How to Open a Restaurant
Opening a restaurant is one of the most exciting business ideas in America. It combines food, hospitality, design, culture, community, and entrepreneurship. For many…
Restaurant Startup Guide
How to Open a Restaurant
A practical guide for choosing a concept, planning costs, buying equipment, building a team, preparing permits, and opening a restaurant in the United States.
Read the Restaurant Opening GuideConceptPosition your restaurant idea, cuisine, audience, and service model before signing a lease.
CostsEstimate buildout, equipment, labor, inventory, permits, insurance, and opening cash reserves.
EquipmentPlan the kitchen line, refrigeration, prep space, storage, smallwares, and vendor requirements.
LaunchPrepare hiring, training, inspections, soft opening, marketing, and first-month operations.
Restaurant Business
Guides for opening and operating restaurants
Italian Cuisine in America
How Pasta, Pizza, and Regional Italian Food Became Part of the American Table Italian cuisine is one of the most powerful food cultures in…
Greek Cuisine in America
Greek cuisine is one of the clearest examples of how food culture becomes a restaurant business system. For many American diners, Greek food is…
Turkish Cuisine in America
Turkish cuisine is not a single restaurant idea. It is a full operating system. For an American restaurant operator, that is what makes it…
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Restaurant Cuisine Guides
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Restaurant Startup Guide
Analysis, reporting, and interviews from this editorial desk.