AI for Restaurants
A weekly podcast where two practitioners who use AI every day and work with restaurants every single day talk about what's really working.
Two Practitioners, Zero Hype
Real talk from two people who build with AI every day — not analysts reading reports.
Sterling Douglass
CEO, Chowly
Manages 17,000+ restaurant locations with 50+ podcast appearances. Uses AI extensively for personal productivity and identifies bleeding-edge use cases for the restaurant industry.
Aaron Newton
Co-founder & CDO, Thanx
Building ThanxAI using Claude Code with deep technical expertise in product architecture and agentic AI. Teaches restaurant executives how to implement AI across their organizations.
Latest Episodes
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Billion Tokens a Week and Vibe Code Redemption
Token consumption at scale and vibe coding effectiveness in production environments.
The AI Redpill and Planning Mode
Job displacement concerns when using AI and planning mode's transformative potential for rapid adoption.
Topics We Dig Into
No fluff. Every episode covers real AI use cases for restaurants.
AI Tools & Workflows
Hands-on reviews of the AI tools that actually move the needle for restaurant operations.
Culture & Adoption
How to get your team on board with AI — from kitchen staff to C-suite.
Restaurant-Specific AI
Use cases built for restaurants: menu optimization, delivery routing, demand forecasting.
Industry Perspectives
Conversations with operators, vendors, and builders shaping the future of restaurant tech.
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