The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers, investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more. Launched in January 2022, the Restaurant Dealmaker Show has yielded 1.2M+ viewers of its 51 episodes between broadcasting live to Facebook and YouTube, replays and live & recorded Zoom webinars. For more information, please visit https://restaurantdealmaker.com/ INTERESTED in a being a guest? Reach out to Producer Jeremy Broekman at Jeremy@broekmancomm.com or call 818-212-9201. #RestaurantBrokers #RestaurantBrokerage #SteveZimmerman

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October 22, 2026 • 41 mins

Episode 53: Discover how Amici's co-founder Peter Cooperstein built a lasting pizza brand through restaurant leadership, innovation, food quality, and customer loyalty. In this episode of the Restaurant Dealmaker Show, host Steve Zimmerman sits down with Peter Cooperstein, co-founder of Amici's East Coast Pizzeria, to explore the entrepreneurial journey behind one of the San Francisco Bay Area's longstanding pizza brands. From ...

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Welcome to Episode 52 of the Restaurant Dealmaker Show featuring Michael Pauwels, a chef-turned-broker with 40 years in hospitality. Michael shares his journey from starting one of Europe’s first Tex-Mex restaurants to becoming a broker, and discusses preparing businesses for sale, valuation methods, confidentiality issues, automation trends, cost control, and the importance of people in hospitality.

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51st Episode of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show Adriano Paganini Founder & CEO, Back of the House Adriano Paganini, one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most accomplished restaurateurs and the founder and CEO of Back of the House, makes his first-ever podcast appearance on an upcoming episode of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show, hosted by restaurant industry veteran and Restaurant Realty Company founder Steve Zimmerman.

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Join us for a special 50th Episode of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show Noah Alper Founder & Former CEO, NOAH'S BAGELS

Founder & Former CEO, Noah's Bagels From Failures to Success: Noah's Entrepreneurial Journey The Moral Compass of a Successful Businessman In this interview, Noah shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey, including lessons from failures, the importance of ethics, and balancing personal and busines...

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Join us for Ep#49 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show Pete Sittnick Managing Partner, Waterbar & EPIC Steak

Pete Sittnick is a longstanding restauranteur in San Francisco. He has served as Managing Partner of Waterbar and EPIC Steak since the iconic restaurants opened in 2008. Sittnick has opened, operated and supervised more than 20 restaurants in the Bay Area and across the country. Watch the show on&nbs...

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Ep#48 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show Roland Passot French Chef & Restauranteur

Chef Roland Passot is an acclaimed French-born chef, restaurateur, and culinary leader whose career began in Lyon, France, where he trained under renowned Michelin-starred chefs Jean-Paul Lacombe of Léon de Lyon and Pierre Orsi before continuing his journey in Chicago at the legendary Le Français with Jean Banchet. After moving to San Francisc...

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Join us for Ep#47 of🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙with Faz Poursohi, Founder & Principal, Faz Restaurants.

ABOUT FAZ POURSOHI

Faz Poursohi is a celebrated Bay Area restaurateur whose career reflects a rare blend of culinary passion, entrepreneurial vision, and operational excellence. Born in Tehran and inspired early by the freshness and flavor of farm-to-table living, Faz came to the United States in 1974 to study Systems ...

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Join us for Ep#46 of🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 with Brian Bennett, Founder & Principal, Bennett Hospitality Group. Join the 1,000,000+ who’ve heard our 45 Episodes. Podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio and everywhere you get your podcasts! Learn more at RestaurantDealmaker.com About Brian Bennett

Brian Bennett is the founder and principal of Ben...

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Join us for Ep#45 of🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 with Dennis Berkowitz, Veteran Restaurateur & Hospitality Executive. Join the 1,000,000+ who’ve heard our 44 Episodes.. Podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio and everywhere you get your podcasts! Learn more at RestaurantDealmaker.com About Dennis Berkowitz

Dennis Berkowitz is a veteran restaurateur a...

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Join us for Ep#44 of🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 with Dan Baker, Founder & Former Owner, MarchĂ© Restaurant Join the 850,000+ who’ve heard our 43 Episodes. Podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio and everywhere you get your podcasts! Learn more at RestaurantDealmaker.com About Dan Baker Dan Baker began his restaurant career at age 16 bussing tables&m...

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Ep#43 of🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 Kevin Weinberg Executive Chef / Co Owner Walnut Creek Yacht Club

Chef Kevin Weinberg is a celebrated chef and restaurateur with more than 50 years of experience spanning Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia, and the United States. After honing his craft at the California Culinary Academy and under esteemed mentors such as Albert Tordjman, Kevin built a career defined by culinary explorat...

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Ep#42 of🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 Emily Winston Founder & CEO Boichik Bagels

Emily is the Founder and CEO of Boichik Bagels, begun as a pop up in 2017 and is now 10 shops in California plus wholesale. The bagels have been acclaimed by no less than the New York Times as arguably better than those found in New York. She has degrees in mechanical engineering and transportation technology and policy from Cornell and UC Dav...

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Special Crossover Episode Ep#41 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 Patrick Totah & Andy Mirabell Restaurant Deal Making EXPOSED! Podcast and agents of Restaurant Realty Company

Restaurant Deal Making EXPOSED! is a podcast to support Sellers and Buyers through the restaurant or bar sales process. Show hosts Patrick Totah and Andy Mirabell are ex-restaurateurs and seasoned brokers who specialize exclusively in restaurant sa...

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Ep#40🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 Charles "Chuck" Frank President & Restaurateur CAF Restaurant Services, Inc. Prego. Chianti. MacArthur Park. Tutto Mare. Il Fornaio. Johnny Rockets. What do all of these California restaurants have in common? One man: Charles “Chuck” Frank. What do all of these California restaurants have in common? One man: Charles “Chuck” Frank.

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Ep#39🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 Jesse Ziff Cool Founder/Owner, Flea Street Author, Restaurateur & Consultant 

Jesse Ziff Cool has been dedicated to sustainable agriculture and cuisine since 1975 as a writer, restaurateur, spokesperson, and consultant for eco-conscious food service, waste management, food justice, and social and corporate responsibility in the food industry. She is the author of seven cookbooks, mo...

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Ep#38 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show MARIANN COSTELLO President, Scoma’s Restaurant Fisherman’s Wharf

Mariann Costello, President, Scoma’s Restaurant Fisherman’s Wharf has 40 years of hospitality experience in the Bay Area. She served as President of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, President of the San Francisco Taxicab Commission; Chairwoman of the San Francisco Travel Association Board;...

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Ep#37 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 BOB HOUSE President, Co-Star’s Business for Sale marketplace BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com and FindaFranchise.com

Robert (Bob) A. House, President of Business for Sale, joined the Company in 2012 and leads CoStar’s business for sale marketplace websites including BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com and FindaFranchise.com. These websites represent the largest database of bus...

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Ep#36 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 JIM MIZES Consultant/Strategic Advisor/Retired CEO

Jim Mizes has spent the last 30+ years working to scale and build new brands. After an initial career in finance, Jim moved to Operations in the late 80’s with Taco Bell. At Taco Bell, Jim pioneered the 59/79/99 cent menu of the early 90’s that changed the value equation for fast food. In the earl...

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Ep#35 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 SCOTT RODRICK President/CEO, Rodrick Foods McDonald’s Franchisee in San Francisco

Scott Rodrick was born with ketchup in his veins—a colorful metaphor borrowed from Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, and one that perfectly captures his lifelong connection to the restaurant world. Growing up, Scott learned the art of crafting the perfect hamburger from his father, Guy...

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Ep#34 of 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 JEREMY BROEKMAN, Producer Restaurant Realty Marketing/PR Director

Today, December 12, 2024, we celebrate three years of production and marks the end of season 3 with our 34th episode. After successfully streaming to Facebook and YouTube, and thanks to supporters and listeners like you, we’ve reached 450,000 views and we’re ready to unlock the next phase for the dealmaker sho...

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