lynch joins host Claudia Saric to interview Zach about the lessons he’s learned in the hospitality industry and how he applied them when opening his second concept, Taco Vista.
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Executing Hybrid Restaurant Concepts With Ping Ho
We talk to Detroit restaurateur and entrepreneur Ping Ho about her journey from the music business to the restaurant business, and what she’s learned running several hybrid retail/restaurant concepts.
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Creating Concepts That Stand Out With June Rodil
June Rodil of Goodnight Hospitality talks to us about the lessons she's learned launching a restaurant group just prior to the pandemic, starting her own private CPG label, and what has her excited for the future.