José Andrés

Restaurants are one of the hardest business to keep. Right, which is why it's a huge percentage of restaurants closed in the first year. It's like 50%, right? Even a bigger one, I think it's 25%, something like that, that died in the first year or something like that. And only a very small percentage make it past five years.

Restaurants are one of the hardest business to keep. Right, which is why it's a huge percentage of restaurants closed in the first year. It's like 50%, right? Even a bigger one, I think it's 25%, something like that, that died in the first year or something like that. And only a very small percentage make it past five years.

Yeah, it's like 50% over three years or something I think was what I read.

Yeah, it's like 50% over three years or something I think was what I read.

Yeah, it's like 50% over three years or something I think was what I read.

So restaurant businesses are tough businesses.

So restaurant businesses are tough businesses.

So restaurant businesses are tough businesses.

Very hard, right? Very hard. Very hard. You want to give people economical prices, but you have overhead, you have staff, you have this, you have that.

Very hard, right? Very hard. Very hard. You want to give people economical prices, but you have overhead, you have staff, you have this, you have that.

Very hard, right? Very hard. Very hard. You want to give people economical prices, but you have overhead, you have staff, you have this, you have that.

And then everybody complains that you overcharge. Of course. But then we need to take care of the people and the employees. Yeah. Need to make a living. But we forget that the vast majority of the restaurants in America are owned by small business owners who many of them are working as hard as they can to make the restaurant successful. And we forget sometimes that, right?

And then everybody complains that you overcharge. Of course. But then we need to take care of the people and the employees. Yeah. Need to make a living. But we forget that the vast majority of the restaurants in America are owned by small business owners who many of them are working as hard as they can to make the restaurant successful. And we forget sometimes that, right?

And then everybody complains that you overcharge. Of course. But then we need to take care of the people and the employees. Yeah. Need to make a living. But we forget that the vast majority of the restaurants in America are owned by small business owners who many of them are working as hard as they can to make the restaurant successful. And we forget sometimes that, right?

That the business owner in a way is the employee too.

That the business owner in a way is the employee too.

That the business owner in a way is the employee too.

Well, it's another thing. People feel entitled to good restaurants. They don't appreciate the people that serve them. They don't appreciate the people that cook and the people that... you know, provide this experience where you can go to a nice place and you have a wonderful atmosphere and great service. You can really enjoy a meal and enjoy someone's art, which is really what it is.

Well, it's another thing. People feel entitled to good restaurants. They don't appreciate the people that serve them. They don't appreciate the people that cook and the people that... you know, provide this experience where you can go to a nice place and you have a wonderful atmosphere and great service. You can really enjoy a meal and enjoy someone's art, which is really what it is.

Well, it's another thing. People feel entitled to good restaurants. They don't appreciate the people that serve them. They don't appreciate the people that cook and the people that... you know, provide this experience where you can go to a nice place and you have a wonderful atmosphere and great service. You can really enjoy a meal and enjoy someone's art, which is really what it is.