Nick Kokonas on Resurrecting Restaurants, Skin in the
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"It remains to be seen, of course, whether or not this
works. But what I didn't want to do was wait to see what
happened." — Nick Kokonas
Nick Kokonas (IG: @nkokonas, TW: @NickKokonas)
is the co-owner and co-founder of The Alinea Group of
restaurants, which includes Alinea, Next, The Aviary, Roister,
St. Clair Supper Club, and The Aviary NYC.
Alinea has been named the Best Restaurant in America and Best
Restaurant in The World by organizations and lists as diverse as
The James Beard Foundation, World's 50 Best, TripAdvisor, Yelp,
Gourmet Magazine, and Elite Traveler. His restaurants have won
nearly every accolade afforded to them.
Nick has been a subversive entrepreneur and angel investor since
1996. He spent a decade as a derivatives trader, has co-written
three books, and believes in radical transparency in markets and
business. As an outsider to the restaurant industry, Nick's
approach to the business of restaurants is markedly innovative,
and he has been featured in Businessweek, Fast Company, The New
York Times, Forbes, and Crain's Chicago Business, among other
publications. He has given talks on innovation, entrepreneurship,
and experience design across the country.
He is also the founder and CEO of Tock,
Inc, a reservations and CRM system for
restaurants with more than 10M diners and clients in more than 30
countries. Tock also recently launched a to-go
platform, which has helped restaurants pivot to fulfill
pickup and delivery orders.
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