Updated: September 2021
Looking to learn more about the business of running a restaurant? Look no further than podcasts. Whether you have more time on your hands amidst COVID-19, or you’re simply looking for guidance on how to pivot, podcasts are…
👉 An efficient way to learn hands-free.
👉 Perfect for entertainment while you’re in the kitchen, blowing off steam at the gym, or decompressing on a long walk.
If you’re ready to dive in, here’s a list of my favorite restaurant-related shows. All are offering fantastic advice on navigating beyond the crisis from food & beverage industry leaders.
Top 17 restaurant podcasts:
- A Deeper Dive by Restaurant Business
- Digital Hospitality: A Cali BBQ Media Podcast by Shawn Walchef
- Give An Ovation by Ovation
- Hospitality Hangout by Michael Schatzberg & Jimmy Frischling of Branded Strategic Hospitality
- Making Dough Show by Matthew & Hengameh Stanfield
- QSR Fast Forward by QSR Magazine
- Restaurant Owners Uncorked by Schedulefly
- Restaurant Rockstars by Roger Beaudoin
- Restaurant Strategy by Chip Klose
- Restauranttopia by Brian Seitz, David Ross & Anthony Hamilton
- Restaurant Unstoppable by Eric Cacciatore
- Running Restaurants by Jaime Oikle
- Secret Sauce by James Eling
- Smart Pizza Marketing (and Local Business Marketing Podcast) by Bruce Irving
- The Barron Report by Paul Barron
- The Restaurant Coach Podcast by Donald Burns
- Yelp For Restaurants Podcasts (Full Comp, Restaurant Marketing School, and Happy Mouth)
You can find these totally free resources on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you go for streaming podcasts.
🎧 Since the pandemic hit in early 2020, I’m honored to be featured on a few of these shows:
- Eric Cacciatore and I talk about my Coronavirus Response Plan and technology options on Restaurant Unstoppable (Coronavirus Chronicle #43)
- Zack Oates and I talk about How Restaurants Can Pivot Post Covid-19 on the Give An Ovation show
- Bruce Irving and I talk about Creating Content Consistently on Local Business Marketing
- Eric Cacciatore and I talk about how to Refresh & Re-market Your Catering on Restaurant Unstoppable
- Rev Ciancio, Eric Cacciatore and I talk about 5 Ways to Turn Instagram Followers Into Orders on Restaurant Unstoppable
Tell me: what other podcasts or books are you consuming lately?
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