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ATP Insider: The Restaurant, Season One
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The first year of @marcoarment’s restaurant: how it all went, what was surprising, how the tech played out, and what's next.

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Accidental Tech Podcast: ATP Insider: The Restaurant, Season One

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

Oct 20 at 2:42amIvory for Mac
Show threadSt. ChrisOct 20

@atpfm @marcoarment Oh my god, a year already?!

I saw the Overcast notification pop down on my phone and I smiled uncontrollably.

Show threadRob MathersOct 20
@atpfm @marcoarment what are the chances of a special with Tiff joining to talk about it? Top 4 restaurant tips?
Show threadHolly SchillingNov 9
@robmathers @atpfm @marcoarment I was just thinking exactly this! I want to hear Tiff talk about how everything Marco said is a lie and how it really went from her perspective. (We love you Marco, but I would bet my life that your wife would tell a very different story.)
Show threadTorsteinOct 20
@atpfm @marcoarment omg yes!!!! my favorite episodes are from your lives outside of Apple.
Show threadFreediverXOct 20
@atpfm @marcoarment
Show threadTodd VaziriOct 20
@atpfm Hell yea
Show threadDavid HaydlOct 20
@atpfm @marcoarment Even tough I will probably never eat at Marco‘s restaurant, I find it super cool that he thought of people like me with the gluten free buns for sandwiches. the restaurant sounds like an awesome place, I hope you can keep the good work up.
Show threadJamesOct 20
@atpfm @marcoarment this made me a member. I just have to hear it
Show threadJohn SiracusaOct 20

@pagett Thank you! 🙏

Don’t forget about all the past specials and all the Overtime segments, each of which has a chapter marker to jump right to it.

Show threadJamesOct 20
@siracusa oh believe me, I’ll enjoy every second. Long overdue! Thanks boys
Show threadThomas BrandOct 20
@atpfm @marcoarment FRANCHISING!
Show threadMatt KingOct 20
@atpfm @marcoarment no disrespect to the wait staff but I ❤️ the handhelds b/c that way they’re no longer walking off with my credit card. They’ve been the norm in Canada and Europe (at least where I’ve been) for at least 10 years. So glad they’re catching on in the US now.
Show threadsayrerOct 21
@mattking @atpfm @marcoarment this is true (same in Mexico and the rest of Latin America too). It serves two purposes: they don't walk away with your card, and you have to enter the tip in front of them (other countries don't require the same percentage as in the US, but it's still there). Oh, and the worst part is a lot easier, where you settle the credit card bills at the end of the night.
Show threadNathan ZanonOct 20
@atpfm Yes @caseyliss, PDF menus! You’re printing menus for the table, print the same thing to PDF and put it on your own website
Show threadNiek van de PasOct 20
@atpfm @marcoarment loved this one!
Show threadGraeme KOct 21
@atpfm @marcoarment It’s weird to combine you owning a restaurant with the “no one ever notices me in public” episodes a few back. Those streams have to cross at some point, right?
Show threadReidOct 21
@atpfm I’m sorry, lettuce… on nachos? That’s an idea so bad it never occurred to me as a culinary possibility.
@marcoarment
Show threadNateOct 22
@atpfm @marcoarment when I saw the title I'll admit I wasn't enthused but then, as I listened, I realised that instead of a yearly update I need a preseason show in 6 months.
Show threadDrChrisOct 23
@atpfm @marcoarment you’ve oft joked Marco needs a boat, but given the freight charges I think it’s a legitimate business expense for the restaurant.
Show threadJim KubicekOct 28
@atpfm @marcoarment FWIW, I would eagerly listen to a podcast entirely dedicated to the restaurant operations. How do you decide how much food to buy? How do you prep meals? What do you do with unused food?
Show threadChristian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥Oct 31

@atpfm @marcoarment Just been thinking over the PDF vs HTML menu thing …

I agreed with John. But just now I started researching restaurants for tomorrow night, and the first thing I look for is photos of menus or uploaded PDFs.

But why? Because they are the ONLY complete menus (complete with allergen listings, and other important information). This shouldn’t be true but it just is. I wish HTML pages had menus that showed everything that printed menus did … but they never do.