Blog Posts
No days off to true independence: Paul Denamiel on Drawing the Line
What happens when the dream starts to feel like a trap? For Paul Denamiel, chef-owner of Le Rivage, the pandemic forced a reckoning. After decades
Fail Hard, Build Slow: Henry Rich on Long-Term Strategy and the End of Easy Wins
What if your biggest failure was the reason your next move actually worked? That’s the story of Henry Rich—former candy entrepreneur turned neighborhood restaurateur—who’s spent
Office Hours: Your Menu Isn’t Too Long…It’s Too Lazy
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scaling, and coaching restaurants
The Case for Quitting: Kevin Tien on Success, Sacrifice, and Starting Over
Could you quit at the top of your game–just as your dreams were coming true? At the height of critical acclaim, Kevin Tien walked away
Forget the Dining Room: Neal Fraser’s Profitability Playbook
What if the true path to restaurant profitability is rethinking our business model entirely?Close to a decade ago, today’s guest changed the way I saw
Office Hours: Discounts Are a Tax on Weak Storytelling
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scaling, and coaching restaurants
Prestige Is Overrated: Jeff Bell on What Actually Keeps a Bar Alive
What if chasing prestige meant sacrificing everything else? For Jeff Bell, managing partner at the iconic PDT in NYC, bartending has never just been about
Train Smarter, Scale Faster: Won Jeong on Building Teams that Scale
What if trying to control everything is the very thing holding your business back? Most operators think control means being everywhere at once. Today’s guest
No days off to true independence: Paul Denamiel on Drawing the Line
What happens when the dream starts to feel like a trap? For Paul Denamiel, chef-owner of Le Rivage, the pandemic forced a reckoning. After decades
Fail Hard, Build Slow: Henry Rich on Long-Term Strategy and the End of Easy Wins
What if your biggest failure was the reason your next move actually worked? That’s the story of Henry Rich—former candy entrepreneur turned neighborhood restaurateur—who’s spent
Office Hours: Your Menu Isn’t Too Long…It’s Too Lazy
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scaling, and coaching restaurants
The Case for Quitting: Kevin Tien on Success, Sacrifice, and Starting Over
Could you quit at the top of your game–just as your dreams were coming true? At the height of critical acclaim, Kevin Tien walked away
Forget the Dining Room: Neal Fraser’s Profitability Playbook
What if the true path to restaurant profitability is rethinking our business model entirely?Close to a decade ago, today’s guest changed the way I saw