{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FULL COMP: Restaurant Tactics, Tools, & Strategies","title":"Breaking the Rules for a Better Life: Chef Nyesha Arrington","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2279,"description":"On today's show we chat with celebrity chef and environmental advocate Nyesha Arrington who's efforts to achieve sustainability in her personal and professional life have garnered her national attention. Nyesha's unconditional respect for quality of life and the people in it has led her to break every rule in the book. Her unconventional path within hospitality has taken her from Top Chef to a brick and mortar in Santa Monica and all the way to private dinners in Belize. She sets the rules and follows her truth, every single day. Today we discuss what motivates, inspires and excites the chef about the future. \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 Sustainability in business\nSustainability in life\nThe pandemic has been a great time to reflect\nManaging a popup and event culinary business during Covid has been difficult\nEntry into the hospitality industry\nStarting projects during the lockdown was nurturing to the soul\nStarted a garden with a neighbor\nWork-life balance is perfect when you are not working\nBuilding great habits for a sustainable life balance\nThere will always be a bit of an imbalance because hospitality folks are wired a bit differently\nHospitality folks are analytical, quick-thinking, passionate\nThere is a fear we could go back to how things were if we reopen too quickly\nWe haven’t figured things out yet\nProblems in the industry\nRaising prices\nCommodities have only gone up, labor has gone up\nQuick fix would be to raise prices but is the world ready for the prices to rise\nThe burden outweighs the reward\nWhat it takes to diversify your business\nCatering takes more labor\nAdding more spaces is more investment\nNyesha is hesitant...","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}