The Simmer
The Simmer explores and explains hot topics in restaurant technology and the future of hospitality. It's led by two industry veterans with a lot of opinions.
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Yusha Hu, Co-founder and CEO, Sightline OS (opens the original)
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Few people would call supply chain a sexy part of the restaurant business — not even Yusha Hu, who’s made a career out of it. Yusha spent time at Chipotle and Sweetgreen before launching Sightline OS for AI-powered supply chain management. In this episode we discuss AI, food safety, and what happens when the stack of cups runs out.
Michelle Fischer, CEO, TripleSeat (opens the original)
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Events and private dining have become vital revenue streams for many restaurants, but booking — or just inquiring about — an event can be a clunky and confusing experience. In this episode, we discuss restaurant events and why they’re important, how booking works now and how we got here, plus a better model for the future. (Brandon has particularly strong opinions on this one!)
Adam Weisblatt, Co-Founder, Last Word Hospitality (opens the original)
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Adam Weisblatt is not a tech guy, he says, but he *is* a restaurant guy. As co-founder of Los Angeles-based Last Word Hospitality, Adam helps to run seven distinct restaurants (with more on the way) in Southern California. His new book, For the Love of Restaurants, details the ups and downs of opening one of those restaurants, Found Oyster, in East Hollywood. In this episode, we talk about openings, operations, and what Adam wants every restaurant tech company to know.
Joel Montaniel, CEO, SevenRooms (opens the original)
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Would SevenRooms CEO Joel Montaniel have considered a delivery app an ideal acquirer when he started the reservations and customer relationship management platform in 2011? Probably not! But a year after DoorDash (which didn’t exist in 2011) acquired SevenRooms, its role inside the reservations industry is getting clearer. In this episode, we talk about consumer reservation fatigue, SevenRooms’ new, DoorDash-backed features, and Joel’s vision for a more open ecosystem.
Maddy Shannon, Head of Product, SpotOn (opens the original)
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Maddy Shannon started her career as a Bain consultant before pivoting to the back office at some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants. It’s given her a nuanced perspective on the right balance of tech and hospitality that we appreciate. In this episode, we discuss personalization, good restaurant AI, and the modern point of sale system as the technological heart of a restaurant.
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