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In this episode, Cary and I show you how to formulate your menu, from the items available to the artwork.
In this episode of real restaurant radio we dive into picking a restaurant concept and how to create a brand and the importance of proper branding. We give you all of our tips and tricks so you avoid making the mistakes we made. Thanks for watching and we will see you next week!
We had too much fun making this episode!! I believe a barley wine and an imperial stout were the culprits. We think this will be our best episode yet!!
Welcome back to another episode of Real Restaurant Radio. Here we talk about the struggles of special events and organization, including alcoholic negotiations and the fees involved.Welcome back to another episode of Real Restaurant Radio. Here we talk about the struggles of special events and organization, including alcoholic negotiations and the fees involved.
We talk about how to handle donations in this episode. Also the 6 year anniversary of Opa! We take a hard took at HR and different strategies that we implement, giving you all the tips and tricks. We also cover the stress of collaborating with other businesses. You're gonna love this action-packed episode of real restaurant radio.
Cary host a wine walk and Kostas celebrates 6 years in the restaurant business. We launch a new segment on Real Restaurant Radio where we read customer reviews.
Social media is important. every restaurant needs to do these things.
Offering catering in your restaurant is a great way to boost sales move product and market your brick and mortar business. We break down the good the bad and the ugly in this info packed episode of Real Restaurant Radio!
In episode 20 we dive into the mindset needed to run a restaurant. You have to be passionate about this business if its going to work. From cleaning kegs to working on your Ice machine you have to be willing to handle it all. A hands-on owner is really going to allow your budding business to blossom into a successful venture. I think this can be said about alot of businesses but especially for the restaurant biz.
We talk about Easter. New beer releases and about how employees do not will never know how hard you work on your business.
In this episode of Real Restaurant Radio Cary pulled out a beer and started asking all the questions. Find out a little bit more about Kostas Lazanas and his life before the Restaurant! Be sure to subscribe to the show!
Cary and Kostas talk about different permits needed to open a restaurant. In the state of Texas the Regulatory agent that deals with Alcohol is the TABC. We also talk about various monthly licencing fees and permits that are all part of this business. Thanks as always for watching and supporting us!
Launching successful events for your restaurant can be very beneficial to your business's success. Cary and Kostas walk you through the process from start to finish in this episode of Real Restaurant Radio.
Growing, developing and mentoring your staff is key to success. In this episode we talk about the importance of staff development and some tools we use to work with and grow our team.
In this episode of Real Restaurant Radio we get to know a little more about Cary Hodson; what he has gone trough and what makes him successful as a Restaurant operator. I always love finding more about a person especially some one that is this close to me!! If its your first time here welcome! Thank you for listening. Be sure to check us out at RealRestaurantRadio.COM. and we will see you next week uploading Mondays at 7:00AM
What is the Pareto principle? Simply put it is the law of 80/20. 80% of your problems come from 20% of your situations. You wear 20% of the cloths you own 80% of the time. How can we as restaurant owners or entrepreneurs take advantage of this principle and apply it to our own lives? Hey if it's your first time here my name is Kostas Lazanas I am the owner of Opa! Greek Taverna and Real Restaurant Radio. I'm joined by my best friend and cohost Cary Hodson! If you like this podcast, consider subscribing to our channel. If you want to know more about us check out www.RealrestaurantRadio.com Thank you for listening and have an amazing week!
Cary and Kostass discuss the importance of of choosing the right concept and service style to offer for your concept. Intrinsic is counter service while Opa! is full service. We hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed putting this together!
Intrinsic recently launched Lupulin Kloud IPA and Carry brought one over for us to sip on while we talk about food purveyors. Restaurant Depot launched a delivery system using a 3rd party company to get food directly to us. We also chat about brunch and why pork is not that popular where we are. Overall just another amazing episode of Real Restaurant Radio!
Today we are celebrating Cary's sucessful 3 year anniversary! We talk about food vendors and other supporting companies that allow our restaurant to be successful. We dab in a few catering tips and talk about new online ordering platforms. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy talking. We would love to hear from our amazing audience.
We talk about some upcoming events happening around town. More importantly we talk about location. Cary is located in the heart of down town garland and Kostas is located off a major road. When you decide to choose a location its very important to do some real research. eat at every restaurant in the area look at their price points if you can figure out their sales from a manager that is also helpful. Some times looks can be misleading. Opa has a ton more cars drive past it every day however Intrinsic is in a nostalgic downtown area.
In this episode we talk about what to expect from the health department. Every inspector is different find out our secret to success.
Cary brought over the Garland Guzzler and Kostas brought his smoke gun. We talk about Special event planning. Employee reviews and more. Just a ton of fun and knowledge poured into this one. Enjoy!!
Find out about Autumn Ales, Oktoberfest festivals and how you as a restaurant owner can hedge against the slowest quarter in the restaurant year.
People are the most complex part of running a successful business. If you can win the people game the rest mostly falls into place.
Kostas Lazanas just got back from Florida and Cary Hodson goes off to The Great Amercian Beer Festival. What do we do to ensure that our restaurants are running smoothly without the owner. Security cameras. Apps. Secret shoppers and more.
In episode 3 of Real Restaurant Radio we talk about marketing and marketing strategy; taking on big catering orders and more. Join us as we keep it real.
In this episode of Real Restaurant Radio we are just recapping summer. The importance of content creation and quality marketing.
Here's the first episode of awesomeness.
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