So You Want to Run a Restaurant?

Chef Zachary Engel: So You Want To Run a Non-Traditional Restaurant Culture?

Can you run a Michelin-starred restaurant, make a profit, and treat your staff to white-collar perks like 401ks, healthcare, and structured onboarding? In this episode,

Chef Michael Salmon: So You Want to Build A Human-Centered Restaurant?

Chef Michael Salmon shares his journey from classic New York fine dining and celebrity private chef work to building a focused, community-driven chicken concept in Florid

Liz Einhorn: So You Want to Scale Your Restaurant Business?

Scaling Restaurant Brands: The Truth About Hospitality Growth 🍽️✈️ What does it really take to build, scale, and sustain a successful restaurant? In this episode, we si

Chef Shachi Mehra: So You Want to Launch a CPG Brand as a Restaurateur?

What happens when you walk away from a path to becoming a doctor, and end up becoming a Shachi Mehra - a Food Network Chopped champion, restaurant owner, and founder of a

Dara Lyubinsky: So You Want To Launch a Private Chef Business

So you want to launch a private chef business? 👩‍🍳 In this episode, we sit down with Dara Lyubinsky, founder of Nourish Culinary, to break down what it really takes to b

Codi Bates: So You Want to Build a Better Restaurant Industry?

In this episode, Claudia Saric and Spencer Michiel sit down with Cody Bates, restaurateur, hospitality leader, and co-founder of Bates Co.- the group behind Kansas favori

Alam Mendez Florian: So You Want to Open A Mexican Taqueria?

Today, we sit down with Chef Alam Mendez Florian, chef and co-owner of Apapacho at La Cosecha Food Hall in Washington, DC. Born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico, Alam grew

Valerie Mnuchin & Chef Armond Joseph: So You Want to Run A Seasonal Restaurant All Year Round?

Inside Leon 1909: Fire, Flavor & Hospitality on New York's Shelter Island Join Claudia Saric and Spencer Michiel as they sit down with Valerie Minchin, first-time restau

Zoey & Lydia Heyn: So You Want to Launch a Food Truck Business at 15?

In summer 2023, Zoey Heyn finished her freshman year of high school with a simple idea: sell fresh mini donuts in her Michigan beach town. The challenge? She was 15 and

Alfredo Arcobelli: So You Want To Become a Private Chef?

What does it really take to become a private chef? In this episode, we sit down with Chicago-based private chef Alfredo Arcobelli, who went from cooking in his family’s

Maya Madsen: So You Want to Turn Your Side-Hustle Into A Thriving Business?

How This Cookie Company Went from Farmers Market to 10,000% Growth Overnight | Maya Madsen of Maya's Cookies What happens when a home baker goes viral - and suddenly has

Hengam Stanfield: So You Want to Fail, Learn From Mistakes, And Grow Your Restaurant?

If you’re a restaurant owner who wants to scale — this episode is a masterclass. Hengam Stanfield, co-founder of Matengas Pizzeria in San Antonio, shares exactly how she

Kizzy Patel & Jesse Smith: How to Go From Working in a Pub to Owning An Historic Restaurant

Running a restaurant is hard. Running one inside a 130-year-old train depot? That’s a whole different story. In this episode, we sit down with Kizzy Patel and Jesse Smit

Andy Elliott: So You Want To Go From Farmer's Market to NYT Best Restaurants List?

This week’s guest is a big one. We’re heading to Traverse City, Michigan to sit down with Chef Andy Elliott of Modern Bird - fresh off being named one of the New York Tim

Natalia Lepore Hagan: So You Want to Go Culinary School and Change Your Life?

In this episode of So You Want to Run a Restaurant, we sit down with Natalia Lepore Hagan, founder of Midnight Pasta Philadelphia, an immersive, experience-driven pasta c

Chef David Standridge: So You Want to Create an Award-Winning Sustainable Seafood Restaurant?

In this episode of So You Want to Run A Restaurant, we sit down with Executive Chef David Standridge - James Beard Award Winning Chef and Partner of The Shipwright’s Daug

Gustavo Fuentes: So You Want to Build a 5-Star Rated Restaurant With 1.1K Google Reviews?

In this on-location episode of So You Want to Run a Restaurant, Claudia and Spencer sit down at the Gordon Food Service Food Show in Grand Rapids, MI with Gustavo Fuentes

Jon O'Connor: So You Want To Build a Booming Craft Distillery?

In this episode, recorded live at the Gordon Food Service Food Show in Grand Rapids, Claudia and Spencer sit down with Jon O’Connor, the co-founder of Long Road Distiller

Chef Carlos Lopez Muñoz: So You Want to Open a Modern Oaxacan Restaurant

In this episode, Claudia and Spencer talk with Chef Carlos Lopez Muñoz, the creative force behind Istmo, one of Chicago’s most talked-about new Oaxacan restaurants 🌆. Car

Mallory Squibb: So You Want to Open a Coffee, Wine & Cheese Café

Mallory Squibb: So You Want to Open a Coffee, Wine & Cheese Café ☕🍷🧀 Ever dreamed of opening your own coffee shop, wine bar, or café? In this episode of So You Want to R