Twenty years ago, Nick Kokonas had one of the best meals of his life. Instead of giving compliments to the chef, he offered to open a restaurant with him—something Kokonas had no experience in. That restaurant became Alinea, a paradigm-shifting dining experience that would win three Michelin stars and best restaurant in America in its first year. Since then, Kokonas has opened another Michelin-star restaurant, created an app that revolutionized dining reservations, self-published several books, sold his stake in Alinea and played a ton of golf with interesting people. On this episode of Mind Game, Kokonas discusses his remarkable entrepreneurial journey, his decision-making matrix, his recipe for taking risk, and what he would do to reenergize the PGA Tour. Subscribe to The Golfer’s Journal: https://www.golfersjournal.com/ Get 10 free AG1travel packs when you subscribe: https://drinkag1.com/event/bts24 Put the 2025 ProV1 and ProV1x in play: https://www.titleist.com/ All Mind Game episodes: https://www.golfersjournal.com/category/mind-game-podcast/

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