My First Restaurant

Business & Economics Podcasts

Learn how to start, run, and grow a successful restaurant business. We interview successful restaurant owners about the nitty gritty details behind opening their very first restaurant, and what it took for them to succeed. We’ll also dive deep into other topics related to owning and operating a profitable restaurant business in order to provide super practical advice for people looking to start or grow their own restaurant empire. Hosted by Bryan Tublin, Co-Founder & CEO of Kitava, a multi-unit clean casual restaurant brand based in the Bay Area.

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Learn how to start, run, and grow a successful restaurant business. We interview successful restaurant owners about the nitty gritty details behind opening their very first restaurant, and what it took for them to succeed. We’ll also dive deep into other topics related to owning and operating a profitable restaurant business in order to provide super practical advice for people looking to start or grow their own restaurant empire. Hosted by Bryan Tublin, Co-Founder & CEO of Kitava, a multi-unit clean casual restaurant brand based in the Bay Area.

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@MFRPod

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English

Episodes

06: From Cookbook Author to Multi-Unit Restaurant Operator | Amanda Frederickson, Radish

1/31/2023
Amanda is a cookbook author and owner of Radish, a fast casual restaurant with two locations in Nashville. In this interview Amanda shares the opportunity she saw for a healthy fast casual concept when she moved to Nashville, and how she took matters into her own hands by opening Radish. We discuss how she planned for and opened her first two locations, Radish’s org chart and what she looks for when hiring General Managers, the layers she implemented to allow her to step away from day-to-day...

Duration:00:41:42

05: Building a College Town Institution | Alex Brandwein, Brandwein's Bagels

1/24/2023
Alex Brandwein is the owner and founder of Brandwein’s Bagels, an authentic New York-Style Bagel Shop located in Chapel Hill, NC. In this interview Alex tells the story of how a “breaking point” in his finance career led him to make the big life change to become an entrepreneur, and ultimately open a bagel shop while he was in grad school at the University of North Carolina. He also shares where the initial insight to open a college bagel shop came from, how a fortuitous meeting with an...

Duration:00:48:05

04: Building a Restaurant to Fit Your Lifestyle | Mat Schuster, Canela

1/17/2023
Mat Schuster is the Chef and Owner of Canela Bistro & Wine Bar, a Spanish restaurant in San Francisco specializing in ingredients and dishes from Spain and California. Mat also serves as the President of the Board for the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, and generously lends his talents to helping restaurants succeed in the Bay Area. In this interview Mat shares how he became interested in becoming a chef and restaurant owner, menu tweaks he made based on customer feedback, and his...

Duration:00:57:54

03: Finding Your Michelin Star Business Partner | Ben Moore, Mamahuhu

1/10/2023
Ben Moore is a Partner and Co-Founder of Mamahuhu, a fast casual Chinese American restaurant concept that puts a modern spin on classic Chinese American favorites. In this interview Ben shares the story of how he fell in love with Chinese culture after living in Shanghai, was ultimately inspired to modernize Chinese American cuisine back in the States, then teamed up with a dream culinary partner in Brandon Jew, owner of Michelin-starred restaurant Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco. –– Where...

Duration:00:57:20

02: How to Save Your Restaurant From the Brink of Failure | Laurie Thomas, Rose's Cafe, Terzo, GGRA

1/3/2023
Laurie Thomas is the Executive Director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, and the Owner of Rose’s Café and Terzo in San Francisco. In this interview Laurie shares her journey from working in marketing for a tech company in Silicon Valley to becoming an investor in a restaurant group in San Francisco, and ultimately transitioning to running the business full-time as she was tasked with turning the company around from the brink of failure. –– Where to find Laurie...

Duration:00:51:35

01: Growing a Food Truck Empire | Evan Kidera, Señor Sisig

12/27/2022
Evan Kidera is the Founder and CEO of Señor Sisig, a Filipino Fusion food truck innovator and now growing restaurant chain in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this interview Evan shares how he got started in the food truck scene, grew his concept to multiple food trucks, then ultimately decided to focus on growing the business through brick-and-mortar restaurants. –– Where to find Señor...

Duration:01:08:42

Trailer: Introducing My First Restaurant

12/24/2022
Learn how to start, run, and grow a successful restaurant business from those who have been there before. My First Restaurant features interviews with successful restaurant owners about the process of opening their first restaurant, and what it took for them to succeed. Hosted by Bryan Tublin, Co-Founder & CEO of Kitava, a clean casual restaurant brand based in the Bay Area.

Duration:00:02:25