# 108. Passion vs Profit: The Real Cost of Running a Restaurant

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Podcast: [Eat Your Content](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-your-content-5914041)
Published: 2025-11-17T07:00:00+00:00
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There’s a reason so many people dream of opening a restaurant. Food feels personal. Feeding people feels meaningful. And if you’ve ever worked in a great kitchen, you know the rush of it. The energy, the noise, the late nights that turn into early mornings. But there’s another side to the restaurant business that most folks never see, and it’s not as romantic. In this episode, I talk with Kasey Anton, former restaurateur and author of Profit First for Restaurants. Kasey spent years inside kit...

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