In this podcast, I interview Andrew Rigie who is the Executive Director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, an association representing over 2,000 restaurants and nightlife venues throughout the five boroughs of NY.Andrew was born into the hospitality business, working at his family’s third-generation bakery in Queens, NY.He is a vocal industry advocate, public speaker, frequent panelist, and moderator, host of the Hospitality & Politics podcast, Forbes and Total Food Service News contributing author, and recognized commentator on local, national, and international media platforms.We're about to go deep as to what exactly is going on in the NY hospitality scene and get the inside scoop as to what policymakers have been thinking about when it comes to hospitality given our world's situation with everything and then also -what's next?

In this podcast, I interview a legend.

A man who has been dominant in the restaurant industry for several decades and continues to create enticing concepts, making him one of the nation’s fastest evolving restaurateurs of our time.

This man is Stratis Morfogen and as of recently, he is most well-known for his successful ventures among the New York City and Hamptons most discerning dining patrons.

Being a 3rd generation restauranteur, you could say he was born for this profession but his relentless approach to continuing to adapt and thrive in these uncertain times are what make him stand out amongst most.

In his most recent restaurant concept, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, he converted a walk-through metal detector into a giant thermometer in order to keep these employees and guests safer, during this pandemic.

He's full of ideas and his passion for the restaurant industry is both inspiring and contagious and this episode is sure to pack a punch in value for all viewers and listeners!

Where to find Stratis and his restaurants:

https://www.instagram.com/stratis_morfogen

https://www.instagram.com/brooklyndumplingshop

https://www.brooklyndumplingshop.com/

https://www.instagram.com/brooklynchophouse

https://www.brooklynchophouse.com/

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In this episode I speak with a dude named Jordan Andino, who’s arguably one of the coolest guys around in the food space right now… He’s a celebrity chef, tv personality, and restauranteur and is incredibly passionate about everything he does.

Jordan was born in Torono, CA and began his journey into the culinary world at just the age of 9 years old where he first began training under his dad.

Jordan and his family then moved to Manhattan Beach, CA where he really honed in on his culinary skills.

Today, Jordan lives in NY running his restaurant called “Flip Sigi” while also appearing on numerous TV shows on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel.

His love of life and unrelenting positivity are sure-fire reasons why he has seen such success and growth during this wild year.

His restaurant: https://www.flipsigi.com/

His charity: https://www.feedourwarriors.com/

His Instagram: Instagram.com/fork_knife

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In this episode, I interview Chelsea Van Hooven, the Global Industry Advisor at Choco, a free mobile app helping over 6,000 restaurants order their supplies faster while reducing mistakes at the same time.

Choco is rapidly expanding and in this episode, we’ll dive deep to understand what the future of the food industry looks like and how to build a more sustainable food system.

Check them out at choco.com

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This is a shorter episode where and is a quick update to what we are seeing as an agency when running ad campaigns for our restaurant clients all over the world.

Restaurants may be opening, but that doesn’t mean we want to pump the breaks on takeout or delivery options!

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In this episode, I interview Mikael Yang, the CEO and CoFounder of Manychat, which is one of the most innovative and successful messenger marketing companies of today.

Manychat is an incredible marketing tool that we use at Misfit Media to service our clients all over the world.

Since using their software tools, Misfit has 3Xd its growth and has now become the top local business agency on their platform so I’m definitely a fan of what the Manychat team is doing and is continuing to build, as you can imagine.

This episode will be very unique from the others and is sure to spark some game-changing ideas for your business.

So I hope you’re ready and focused, maybe even take out a notepad to take some notes because this episode is sure to pack a punch with value!

I hope you enjoy it!

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In this episode, I interview Ben Ho, who has worked in the restaurant space for over 20 years as both a chef and technologist.

Through his unique experiences both internally and externally in this industry he’s been able to develop a very unique take on this pandemic and what needs to happen in order for restaurants to survive.

He stresses the importance of adapting the restaurant model to new technology and that for those who can succeed in doing this will be able to capitalize on a great opportunity in this new normal.

Ben's Website: themobilechef.online

Ben's Reference on COVID-19 Resources and Opening Up Safely: foodcodepro.com

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In this episode, I interview our client Chris Smith, the CEO of Zunzi’s, a restaurant concept based out of Georgia.

Chris has had some amazing success through our marketing programs, has done very well through COVID-19, and in light of all of this has developed a new business to help restaurant employees stay safe during and after this pandemic.

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In this episode, I interview Chris Sey And Lola Glaudini, the founders of a new non-profit that’s growing like crazy called Dine1-1.

Through their nonprofit they’ve developed a system that allows locals to donate to restaurants in their area who when supply a meal to first-line responders in the healthcare space during the COVID19 crisis.

They say that “part of what defines our neighborhoods and communities is the restaurants and food we share as Americans” and I think this couldn’t be more true.

Head on over to Dine11.org to learn more!

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In this episode, I interview Dan and Carrie, the two owners of Apollo Grill, a classic burger restaurant concept with two locations based in Canada.

COVID or NOT, they have seen amazing success in their business and we’re about to dive deep into their strategy to learn more on what they have been up to!

You can learn more about Apollo Grill on their website at https://www.apollogrill.ca/

Or on their social at 

https://www.instagram.com/apollogrillptbo/

https://facebook.com/apollogrillpeterborough

https://twitter.com/apollogrillptbo

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