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The Prince of Portland: Celebrity Chef Gregory Gourdet
Season 15 Episode 146
When you open a restaurant you've investing in more than a business, you're investing in a community. As we change and evolve as individuals so do o…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Office Hours: Influence Fatigue — Why Your Customers Don’t Trust Your Marketing (and What to Do Instead)
Season 1 Episode 35
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scali…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Your Tech Is Costing You More Than Labor. Ankit Gupta on Building a System That Actually Makes You Money
Season 15 Episode 145
What if the biggest threat to your restaurant isn’t bad food or poor service—but bad tech?
That’s the bet Ankit Gupta is making. After shaping food de…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ellen Yin on Building an Unbreakable Restaurant Culture
Season 15 Episode 144
I believe restaurants have always had a pervasive culture, albeit at times not the healthiest culture.
Restaurateur Ellen Yin is out to change that a…
11 months ago
Office Hours: Stop Fixing Symptoms — The Real Reason Restaurants Burn Out
Season 1 Episode 34
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scali…
11 months ago
Fun Is Non-Negotiable: Andy Shallal on Culture, Crisis, and Building Restaurants That Save Lives
Season 15 Episode 142
What if the only way to build a restaurant worth running was to make it fun—even in crisis?
Andy Shallal didn’t set out to be a restaurateur. He left …
11 months ago
Restaurateur Will Guidara on Delivering Unreasonable Hospitality
Season 15 Episode 143
World-famous restaurateur Will Guidara is back with his latest project — and it’s not a restaurant, it’s a book. Will was made famous by the over the…
11 months, 1 week ago
Office Hours: Firing Isn’t Failure; It’s Maintenance
Season 1 Episode 33
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scali…
11 months, 1 week ago
From Trauma Surgeon to Taco Tycoon: Mohammad Farraj on Risk, Reinvention, and Experience-First Growth
Season 15 Episode 140
What if the stable path isn’t the right one?
Mohammad Farraj was on track to be a trauma surgeon. Instead, he left medicine to launch a taco truck—aga…
11 months, 1 week ago
Why Legacy Brands Are Dying: Matt Egan on Surviving the New Era
Season 15 Episode 139
What if your $10 chicken taco isn’t competing with food—it’s competing with feeling?
Matt Egan didn’t just open restaurants—he staged immersive experi…
11 months, 2 weeks ago