The Economics of Irish Restaurants
The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams
4.6 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
We have a very special episode for you today, courtesy of The Bear, Season 3 which is streaming on Disney+ from today, June 27th!
We're digging into what makes an Irish restaurant tick and the hidden contributions that a vibrant restaurant industry adds to our economy. We also talk with Ross Lewis from Chapter One and discuss the dedication and culture required to build up a fine dining scene in Ireland. And we ask if a Michelin star is worth the investment or if a sandwich shop is the better entrepreneurial route.
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| 0:00.0 | To understand the economy, you have to understand human nature. |
| 0:06.6 | This podcast is powered by ACAST. |
| 0:12.8 | How you doing there? |
| 0:13.9 | It is time for the podcast, and we have a very, very special one today |
| 0:17.9 | because we are celebrating season three of FX's The Bear, now streaming |
| 0:22.7 | exclusively on Disney Plus. |
| 0:24.9 | Oh yeah, that's brilliant. |
| 0:25.9 | So I'm looking forward to that. |
| 0:27.1 | What we're going to do is we're going to dig into the restaurant business. |
| 0:32.0 | What makes a tick, how this business works, the sort of people in the business, and the extraordinary contribution |
| 0:39.4 | it makes to our economy. We're also going to talk to somebody who really knows. Ross Lewis, |
| 0:45.3 | a Michelin Star chef. You probably know him from Chapter 1. He's now running Austerio Lucio in Dublin |
| 0:51.3 | 2. And we're going to talk about exactly that idea, the Michelin Star, the dedication required, |
| 0:57.4 | the culture required to build up something from scratch here in Ireland, but also these |
| 1:01.8 | lessons go for all over the world. |
| 1:03.7 | And we're going to ask him if the coveted Michelin Star is actually worth the investment, |
| 1:08.5 | are like the guy in the bear, if running a sandwich shop |
| 1:11.6 | is possibly a better entrepreneurial venture. Now, John, you've seen the bear because you are the |
| 1:16.7 | TV man. You are the TV man in this relationship. Yeah, I have seen it. Well, in actual fact, |
| 1:23.6 | I'm a bit late to the game here. I've heard loads of people talking about it. |
| 1:30.2 | So I went, it's one of those things you have to try out. |
| 1:31.1 | So I have. |
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