Ep. 17: Dining with Ben Leventhal, founder of Blackbird

20/11/2024 55 min
Ep. 17: Dining with Ben Leventhal, founder of Blackbird

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This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater, Resy and, most recently, Blackbird.Blackbird: https://www.blackbird.xyz00:00 Introducing Ben Leventhal and Blackbird07:19 The Evolution of Restaurant Criticism15:28 Defining New York's Definitive Restaurants21:07 The Future of Dining Experiences30:54 Friction in Dining Culture35:11 Barriers to Restaurants' Adoption of Blackbird36:31 Newly Learnt Consumer Insights38:00 The Desire to Expand Beyond Restaurants40:00 The Blockchain's Role in Identity and Payments46:21 Ben's Best Meal of the Fall48:38 Content Evolution and Future Plans