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A New Chef Partnership Brings New Opportunities

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Meet El Camarón Peludo

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From 2 Restaurants to 4: The Expansion Map

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Restaurant 201: From Taqueria to Restaurant Group

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The Build, Episode 9 — Opening Day

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The Build, Episode 8 —The Flow is the Flavor

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The Build, Episode 7 — People, Payroll & the Plan

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The Build, Episode 6 — POS-itive Energy

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The Build, Episode 5 — Layers of Flavor, Layers of Story

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The Build, Episode 4 — Can You Taste a Brand?

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The Build, Episode 3 — The Build (Literally)

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The Build, Episode 2 — Finding Space & Funding Growth

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Episode 1: Ramen 2.0 — Bigger Bowl, Bigger Stakes

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The Build: Opening Day

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The Build: The Final Countdown

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The Build: Laughing, Crying, Making Burritos

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The Build: What Are We Drinking?

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The Build: Whose Job is it Anyway?

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The Build: Who’s the Team?

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The Build: Money Earnin’, or Money Burnin’

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The Build: Concept to Creation

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The Build: Spending Time You May Not Have

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Introducing “The Build”

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Presenting Copper & Heat: Zero Stars

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Flour + Water: Renovations, Reinventions, and a New CPG Line

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An All Day Bread Cafe: Opening Loaf Lounge

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Coming Soon: “The Build,” From Opening Soon

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Clover Hill Version 2 Dazzles Diners in Brooklyn Heights

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Cloudy Donut Lands in Brooklyn Heights

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Making the MáLà Project a Household Name With Amelie Kang

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How to Open an Approachable Neighborhood Chophouse With Chef Chris and James of Gus’s

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People Over Profits: Hospitality the Strangebird Way With Natalie Freihon

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Lessons From Their Frist Year With Esme

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Growing Reem’s California: From Farmer’s Market Stand to Omni-Channel Bakery and Cafe

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How to Bootstrap to More Ambitious Projects With the Mr Tuna & Bar Futo Team

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Opening Late August With Top Chef Dawn Burrell

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How King David Tacos Are Becoming NYC's Favorite Breakfast Option

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Under Wraps Until Now! Opening the Noortwyck

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Buongiorno Cafe Spaghetti

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Opening Ci Siamo With Chef Hillary Sterling

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Hungry House the Anti-Ghost Kitchen Enters Its Second Season With Woldy Reyes & Kristen Barnett

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Opening HAGS: Hospitality for All People

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From Bagel Sandwich Pop Up to Zabar’s for the Next Generation With Elyssa of Edith’s BK

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ReThink: Stating a Circular Non-profit With Matt Jozwiak

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Dacha 46- A Pop Up That Is Here to Stay

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Sesame Is Here for a New Kind of Delivery Model

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Lark brings New Life in Philly's Ironworks

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Building Outside In with Au Za'atar

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A Neighborhood Plan with Daily Provisions

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Bringing together Family, Food & Coffee with Kinship Butcher & Sundry

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Opening a Neighborhood Gem with James & Jess of Bocadillo Market

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Glide Pizza Takes Off

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A New Kind of Hospitality Community Space with Libby Willis of KIT

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Going from e-commerce to brick and mortar with Surbhi Sahni of TAGMO

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Scaling Sandwiches with Richard Zaro of Cutlets Sandwich Co.

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More than a coffee shop with Round K by Sol

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A Book, Baby and making room to grow with Chefs Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli of Don Angie

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Open for New Opportunities with Ashish Alfred

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Serving and scaling better slices with Scarr Pimentel of Scarr's Pizza

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Re-Opening and Then Some with Johnny Spero

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Opening Restaurants with Opening Expert and Consulting Chef Bradford Thompson

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Designing a profitable beverage program with Adam Fournier and Diageo Bar Academy

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The Patiently Waiting Game with Joe Flamm Chef/ Owner of Rose Mary

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Restaurant Revitalization Fund and the Re-Opening Dirt Candy with Amanda Cohen

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A Different Kind of Butcher Shop and Business with Butcher Girls

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A New Model for Funding Restaurants with inKind

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Crowd-Funded and Community-Minded with Daughter

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The Hypebeast of Pastry with Chef Paola Velez

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Building a pizza business from the ground up with Stoney Hill pizza

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How to open a Restaurant in 30 Days

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Building a business on Bologna with the Trashalachian crew

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Community as a Catalyst for Business with Eric See of Ursula

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Opening A Taqueria in Brooklyn for $10k with Nene's Deli Taqueria

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Parenthood, The Pandemic, and The Restaurant Business with Emily and Maiko of Bessou

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Flexibility is King with Chef Nico Russell of Oxalis

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Diversification for a More Sustainable Business Model with Local Oceans Seafood

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Restaurants are in the People Business; with Andrew Tarlow

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Communicating Value with Shaun Hergatt

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Finding a Space, Building, and Forging a Path During & Post-Pandemic

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Pop Ups, Collabs, and building your brand with Lani Halliday

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From Pop Up to Permanent Home

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Talking that green (cash money) with Einat Admony of Taim & Balaboosta

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A Tale of Two Restaurants with Lien Ta of All Day Baby & Here's Looking At You

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From Bathhouse to Restaurant in 2 Weeks with Jason Goodman

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The Re-Making of a 125-year-old Legend Gage & Tollner Waits a Little Longer

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Bootstrapping Your Way to Opening- pre and during pandemic with Love, Nelly

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Teams and training, pre- and post-shutdown, with Chef's Special Cocktail Bar

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Opening Laser Wolf Before and During the Pandemic with Chef Mike Solomonov & Steve Cook

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The realities of Street Patios & Take Out Windows with Chef Leah Cohen and Ben Byruch of Pig & Khao

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Creating a unique and authentic space with Kate & Ben Towill of Basic Projects

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Forging Ahead Despite The Pandemic with Chef Todd Richards

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Re-Opening with Kwame Onwuachi

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Re-Opening is Here, for Some of Us

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A Glimpse at Our Future - Conversations with Restaurateurs in Hong Kong

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A Lockdown is Lifted, But when will the Doors Open

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P is for Pivot

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What is the PPP anyway? And will it help the hospitality industry?

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Mental Health and the COVID Crisis

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Too Small To Fail. The Hospitality Industry Organizes Relief Efforts

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COVID Crisis & The Hospitality Community Response pt. 2