Matt Shendell is the owner of the Paige Hospitality Group in New York City which operates some of New York's most sought after restaurants, cafes, bars and Nightclubs...The group is behind such successful spaces as The Ainsworth, Court Street Tavern, Rebel Cafe & Garden, The Rose Nightclub, Brandon's Donuts and Biggie's Cafe.
Matt is a big boxing fan and trains with Eric Kelly at South Box...We recap the recent fight between Jake Paul and Ben Askren and comment on the upcoming fight between Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather...Will this new type of pay per view benefit boxing...Can an MMA fighter beat a classic boxer...What is Dana White doing right and the success of the UFC.
Matt started in the restaurant industry as a bar tender and eventually opened up his first bar...He has had several very successful bars and clubs in both in New York City and the Hamptons and has worked with and been partners with some of the most successful restaurateurs in the city.
We discuss what it has been like owing a restaurant during Covid and the challenges of constant rule changes and how what he had to do to navigate through the pandemic...What is it going to take to get back to normal and how to attract patrons and make them feel comfortable eating again inside their favorite bar and restaurants.
Now that restaurants can have more customers the challenge of finding good help...Matt is so desperate he is willing to give Jeff the world's worst waiter a job.
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