What happens when a James Beard Awardwinning chef looks around the modern food industry and realizes the system was never built to serve craft, soul, or truth?This episode is a WAKE-UP CALL.In Chef Neo vs. The Matrix, I sit down with legendary Chef Cra

In this episode of The Restaurant Coach Podcast, I sit down with Megan Coignard, owner of Nicolos Pizza in Lakewood, Coloradoan independent restaurant operator who was once drowning in chaos, burnout, and the never-ending cycle every owner knows too wel

In this episode of The Restaurant Coach Podcast, I sit down with Matt & Stephanie Dunken, the powerhouse duo behind Slam Dunk Pizza. Their story is one every independent restaurant owner needs to hear.When they started working with the TRC Method, t

Restaurants are rarely just about food.The ones that rise above the noisethe ones that dominate their marketsunderstand that culture drives everything. Thats the story behind The Plough @ Myrniong in Australia, led by Mark and Ruth Mills.In this epis

Most restaurant owners think theyre doing marketing.But what theyre actually doing is noise.In this raw and real conversation with Bruce Irvingfounder of Smart Pizza Marketing and one of the most respected voices in restaurant marketingwe pull back

Lisa Gasparian’s Caf Cremerie ComebackShe got hit.HARD.2020 didnt just rattle Lisa Gasparian.It tried to wipe her off the map.When COVID strangled foot traffic in downtown Chicago, and looters ravaged her caf during the riots, her small caf w

Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant.In this powerful episode, Im joined once again by TRC Method Lead Coach, Michael Kontras, for a no-BS conversation about the harsh truth most independent restaurant owners

Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast. It is the cure for the common restaurant. Im Donald Burns, The Restaurant Coach, author of the Your Restaurant Sucks trilogy and Ingredients:Creating TOTAL Restaurant Success in 90-Days, creator of the TRC Method

In this heartfelt and wisdom-packed episode of The Restaurant Coach Podcast, I sit down with the legendary restaurateur, author, and Southern hospitality icon Robert St. John to uncover the secret sau

Most restaurant owners think they can figure it out on their own until they hit a wall. HARD.Michael Kontras from Baileys Seafood was grinding day and night, drowning in the chaos, and stuck in the same endless cycle.Then he made a game-changing move