So You Want to Run a Restaurant?

By Back of House

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Episodes: 68

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So You Want to Run a Restaurant is a podcast from Back of House that goes behind the scenes with restaurant owners and operators across the country to talk candidly about the realities of the restaurant and foodservice business. 

Whether you're dreaming of opening your first restaurant or already in the thick of it, this podcast has unfiltered stories, restaurant management and operations tips, and the lessons that only come from actually living in the foodservice industry.

Each episode dives into the wins, the challenges, the late nights, and everything in between - straight from the people who run the show every day.

Whether you work in hospitality or you're simply restaurant-curious, pull up a seat. There's a story here for you.


Episode Date
Chef Zachary Engel: So You Want To Run a Non-Traditional Restaurant Culture?
Jul 21, 2026
Chef Michael Salmon: So You Want to Build A Human-Centered Restaurant?
May 05, 2026
Liz Einhorn: So You Want to Scale Your Restaurant Business?
Apr 28, 2026
Chef Shachi Mehra: So You Want to Launch a CPG Brand as a Restaurateur?
Apr 21, 2026
Dara Lyubinsky: So You Want To Launch a Private Chef Business
Apr 14, 2026
Codi Bates: So You Want to Build a Better Restaurant Industry?
Apr 07, 2026
Alam Mendez Florian: So You Want to Open A Mexican Taqueria?
Mar 31, 2026
Valerie Mnuchin & Chef Armond Joseph: So You Want to Run A Seasonal Restaurant All Year Round?
Mar 24, 2026
Zoey & Lydia Heyn: So You Want to Launch a Food Truck Business at 15?
Mar 17, 2026
Alfredo Arcobelli: So You Want To Become a Private Chef?
Mar 10, 2026
Maya Madsen: So You Want to Turn Your Side-Hustle Into A Thriving Business?
Mar 03, 2026
Hengam Stanfield: So You Want to Fail, Learn From Mistakes, And Grow Your Restaurant?
Feb 24, 2026
Kizzy Patel & Jesse Smith: How to Go From Working in a Pub to Owning An Historic Restaurant
Feb 17, 2026
Andy Elliott: So You Want To Go From Farmer's Market to NYT Best Restaurants List?
Feb 10, 2026
Natalia Lepore Hagan: So You Want to Go Culinary School and Change Your Life?
Feb 03, 2026
Chef David Standridge: So You Want to Create an Award-Winning Sustainable Seafood Restaurant?
Jan 27, 2026
Gustavo Fuentes: So You Want to Build a 5-Star Rated Restaurant With 1.1K Google Reviews?
Dec 09, 2025
Jon O'Connor: So You Want To Build a Booming Craft Distillery?
Dec 02, 2025
Chef Carlos Lopez Muñoz: So You Want to Open a Modern Oaxacan Restaurant
Nov 18, 2025
Mallory Squibb: So You Want to Open a Coffee, Wine & Cheese Café
Nov 11, 2025
Chef Jack Logue & Partner Chris Miller: So You Want to Reinvent an Iconic NYC Restaurant
Nov 04, 2025
Chris Andrus, Mitten Brewing Co: So You Want to Run a Successful (and Haunted) Brewery?
Oct 28, 2025
Mo Jessa: So You Want to Go From Dishwasher to Executive
Oct 21, 2025
Shawn Walchef: So You Want a Restaurant Everyone Talks About?
Oct 14, 2025
Carmen Rossi: So You Want to Build a Hospitality Empire?
Oct 07, 2025
Pitmaster Charles Wong: So You Want to Redefine BBQ with Fusion Flavor?
Sep 30, 2025
Bridget Foy: So You Want to Keep a 40-Year Restaurant Legacy Alive?
Sep 23, 2025
Chef Paul Smith: So You Want to Be Appalachia’s First James Beard Award Winner?
Sep 16, 2025
We're back for Season 4!
Aug 27, 2025
Cultivating Culture and Growing Thoughtfully with Molly Irani of Chai Pani
Apr 18, 2023
Leaning into Sustainability with Edwin Gallardo and Robin Janse of Seven Stars Resort & Spa
Apr 04, 2023
Growing a Restaurant Group With Rachel Cope of 84 Hospitality
Mar 21, 2023
Managing Multiple Concepts With Zach Mack of Alphabet City Beer Co. and Taco Vista
Mar 07, 2023
Executing Hybrid Restaurant Concepts With Ping Ho
Feb 21, 2023
Creating Concepts That Stand Out With June Rodil
Feb 07, 2023
Experiential Hospitality with Anthony Collamati of Block House
Jan 24, 2023
Meatless Menus, Michelin Stars and More With Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy
Jan 10, 2023
Holiday Giving Episode With Elyssa Kaplan of World Central Kitchen
Dec 06, 2022
Future of Virtual Concepts with Jasmine Sheth
Nov 22, 2022
Future of Quick Service Restaurants with Stratis Morfogen
Nov 08, 2022
Future of Restaurant Customers With Fernando De Buen Lopez
Oct 25, 2022
Future of Full Service Restaurants
Oct 11, 2022
Guest Episode: Supporting Friends & Coworkers With Copper & Heat
Sep 20, 2022
Investing in Staff and Community With Ellen Yin
Jun 28, 2022
Fires, Floods, and Fashion with Rodney “Rock” White
Jun 14, 2022
Committing to Culture and Community with Lauren Bailey
May 31, 2022
Keeping Up With Culinary Trends with Nick Gonring
May 17, 2022
Launching a Ghost Kitchen and Winning ‘Chopped’ With Brian Jupiter
May 03, 2022
Robot Waiters in Restaurants With Carlos Gazitua
Apr 19, 2022
Fighting Burnout and Building a Retail Brand With Cynthia Wong
Apr 05, 2022
Navigating Success and the Post-Pandemic Transition With Nick Bognar
Mar 22, 2022
Building the Anti-ghost Kitchen With Kristen Barnett
Mar 08, 2022
Leaning Into Tech and Growing a Family Restaurant Business With Federico Castellucci
Feb 22, 2022
How Restaurants Can Use Technology to Improve Operational Efficiency
Feb 08, 2022
The Robots Have Arrived! Here’s What it Means For Restaurant Labor
Jan 25, 2022
How Restaurants Can Make the Most of Customer Data
Jan 11, 2022
Celebrating the Holidays with NYC’s General Manager of the Miracle & Sippin’ Santa pop-up franchise, Joann Spiegel
Nov 16, 2021
Lessons Learned from Launching Virtual Brands and Building Melt Shop with Spencer Rubin, Founder & CEO of NYC’s Melt Shop
Sep 14, 2021
How to Run Your Restaurant like a Tech Startup with Joelle Parenteau, Owner & Founder of Wolf Down
Aug 31, 2021
Canada’s Craft Beer Scene with Founder & CEO of Tap & Barrel Group, Daniel Frankel
Aug 17, 2021
Tipping Culture, Restaurant Operations & Staffing with Nashville Restaurant Radio Host, Brandon Styll
Aug 03, 2021
Virtual Brands and Restaurant Operations Bootcamp with Dave Miller of Chicago’s Baker Miller
Jul 20, 2021
Michelin Star and Award Winning Pastry chef for Maple & Ash and others, Aya Fukai, dishes on growing Aya Pastry into one of the Top 100 Bakeries in America
Jul 06, 2021
How a Restaurant Raised $250K in Crowdfunding to Expand Business During the Pandemic
Jun 22, 2021
Celebrating Black Culture, Community & Success with Darel Ross of Forty Acres Soul Kitchen
Jun 08, 2021
Biscuits, Pop-Up Restaurants & Atlanta's Chef Suzanne of Buttermilk Kitchen
May 25, 2021
How Innovation Hubs Shape Restaurant Trends (with Mandy Tahvonen)
May 11, 2021
Welcome to the So You Want to Run a Restaurant Podcast!
Apr 30, 2021