Plus, a conversation with John Gelastopoulos of Broken Yolk Cafe
December 9, 2024
On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the news that Michael McDermott, son of Chi-Chi’s founder Marno McDermott, plans to resurrect the Tex-Mex casual chain more than 20 years after it closed its last location.
Will consumers be eager to embrace it? Plus, Alicia got a preview of Technomic’s Top 500 showcasing the 500 biggest restaurant chains in America based on 2024 sales, and she and Sam talk about some major shake-ups in the top 10.
In this week’s extra serving, senior editor Ron Ruggless joins to talk about Portillo’s “Restaurant of the Future” and Pizza Hut’s new drive-thru prototype.
Finally, managing editor Leigh Anne Zinsmeister shares a recent conversation she had with Broken Yolk Cafe president John Gelastopoulos about his journey from Greek immigrant to restaurant owner.
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