Empowering culinary entrepreneurs to build scalable, sustainable businesses
New digital platforms enable culinary entrepreneurs to build businesses that transcend the traditional restaurant. These "culinary creators" will drive a new renaissance in the hospitality industry. We're on a mission to help them thrive.
Culinary Creator Spotlight: Molly Baz's Hospitality Stack
Free resources for culinary creators
The Empire Chef Flywheel
Before there were "culinary creators", there were "empire chefs". These entrepreneurs transcended the constraints of the physical restaurant while generating flywheels of accumulating advantages. Whereas empire chefs required celebrity and partnerships with traditional gatekeepers, today's "culinary creators" are using new digital platforms to build their own empires themselves.
Read more about the "empire chef" model, pioneered by entrepreneurs like David Chang
David Chang explains why he’s building a media empire
David ChangEmpire Chef
How Matty Matheson is not-so-quietly building the indie food-media empire we all need
Matty MathesonEmpire Chef
For Christina Tosi, Building a Dessert Empire Is Not All Milk and Cookies
Christina TosiEmpire Chef
How I Built an Empire With Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang PuckEmpire Chef
How Bobby Flay Built a Sizzling Restaurant Empire
Bobby FlayEmpire Chef
Brash Chef and Big Bet for CNN
Anthony BourdainEmpire Chef
Intro to the Passion Economy
1,000 True Fans? Try 100
Audience and Wealth Part 1
Audience and Wealth Part 2
Passion Economy Resources
Mapping the Creator Economy