{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FULL COMP: Restaurant Tactics, Tools, & Strategies","title":"Chaos is a Ladder: Jon Strader, founder of Hatchet Hall & Little Coyote","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0b7b2d6b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1517,"description":"With an estimated 30-50% of all restaurants permanently closed, what does that mean for the future of the industry? What does that mean for those of us still in the game? Today we chat with Jon Strader who’s using his grit and tenacity to build his empire when land is cheap and competition is low.\nClick to sign up for our weekly newsletter.\nClick here to book time on my personal calendar.\nClick here to download our Restaurant Recovery Guide.\nWant to streamline your front-of-house operations and increase sales? Head over to http://restaurants.yelp.com/fullcomppodcast to claim your free page and learn more about these powerful tools for your business.\nSHOW NOTES\n\n The difficulties of working for yourself\nKeep up the momentum\nYou have a lot to learn\nYou make many mistakes\nSuccess at Hatchet hall\nLaunching pad to take journeys to the next level\nPivoting at Hatchet Hall to a Bodega style service\nMarket boxes\nSold beer, wine, and liquor inventory\nMerch\nFamily style pre-order meals\nBodega style is not sustainable for the fine-dining restaurant\nInitially, customers want to support\nThere is a disconnect in the style of products\nIt’s necessary to completely reconceptualize during Covid\nFine dining is dead for the next 6 months\nCovid is unpredictable\nContingency plan after contingency plan\nLack of leadership from the government at both local and federal levels\nPotentially reopening as a casual dining experience\nGuest seat themselves\nParking lot as a summer popup and picnic area\nReduced labor\nReduced inventory\nNo full service\nThe market doesn’t know what it wants until they see it\nAdaptability and coming up with concepts on the fly\nEveryone is in a fragile state right now\nEveryone will be tougher afterward\nOpening of Little Coyote\nOpportunity at lockdown to buy a property on Long Beach for a good price\nBought the restaurant and turned it into a New York-style pizza place\nJack Leahy as the chef\nBootstrapped with family and friend investment\nA concept they can run themselves...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6OAanP6N7rKCCEP4OYgZT_i74QmCwgk2rH1cSWqhfvs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYzkz/MGQ5M2Y5MWZmM2E0/NGM3MzFmNzQ0OGZl/NDhhYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}