What Nick Kokonas has said about Restaurant industry economics
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 26, 2026
Nick Kokonas, American former options trader, co-founder of the restaurant Alinea and founder of the reservation software company Tock, has been quoted on Restaurant industry economics once in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on October 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kokonas criticizes a famous TV chef who claimed during COVID that restaurants make only 2–3%, saying the chef was not a skilled restaurant operator.
“But he was a very successful TV chef, not a very successful restaurant owner”
My First Million: How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick Kokonas (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:29:07
Episodes
How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick KokonasMy First Million · Oct 26, 2026 · 2 h 7 min
Shaan Puri talks with Nick Kokonas about finding arbitrages across trading, the restaurant Alinea, Tock, Napa winemaking and an immersive magic venue.
Nick Kokonas on other topics
- Arbitrage · 3 quotes
- Strange House · 2 quotes
- Alinea (restaurant) · 2 quotes
- Dynamic pricing · 2 quotes
- Napa Valley wine industry · 1 quote
- Mergers and acquisitions due diligence · 1 quote
- Flash Boys · 1 quote
- Tock · 1 quote