INTERVIEW: Round Two with Chef/Owner Nathan Mergen

#104 - INTERVIEW: Round Two with Chef/Owner Nathan Mergen This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. To further support the restaurant community during COVID-19, Restaurant Strategy listeners will receive 50% off their setup fee when they sign up by March 29.  To learn more, visit: www.getbento.com/restaurantstrategy ***** Way back on Episode #30 of this podcast I interviewed Nathan Mergen, the chef/owner of 107 State out in Madison, WI. We're coming up on the restaurant's two year anniversary, and given the tumultous year I thought it might be worthwhile to sit down and chat with him about where the restaurant is at and what the future looks like.  IMPORTANT LINKS 107 State Website: https://107state.comInstgram: https://www.facebook.com/107state/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/107state/ Come join the community on Patreon where a monthly contribution will give you access to a bunch of different perks and benefits like monthly Q&A sessions, podcast swag, and one-on-one coachings with me. SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/restaurantstrategy  ***** Happy listening,Chip Klose