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1225: Erik Niel, Chef/Owner of Easy Bistro & Bar, Main Street Meats, and Little Coyote

·2 hr 30 min·5 clips
Erik Niel explains why chasing 20% profit in full-service restaurants is a fantasy.
Chef Erik Niel discusses his 25-year journey in the restaurant industry, from opening Easy Bistro in 2005 to running three concepts in Chattanooga. He shares hard-won insights on profitability, the challenges of scaling, and the importance of guest-focused hospitality. The conversation delves into restaurant economics, cultural building, and the evolution of the food system.

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A practical look at restaurant strategy, wholesale economics, and the tradeoffs behind a viable menu.

Restaurant Unstoppable stays close to the practical side of restaurant life. It talks through food-system specialization, the economics of wholesale, and the real constraints that come with breaking whole animals at Main Street Meats. That grounding gives the episode its shape.

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You want the real math behind specialty restaurants, not the romance.

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