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'I vibe-coded a personal restaurant reservation agent'
A guest post.
May 28
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DoorDash isn’t afraid of your AI agents
It now has more (human) users than ever.
May 21
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Kristen Hawley
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Exclusive: EHI backs Blink with $17 million
Danny Meyer's PE fund, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, gives the growing workforce engagement app a hospitable shot in the arm.
May 18
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Kristen Hawley
7
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Top Tock exec is leaving Amex
Matt Tucker has some thoughts on the future of reservations: ‘I don’t know if an incredibly innovative, pure-play reservations company like Tock could…
May 5
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Kristen Hawley
6
A brief Toast takeover that'll last all year
A peek inside the short-lived IRL restaurant ad campaign and associated content maxxing to come
May 4
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Kristen Hawley
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April 2026
How pay-what-you-can actually works
Inside a feel-good service model with HAGS chef Telly Justice
Apr 30
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Kristen Hawley
6
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The FTC examines restaurant pricing on delivery platforms
Will forced transparency help or hurt independent restaurants?
Apr 22
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Kristen Hawley
3
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Not your average success stories
Good business, good people, good vibes
Apr 16
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Kristen Hawley
10
Okay fine I’ll download Beli
Its CEO sold me on the app during a live podcast recording… but there’s one big caveat
Apr 15
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Kristen Hawley
6
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'This is kind of controversial, but…'
Slang CEO Alex Sambvani on a potentially polarizing new voice AI feature and his company's $36m raise
Apr 3
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Kristen Hawley
3
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March 2026
What is Bilt Hospitality?
Company exec Sam Bakhshandehpour talks me through it.
Mar 31
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Kristen Hawley
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'Service Ready' is ready for service
Yay, a hospitality book written by a woman! A Q&A with Chai Pani co-founder Molly Irani
Mar 24
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Kristen Hawley
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