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"I never thought I'd open a restaurant"
Van Nolintha began applying for jobs at the height of the recession after finishing both undergraduate school and graduate school. After being turned…
11 years, 1 month ago
"You aren't ready until you've made all of the mistakes"
Brent Bushong and his partners recently opened The Velveteen Habit, a quaint farmhouse on four acres of land, tucked into a small clearing in the woo…
11 years, 1 month ago
"Be ready to get out of your comfort zone"
Aaron Siegel opened the first Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ in Charleston, SC in 2006. He opened the second location in 2009. Now, six years later, Aaron…
11 years, 1 month ago
"Stand for something"
Seth Gross has been in the restaurant business for 27 years. He currently owns Bull City Burgers & Brewery as well as Pompieri Pizza, both in Durham,…
11 years, 2 months ago
"Getting customers vs. keeping customers"
Daniel Holzman co-owns The Meatball Shop in New York. Five years in, he and partner Michael Chernow have built a wildly successful 6-location busines…
11 years, 2 months ago
"Hubris will lead to failure"
Sean Degnan co-owns the very popular restaurant bu•ku in Raleigh, N.C. Five years into it, and Sean and his team are still paying close attention to …
11 years, 2 months ago
"Live in fear, or live in love"
Kristian Cosentino is opening Dirty Water, a highly anticipated restaurant in San Francisco. For the first time in the Restaurant Owners Uncorked pod…
11 years, 2 months ago
"You've got to anticipate problems"
What do a rock band member, a bar owner, a music venue owner, and a restaurant owner have in common? Cheetie Kumar, that's what. Cheetie balances all…
11 years, 3 months ago
"You need good systems and processes to grow"
Paul Wise's father left his construction business in 1996 to start Christianos Pizza, and nearly twenty years later Paul and his siblings have grown …
11 years, 3 months ago
Trust, humility and passion
Woody Lockwood and his partners run three successful restaurants in Raleigh, N.C. and they are working on a second location for one of the three conc…
11 years, 3 months ago