Hi guys!  Nate and Jesse have an impromptu discussion of issues in the restaurant business.  There is some immaturity sprinkled in to lighten the mood.

Time Stamps:

1:30 Jesse’s Jackrabbit Filly Experience

6:07 Jesse’s Constructive Criticism

9:22 The Indaco Incident

12:44 Fine Dining Versus Casual

14:35 On Overcommunicating

18:36 The Emeril’s Incident (and Nate’s Fish and Cheese Interlude)

22:17 How Servers Size Up Diners

29:02 The Spookiest Charcuterie Plate in Charleston

31:41 The Hostess Problem

36:14 The 492 Service Pivot

39:50 The Guys Get Introspective

41:11 On Different Ways to Mitigate Food Cost

45:15 The One Metric that Matters

46:54 On Manipulating Food Cost Percentages

49:18 Why Hors D’Oeuevres are Crucial

51:12 Pharma Dinners!

54:16 What Happens When Your Loss Leader Is Your Best Seller

56:30 Why Fine Dining Is Hard

57:50 Why Hotels Help So Much

1:00:00 TK’s Really Mean Bibb Lettuce Prank

1:00:36 Jesse’s Totally Reasonable and Justified Nate-Scare Prank