kestrel91316
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Sun Nov-13-11 07:29 PM
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A chef friend of mine told me today that he is looking to open his own |
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restaurant. Even in this down economy, because people who have money will still spend it (and in this town there are lots of people with money).
I forgot to ask him what kind of food (we were otherwise occupied, ahem) but I assume American-ish, high end.
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Tsiyu
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Mon Nov-14-11 02:27 AM
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1. I have been thinking of starting a nonprofit |
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to buy a food truck, drive around and sell healthy soups, salads, sandwiches. (In deep Appalachia, it is hard for people to find healthy prepared food choices.)
And then i say......nah, maybe not.
But in a good area, with sound management, casual fine dining can do real well.
So maybe you can trade goods and services? :P
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kestrel91316
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Mon Nov-14-11 11:40 AM
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3. Well, he doesn't have a cat. But I'm sure I can convince him to treat me |
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to a nice dinner or two, lol.
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Mon Nov-14-11 09:54 AM
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Edited on Mon Nov-14-11 10:01 AM by supernova
except I'm looking at buying an ice creme cart and selling my own chocolates.
I'm also going to school. The technical school two counties over has a well regarded, low cost chef program.
Good luck to your friend on his new venture. :-)
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kestrel91316
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Mon Nov-14-11 11:41 AM
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4. He's rounding up investors. This is a high-end deal. And the rich still have plenty |
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of Monopoly money to play with.
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Mon Nov-14-11 08:22 PM
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5. may I ask what part of the country? |
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And may I recommend the resources available at fastcasual.com? Amazing, amazing amount of invaluable stuff there for startups. A family member works for the parent organization of fastcasual. http://www.fastcasual.com/
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kestrel91316
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Tue Nov-15-11 12:11 AM
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6. Los Angeles. Hollywood/Beverly Hills/Westwood area, presumably. |
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Edited on Tue Nov-15-11 12:14 AM by kestrel91316
He's keeping pretty mum about it but told me just a little and I didn't want to pry.
ETA: He is one of those people you can google and go "WOW". Has been in the chef biz for 15 years here and is quite the up-and-comer in the chi chi eatery crowd.
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