restaurant – Tony Tam

End Of 7 Year Restaurant Investment

After 7 years, my investment in a sushi restaurant has ended with a buy out from the primary investor/owner. My best friend, chef/owner wanted to keep running the restaurant, but it no longer fit my long term investment of time and money. What I learned from this experience Running a restaurant is very difficult because […]

by Tony Tam

Random thoughts from a part time restaurant owner, and Ramen in Burlingame

I have partnered with my best friend from middle school Stanley Chan (bio) to open up a modern sushi restaurant, I Privé, in downtown Burlingame in 2014. We have been in business for little over 14 months now. The restaurant serves innovative Japanese food that combines flavor, texture and sauces to bring “not just another […]

by Tony Tam

link: Yelp CEO talks Google ‘cloak and dagger’ – Business Insider

Despite being cleared by the FTC in 2013, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman still believes that Google is sometimes evil. And there’s some irony in that. Source: Yelp CEO talks Google ‘cloak and dagger’ – Business Insider

by Tony Tam

Return on investment of online marketing for restaurants using Yelp, Yahoo, Google, Facebook

In helping my friend’s modern Japanese I Privé raise awareness, we decided to try to pay for marketing on Facebook, Yelp, Yahoo, Google. Here is what I’ve learned about the effectiveness of these companies. Keep in mind that is this my owner personal experience and not based on a large marketing budget and only apply to a […]

by Tony Tam

Matsuhisa: when sushi becomes an art form

On Sunday I decided to treat myself and check out a place my foodie brother-in-law has been raving about: Matsuhisa in Beverley Hills voted 100 best restauants in America by Zagat. The place is supposely frequented by Hollywood types and seen as catering to them. But I do believe the rich and famous also could […]