re: RIP Rodney Scott’s BBQ Locations

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I believe Rodney started opening his own restaurants after he won the Beard Award and it appears that he got in bed with the wrong financial backer and, as you said, spread himself too thin.

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First mistake was giving him a Beard Award, whoever voted for him to get that did him a great disservice.

Reminds me of the article I saw a couple of days ago, a smashburger joint in San Francisco closed after pics hit social media of rolls of ground meat and a big jar of mayonnaise sitting on the pavement outside the door. No one (including the “Executive Chef” was there to take delivery.

First issue, a burger joint doesn’t need an “Executive Chef”.

Second, the pic of the owner (who, like Rodney, decided to open multiple restaurants) showcased 3 different Michelin Star awards on the wall.

For a place that serves smash burgers. Smash burger places don’t deserve Michelin Stars, the process has turned into a DEI festival.

I like Rodney, heck of a nice guy. I’ve had his food catered a couple of times for big groups, everything was excellent, better than his restaurant served, every detail covered. His type of food can’t be rushed, it takes a lot of attention to detail. There were people who tried talking him out of expanding, but that Beard award went to his head, and some backers who thought the sky was the limit played into his thought process.