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Wisking it allThe Lease Trap That Kills Restaurants FastAbout the Episode
In this episode of Wisking It All, Alistair Levine, CEO of Vine Hospitality, shares his journey into the hospitality industry, the challenges of scaling restaurants, and the importance of understanding key performance indicators (KPIs).
He emphasizes the need for new restaurant owners to watch their numbers closely, empower their teams, and embrace technology to enhance hospitality.
Alistair also discusses lessons learned from his family's legacy in the restaurant business and offers valuable advice for navigating the complexities of restaurant management.
Takeaways
Alistair grew up in a family...
2025-08-0545 min
Accidental Tech PodcastOn the Shelf With the Pickles
Pre-Show: John has made an important purchase
11 June 2011
Documentation of the journey (spoilers!)
John’s beloved
Ninja
Anova
After Dark
Follow-up:
We’re doing good work here, folks
YoLink leak sensors
Leak sensor 4-pack with compulsory hub
Travel insurance is more than you think it is (via Jason Poole and Levi Dalton)
Allianz concierge
Window widget size in Tahoe
Apple Intelligence is now allowed when booting from an external in Tahoe beta 2
Floating tab bars in iOS 26
Apple “Ducks”
The Architect’s Lions
Maybe don’t yank out removable storage in Windows either (via Adrian Mester)
It’s the world that’s wrong...
2025-07-011h 57
The Inspired Stories PodcastDining on Data: How Alistair Levine is Changing the Restaurant Industry's Back Office | Restaurants & Franchises SeriesHow can restaurant owners transform their passion for food into thriving businesses? Alistair Levine, partner at Kitchen Sync and owner of Vine Hospitality Group, shares his journey from inheriting a family restaurant business to revolutionizing back-office services for the restaurant industry.Alistair traces his path from managing a small group of restaurants to expanding to 10 locations across five concepts, driven by his commitment to quality dining experiences and business growth.The conversation explores Kitchen Sink's innovative approach to restaurant support services, highlighting their comprehensive offerings from bookkeeping and payroll to HR and marketing.
2024-09-021h 07
Data DelicaciesA Hybrid Approach to a Hospitality Revolutionize with Alistair Levine of KitchenSyncAlistair Levine is the CEO of multiple restaurant concepts and a Partner and Head of Business Development at KitchenSync. He shared his vision with Data Delicacies powered by Incentivio. A vision that includes leveraging a hybrid approach that capitalizes on the unique strengths of both technology and human expertise. Listen now to learn about the importance of human touch and technology, the strategic usage of dynamic pricing, and making good decisions with good data.Technology vs. Human Touch - Alistair Levine understands that both human touch and emerging technology are bot...
2024-05-2254 min
The Bounce with Bob LepineAlistair Begg: Ministry Call and GiftsIn this episode of "The Bounce," host Bob Levine converses with Alistair Begg about the intricacies and personal experiences related to the pastoral call to ministry. They delve into Alistair's personal journey, exploring the early influences and significant moments that shaped his understanding and acceptance of his ministerial calling. The discussion uncovers the multifaceted nature of recognizing and responding to a call to ministry, emphasizing the importance of external affirmation and the challenges of establishing the right priorities and rhythms in pastoral life.Listeners will find practical advice on managing the demands of pastoral ministry, alongside deep...
2024-05-0758 min
Parel RadioParel 200 jubileum De Hormoonfabriek - Interview met de makersParel Podcast host Stef Visjager spreekt de makers van de Hormoonfabriek Saskia Goldschmidt en Peter te Nuyl. Let op dit is een interview uit 2018!CREDITS HORMOONFABRIEKHoofdrollenMark Rietman MotkeHans Hoes MordechaiMonic Hendrickx RivkaJacob Derwig AronAnna Raadsveld Het Jonge DingJoop Keesmaat Rafael LevineOverige acteursAnne Blok MizieMaureen Teeuwen AgnesSylvia Hoeks BerthaHanna Hoekstra RoosjeBram van der Vlugt SchaapmanKrijn ter Braak PaardekoperRob van de Meeberg IsaacKees Boot Freek
2023-01-1035 min
ForktalesAlistair Levine / Business Development for KitchenSync and Optimizer of RestaurantsAlistair is a partner at KitchenSync, finance, HR, marketing, and the advisory team behind some of the fastest-growing independent restaurant groups. He also owns seven restaurants in the San Francisco bay area. Most restaurant owners have a culinary background or are the first or second-generation owners and they might not have a formal business education or business experience. KitchenSync provides services that many restaurant management teams might be missing. A lot of people in the restaurant industry are benchmarking 2022 and 2021 against 2019, not 2020. Effective benchmarking depends upon where your restaurant is located (regions with restrictions vs. re...
2022-03-2445 min
ForktalesAlistair Levine / Business Development for KitchenSync and Optimizer of RestaurantsAlistair is a partner at KitchenSync, finance, HR, marketing, and the advisory team behind some of the fastest-growing independent restaurant groups. He also owns seven restaurants in the San Francisco bay area. Most restaurant owners have a culinary background or are the first or second-generation owners and they might not have a formal business education or business experience. KitchenSync provides services that many restaurant management teams might be missing. A lot of people in the restaurant industry are benchmarking 2022 and 2021 against 2019, not 2020. Effective benchmarking depends upon where your restaurant is located (regions with restrictions vs. re...
2022-03-2445 min
VigorAlistair Levine / Business Development for KitchenSync and Optimizer of RestaurantsAlistair is a partner at KitchenSync, finance, HR, marketing, and advisory team behind some of the fastest-growing independent restaurant groups. He also owns seven restaurants in the San Francisco bay area. In this episode, we unpack what's challenging the restaurant industry today for operators and owners, and how to tackle those challenges with fervor.
2022-03-2445 minForktalesAlistair Levine / Business Development for KitchenSync and Optimizer of RestaurantsAlistair is a partner at KitchenSync, finance, HR, marketing, and the advisory team behind some of the fastest-growing independent restaurant groups. He also owns seven restaurants in the San Francisco bay area. Most restaurant owners have a culinary background or are the first or second-generation owners and they might not have a formal business education or business experience. KitchenSync provides services that many restaurant management teams might be missing. A lot of people in the restaurant industry are benchmarking 2022 and 2021 against 2019, not 2020. Effective benchmarking depends upon where your restaurant is located (regions with restrictions vs. re...
2022-03-2445 min
dhaani"Every time there is an emotional pain, there is a physical component to it" - Alistair Moes - Episode 45Alistair is an International Anger Management Expert and Author, who has been working professionally as a counsellor/educator since 1989 and as an anger management specialist in private practice since 1995. Alistair co-leads a team of six therapists. He has worked with those who have enormous challenges in the world: from high performance business leaders, gold medal winning Olympic and professional athletes to people that are close to homeless. Anger is an equal opportunity emotion. Alistair has developed a manner of working, which is respectful, solution-focussed and based on both academic theory and extensive experience. This experience includes working with trauma, and...
2020-01-2849 min
TalkRL: The Reinforcement Learning PodcastScott FujimotoScott Fujimoto is a PhD student at McGill University and Mila. He is the author of TD3 as well as some of the recent developments in batch deep reinforcement learning. Featured References Addressing Function Approximation Error in Actor-Critic Methods Scott Fujimoto, Herke van Hoof, David Meger Off-Policy Deep Reinforcement Learning without Exploration Scott Fujimoto, David Meger, Doina Precup Benchmarking Batch Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Scott Fujimoto, Edoardo Conti, Mohammad Ghavamzadeh, Joelle Pineau Additional References Striving for Simplicity in Off-Policy Deep Reinforcement Learning Rishabh...
2019-11-1948 min
LitSciPod: The Literature and Science PodcastMinisode: An Overdue B/III/iiiProduced by: Catherine Charlwood (@DrCharlwood) and Laura Ludtke (@lady_electric)
Music composed and performed by Gareth Jones
Laura and Catherine are (re)joined by a special guest: Dr Rachel Crossland, Senior Lecturer in Modern Literature at the University of Chichester. Rachel takes the B/III/iii challenge while discussing how to talk about discoveries in physics past and present; the difficulties of being asked to know what you don’t yet know; and the relationship betwen the popular press and scientific ideas.
Episode resources (in order of appearance):
Gillian Beer, Open Fields: Science in Cultural Encounter (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996)
'Problems of...
2019-10-2521 min