Natasha Sarin

Nothing in terms of production is going to happen until May.

The general rule is... It's going to take as much time as the outage duration.

Thanks so much for having me.

It's broadened the pool of funding for sure and just diversified it.

It's almost dinner time at Kittlem.

The lights are low, the beats are bumping, and the tables are set up to face a brightly lit open kitchen.

That's Samir Rajpal, co-founder of the restaurant group Hungry Trio, which owns this South Indian spot.

He says the sort of performance happening here is what diners want to experience if they're paying $45 for crab curry.

But putting on a show is expensive.

Everything is more expensive these days.

Restaurant groups range from something small like Hungry Trio, which has nine establishments, to something bigger like Geronimo Hospitality Group, which owns more than 20 restaurants, mostly in the Midwest, including The Loading Dock and Blue Collar Coffee Co.

Jeff Whiteman is COO.

It's about economies of scale.

At one-off restaurants, one person does the job of many.

At restaurant groups, someone's sole job is, for example, to negotiate the best price for cooking oil.

Whiteman says hospitality groups also see less worker turnover.

Geronimo employs 1,500 people who receive benefits like health insurance.

They can pick up shifts at different restaurants and grow into different roles because the company is always thinking about its next move.

The method sounds a bit startup corporate-y, but the goal is to create something unique.

Turns out, your neighborhood watering hole isn't a cool dive.