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On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Wilson Tang, owner and operator of Nom Wah, the century-old New York City brand, who has overseen the brand's expansion over the last decade with outposts in Philadelphia, Nolita, Chelsea, and Shenzhen. To celebrate the restaurant's centennial, Wilson published his first cookbook, The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City’s Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant (October 2020), which celebrates his restaurant and the local businesses around it. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to celebrate lasting brands; Industry News Discussion on The New York Times' The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now, by Tejal Rao; plus, Shari's Solo Dining experience at the legendary Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, MI, which has been championing local farmers and food purveyors for over 40 years; and the final question. 

** Check out Shari's new book, CHEFWISE – Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023, #CHEFWISEBOOK), now available at Phaidon.com, Amazon.com and wherever books are sold! 

** Join Shari in Philadelphia on Monday 10/9 for Happy Hour at El Merkury presented by Cookbooks & Convos where she'll be reading passages from her book and signing copies, and small bites and drinks by Delola will be served; tickets available at OpenTable. 

** Shari is also celebrating the 20th year of her company, Bayer Public Relations, which she founded in October 2003. Happy Anniversary! **

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On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is back at our studio in Brooklyn with her guest Adam Riess, owner of Adam Riess Co, who has more than 35 years of experience in the restaurant industry from dishwashing to partnerships, ownership, investments and consulting. Among his roles, Adam worked for Union Square Hospitality Group for seven years through 2010, before working for himself (ProCIBO) and managing restaurant openings, including North End Grill, Alder, Giovani Rana and Marta. His focus now at Adam Riess Co is strategic financial consulting, business plans, openings, industry investments and occasional teaching gigs. His most recent opening was Stretch Pizza and current clients include Blue Hill at Stone Barns Center and Caffe Panna. Adam is a partner at Itani Ramen and Yonsei Handrolls, both in Oakland, CA, as well as at Kru, a Thai restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, and Board Treasurer at Heritage Radio Network. 

** Content Warning: today's show includes a brief discussion about suicide and mental health. Some mental health resources for the hospitality industry and beyond include The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988lifeline.org), Restaurant After Hours (restaurantafterhours.org), and Southern Smoke Foundation (SouthernSmoke.org). ** 

Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to be strategic; Industry News Discussion on The New York Times' The Restaurant List 2023 -- 50 places in the US to be excited about; plus, Shari's Solo Dining experience at Miss Kim in Ann Arbor, MI, a Korean restaurant led by Chef Ji Hye Kim that is part of Zingerman's Community of Businesses; and the final question. Listen at Heritage Radio Network; subscribe/rate/review our show at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify. Follow us @allindustry. Thanks for being a part of All in the Industry®.  

** Check out Shari's new book, CHEFWISE – Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), now available at Phaidon.com, Amazon.com and wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook ** 

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On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on-location in Ann Arbor, her college town of The University of Michigan (#goblue!), with her guest Ari Weinzweig, the radical CEO and co-founding partner of the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, which includes the legendary Zingerman’s Delicatessen, which opened over 40 years ago, in addition to 13 other businesses (all around the Ann Arbor area), with more than 23 managing partners. Recognized by Inc Magazine as one of “The World's 10 Top CEOs (They Lead in a Totally Unique Way);” by the James Beard Foundation as one of the “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America,” and the recipient of a Bon Appetit Lifetime Achievement Award — Ari has charted a new path for creating and growing a business. Rather than replicate the original, and now iconic, Zingerman’s Delicatessen, Ari and his partner Paul Saginaw made the conscious decision to create very different businesses, with their own managing partners, that would instead replicate the original Zingerman’s values, which Ari has continued to expand upon and write about extensively. He is the author of the four-part series Zingerman’s Guide to Good Leading, as well as a public speaker and writes a weekly e-newsletter. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to be radical; Speed Round; Industry News on The New York Times article, "The New Reality for College Dining Halls: Dozens of Dietary Restrictions" by Priya Krishna; and Solo Dining experience at the latest location of NY culinary and cultural icon, Russ & Daughters, in NYC's Hudson Yards neighborhood. 

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Ari Weinzweig and his partner, Paul Saginaw, founded Zingerman’s Delicatessen with two employees and a small selection of specialty foods and exceptional sandwiches. Today, the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses has grown to 11 businesses and over $75 million in annual revenue. The company’s unique business model caused Inc Magazine to call Zingerman’s “The Coolest Small Company in America.”

Ari Weinzweig is one of the two co-founders of Zingerman's. He has also written business books about his unusual business beliefs, including transparency and good pay. He and Diane discuss both the Covid-19 crisis and also the effects of Black Live Matter on his business and views.

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From a tiny deli with two employees to 14 businesses that generate $60 million in annual revenue, Ari Weinzweig unfolds how his eccentric business practices have transformed his small restaurant known as Zingerman’s Deli into a nationally renowned food enterprise. Ari shares with us his personal stories and principles that have turned a $20,000 loan from the bank and limited experience in the food industry into a masterful culinary ecosystem with over 750 employees and a community of unique businesses.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How to "just do it" and follow your dream
• Why it takes patience when growing a business
• Why it's important to listen to your customers
• What visioning is and why it's key to your business success

Visit www.zingermanscommunity.com to learn more about the company. Ari's books can be ordered at www.zingtrain.com/books-and-dvds

Ari Weinzweig is the co-owner and founding partner of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, a family of small food related companies and ventures. Zingerman’s Community of Businesses has since evolved to nine businesses from the first original deli in 1982, revolutionizing the idea of food mail orders, and the way people eat in Michigan. On this special episode of Evolutionaries, hear from Ari himself on how Zingerman’s became so instrumental in the food industry. This program has been sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.

“Relationships are relationships. There’s a mythology that relationships are supposed to be forever, but most of them aren’t for whatever reasons. Each of us as individuals is growing and evolving, and I think that we’ve never held it against somebody if they don’t want to work with us.” [15:50]

“Part of our current vision for Zingerman’s 2020 is that we leave our world a better place than when we got going.” [16:00]

— Ari Weinzweig on Evolutionaries