SmokinKnight
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Stumbled upon this thread shortly after joining and took several days of almost constant reading to get to this last page but it was nothing short of inspirational and also provided me with a picture of the good, bad, and ugly that comes with owning a restaurant. Having many years of restaurant experience almost exclusively in the FOH I had a pretty realistic picture of what it would be like but there were definitely things in this thread that were brought to my attention that I did not think about. I have wanted to venture into the entrepreneurial world for years now and have dabbled with the idea of being a restaurateur. This thread has given me a lot to think about in terms of if that is really the direction I want to go. I want to thank Jeremy so much for taking the time to share this whole experience with us and would definitely echo what others have been saying - write a book! Anyone thinking about starting a restaurant should read through your experience first IMO. I am all the way down in South Carolina so will not be up to visit anytime soon but if I am ever up that way I will be sure to stop on in. Wish you the best of luck and look forward to seeing where this takes you!