The average restaurant takes 9 months to open. In the next 45 minutes, we find out how to open one in less than 1 month.

In 1902 the first US automat restaurant opened in Philadelphia. It took nickels and dispensed classics like pie and sandwiches. Fast-forward to Jersey City in 2021 for the next-gen Automat Kitchen.

Long before we closed our dining rooms, many chefs had opened Fast Casual concepts as a way to increase their revenue stream and ease growth expansion vs the weighing costs associated with full service casual and traditional fine dining.

On today’s show, I welcome Lucas Sin, Eater Young Guns Class of 2019 and Forbes 30 under 30 and the chef/partner in Junzi Kitchen.

This week on Taste Talks host Sarah Zorn sits down with Amy Morris, of The MP Shift, and Fany Gerson of La Newyorkina, for a discussion all about the current state of Latin food in New York.

This week on the business of The Business, host Phil Colicchio continues his conversation with Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff, as they expand on the latest from the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop.

This week on The Speakeasy, host Damon Boelte welcomes Jim Kearns, bar director at Play, a new cafe and cocktail restaurant opening next to the Museum of Sex in New York City.

Shaun Hergatt is the executive chef of Juni, a boutique restaurant which celebrates the height of the season.

Nico de Soto has traveled the world in the name of cocktails. This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte invites Nico into the studio to talk about his positions as Bar Manager and General Manager at The Experimental Cocktail Club in Manhattan's Lower East Side.