We sat down with Sam Trude, one of the co-founders/owners of Great White in Venice Beach, CA. In our conversation, we chatted about:
- (7:55) How Sam's love of travel shaped his opening of Great White
- (18:10) How Sam used bootstrapping to open Great White - and why he preferred it that way
- (35:00) How to build a strong culture for patrons
- (40:13) Having a logo that people get tattooed on themselves - and why Sam will give them free coffee for life
- (47:35) Why food is as much theater as it is sustenance
- (49:40) The best meal Sam has eaten in Los Angeles - Osteria Mozza
- (50:06) Sam's favorite restaurants - Hillstone and The Cheesecake Factory
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