Forty Restaurants, One Neighborhood, and a Life Drew Nieporent Has No Regrets About

🎙️ From McDonald's Griddle to Nobu: The Rise of Drew NieporentIn this episode, Drew Nieporent, founder of Myriad Restaurant Group, traces a path from a McDonald's grill at 17 to co-founding Nobu with Robert De Niro and Nobu Matsuhisa. He walks through opening Montrachet with a $16 menu that earned three stars, building six restaurants on one Tribeca block, and facing a stroke, kidney cancer, and leukemia within the same year.✨ Key Insights You'll Learn:Started at McDonald's at 17 as the quarter-pound grill manOpened Montrachet in 1985, three stars on a sixteen dollar menuRecruited by Robert De Niro to open Tribeca GrillNobu turned him down twice before saying yesNobu is now worth roughly $300 millionFirst restaurateur to put a chef's name on the menuRan the Madison Square Garden burger concession for 12 yearsWrote the memoir "I'm Not Trying to Be Difficult"Survived a stroke, kidney cancer, and is now battling leukemiaThree restaurants at one Tribeca address held three stars for decades🌟 Drew's Key Mentors:Robert De Niro: Recruited him for Tribeca Grill and backed Nobu from day oneWarner LeRoy: Employer at Maxwell's Plum and Tavern on the Green, modeled scale and spectacleGeorge Lang: Fellow restaurateur who pushed him toward treatment at the Mayo ClinicHis Father: State Liquor Authority official who exposed him to New York's best restaurants as a childNobu Matsuhisa: Creative partner in building one of the industry's most recognized brands👉 A candid look at four decades of restaurants, and what it means to keep showing up while your health keeps testing you.🔗 Connect with Drew Nieporent:Instagram: Drew Nieporent📄 Transcript Available: Forty Restaurants, One Neighborhood, and a Life Drew Nieporent Has No Regrets About📺 Watch on YouTube: Inspired Stories Podcast🌐 Our Website: The Inspired Stories Podcast📄 Special Thanks to Anthony Codispoti & AddBack Benefits Agency: AddBack Benefits Agency - Providing innovative employee benefits solutions that improve employee well-being while optimizing your bottom lineWebsite: addbackbenefits.com