The first day i worked in a restaurant was the day we opened na, which is pretty crazy. And you didn't work in in the restaurants of your uncle? I never did. But to suffice it to say, i grew up am, i grew up a very picky eater. It wasn't until i met my wife and her family, who are ethnically lavian, who are very ra and love good wine,. Good food, trying new things, trying new quisines, trying ethnic quisines, all that.
Nick Kokonas joins to discuss his his company Tock (10:50), his world-class restaurant group Alinea (0:54), how restaurants can improve their operating leverage (18:05), digital experiences augmenting hospitality (39:41), why tipping needs to be replaced (44:50), the labor supply (56:16), inflation (1:00:27), employee health and more!