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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