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While memberships were restaurant-specific, $FLY would be a “pan-industry loyalty currency.” Every time you check in at Gertie, for example, you might receive 1,000 $FLY or 5,000 $FLY. Restaurants might incentivize certain behaviors – checking in at times that are typically slow – with greater $FLY rewards. So each time you check in at a specific r... See more
Packy McCormick • Blackbird
highlights from Danny Meyer’s autobiography via David Senra:
1. I had an uncontainable drive to win.
2. The inception of Shake Shack actually began with a humble hot dog cart. Small as the project was, I took this cart quite seriously. I was asking myself, "Who ever wrote that rule that you can't push the envelopes of excellence and hospitality for
... See moreWhile $FLY is meant to maintain a stable value or a set exchange rate, usage of $FLY earns both diners and restaurants ownership in the network, via Blackbird’s second token: $F2 . The more $FLY you hold and spend (as a diner) or hold and receive (as a restaurant), the more ownership you earn.
Packy McCormick • Blackbird
You know who loves a Houston’s? My mother. You know who else? Your date, the client you’re trying to impress, and your impossibly picky friend. How many spots can you say that about?
Andrew Knowlton • Welcome to Hillstone, America's Favorite Restaurant
She was one of SF's most decorated chefs. Now she feeds the Tenderloin for free
Rachel Levinsfstandard.com
Fuchsia Dunlop on the Story of Chinese Food (Ep. 199)
conversationswithtyler.com
Cause it’s hard to sell a restaurant that does sushi and pizza
David Broner