Episode #12. Restaurateur Colin Ambrose on Estia's Little Kitchen, business strategies, and why you should NOT open a restaurant no matter what
New episode! Longest episode thus far coming in hot at 1hr 46 minutes, here is episode #12 [season 3, episode 3].
Colin Ambrose of Estia’s Little Kitchen in SAG HARBOR talks business strategies, running East End’s favorite Mexican restaurant as a white man, and the famous author who influenced the first item on the menu.
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Episode highlights
00:00-00:56 Intro
1:16 Employee’s well-being
7:54 Entrepreneurship, career change, personal growth
10:35 Breakfast Connoisseur
16:49 Sustainable farming practices
18:59 Definition of Winner vs. Loser
19:25 Pride vs. Vanity
24:19 Why Mexican?
28:42 Family Background
30:00 Ruben Bravo
35:33 Carlos
36:32 Miguelito
36:50 Julia
36:57 Raul
38:28 Polish the stone
39:38 White guy running Mexican restaurant
42:39 Patrick Donahue
45:26 Zone diet
47:28 Charlie Palmer’s table with Jessica
52:23 Next opportunity: Old Stove Pub
54:07 Working at other restaurants
55:36 Advice for entrepreneurs
58:26 Favorite cooking shows
1:01:16 Julia Child
1:04:47 Best & Worst aspects of serving the Hamptons
1:09:57 Restaurant owner vs. Restaurateur
1:12:34 Don’t try it
1:16:17 Creative strategies
1:18:40 Business strategies
1:22:20 Colin’s business strategy
1:27:19 Opinion on 9-5ers
1:31:29 Future dreams
1:33:43 Fishing fellowship
1:36:40 Eliza Chapman
1:41:03 Golf and Fishing
1:44:55 Thank you