Talking Business. The Guys Get Into It

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Hot Dogs and Caviar

47 episodes

3 days ago

Two Charleston, SC-based chefs riffing, ranting, and occasionally teaching, on a variety of food- and restaurant-based topics.

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Two Charleston, SC-based chefs riffing, ranting, and occasionally teaching, on a variety of food- and restaurant-based topics.

Food

Arts

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Talking Business. The Guys Get Into It

Hot Dogs and Caviar

1 hour 5 minutes 41 seconds

3 years ago

Talking Business. The Guys Get Into It

Hi guys! Nate and Jesse have an impromptu discussion of issues in the restaurant business. There is some immaturity sprinkled in to lighten the mood.

Time Stamps:

1:30 Jesse’s Jackrabbit Filly Experience

6:07 Jesse’s Constructive Criticism

9:22 The Indaco Incident

12:44 Fine Dining Versus Casual

14:35 On Overcommunicating

18:36 The Emeril’s Incident (and Nate’s Fish and Cheese Interlude)

22:17 How Servers Size Up Diners

29:02 The Spookiest Charcuterie Plate in Charleston

31:41 The Hostess Problem

36:14 The 492 Service Pivot

39:50 The Guys Get Introspective

41:11 On Different Ways to Mitigate Food Cost

45:15 The One Metric that Matters

46:54 On Manipulating Food Cost Percentages

49:18 Why Hors D’Oeuevres are Crucial

51:12 Pharma Dinners!

54:16 What Happens When Your Loss Leader Is Your Best Seller

56:30 Why Fine Dining Is Hard

57:50 Why Hotels Help So Much

1:00:00 TK’s Really Mean Bibb Lettuce Prank

1:00:36 Jesse’s Totally Reasonable and Justified Nate-Scare Prank