Title: Are Cursed Locations Really A Thing, Opening A Restaurant w/ Your Best Friend, Chef's Stealing Recipes

Today we are starting something new. We're going to delve into questions I've received on social, regarding, restaurant real estate, the risky business of opening a restaurant with a friend, and the eerie allure of so-called 'cursed' locations. We're diving deep into your questions, leveraging my experiences to guide us through the often confusing world of restaurant real estate. We will tackle the joys and the tensions of mixing business with friendship. High stakes, high rewards, with plenty of lessons along the way. Ever wondered about those infamous 'cursed' locations, venues where business after business seems to sink like stones? I'll try to separate fact from fiction, dissecting the truth from the legends. Is it a string of bad luck or just poor management? Or something else? I'll be sharing candidly from my own playbook, the wins, the losses, and the unexpected.

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