INTERVIEW with Bret Csencsitz, Owner of the Relaunched Gotham Restaurant

#148 - INTERVIEW with Bret Csencsitz, Owner of the Relaunched Gotham Restaurant   ***** Register for my FREE webinar on January 24 and 25 all about the Two Secrets to Restaurant Profitability : https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/webinar   *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding is super easy, with recipe guides, and step-by-step training for you and your staff. Visit the link below and use the promo code CHIP2021 to get started. That link is in the show notes VISIT: https://www.virtualrestaurantgroup.com/chip   ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** Gotham opened in 1984 and heralded in a new era in American dining. It has a Michelin star, multiple James Beard Awards, and more 3-star reviews in The New York Times than any other restaurant in history (6 total). The restaurant was an institution here in New York City until the pandemic abruptly forced it closed in March 2020. After more than 36 years, the original owners decided to walk away.  But Managing Partner, Bret Csencsitz decided to pick up the baton. He spent the last 2 years planning its rebirth and it has risen like the phoenix. Same address, same layout, but a whole new feel. Vibrant art populates the place, and interesting new spaces make it feel brand new.  On this week's episode I talk to him about opening a restaurant in the current climate, and how exactly you begin to think about relaunching a brand as beloved as Gotham.    ***** Register for my FREE webinar on January 24 and 25 all about the Two Secrets to Restaurant Profitability : https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/webinar