Born and raised in New York and French Culinary Institute-educated, Chef Peter Sherman is the creative force behind the restaurant BarBacon as the owner and the head chef. In BarBacon, Peter has capitalized on his intimate knowledge and his considerable talent with menu’s focused on the single craving of bacon that has proven both underserviced and underappreciated. Throughout his career Peter has worked for and under some of the best chefs in the world including Joel Robuchon L’Atelier, David Bouley’s Danube, April Bloomfield’s Breslin, Veritas and the Four Season’s Hotel.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Peter’s Father
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I started my business when I was still working. When I decided I was going to open my own restaurant the very first thing you got to do is create a concept and find a location. And in New York that is a pretty difficult thing, the latter be more difficult than the first. So I worked, I had to worked because I had to work, you have got to pay your bills, while I was looking for locations. And when you look for locations you need to negotiate places and then go and see these things and even after you have opened you still have the cash flow issue where you need to sort of generate something to live on. So my biggest problem opening had been how do I deal with running two full-time jobs and not have that be a hindrance, as well as sleepless nights”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
‘None’
Favourite Quote:
“He does what he says and says what he means”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“one surround yourself with smarter people than you and make sure that they are giving you constructive criticism not just being a yes-man. And secondly you need the support in your house, whoever that significant other is needs to be your constant cheerleader, needs to be partner in the truest sense of the word. And don’t be afraid to fail. And change is a competitive opportunity, it’s an opportunity like everything else on the planet. You want to challenge yourself to make sure you understand what you are capable of doing. In the toughest moments are always the moments that separate you from the rest of the pack. And you are going to face as dire moments as you can possibly think to overcome. The minute you overcome them you realise that you know separate yourself from other people who haven’t been able to do that. And don’t be afraid of the really really hard moments almost look for one… you are going to know exactly the character of the person that you hold, the amount of work ethic you think you actually have. All of it will be challenged and all of it will test you. You have got to be welcome to the idea that that’s going to happen and you have got to be ready for the challenge of overcoming”…[Listen for More]
More About Peter Sherman:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” Henry David Thoreau
Other Quotes From the Chat with Peter Sherman:
- “if you are driven enough then nothing is going to stop you”
- “I knew the path I wanted to be on”
- “I made a ton of mistakes. I don’t think you can do these things without making mistakes. I made every mistake you can possibly make in terms of looking for a location”
- “the truth is you need support”
- “after you open you realise that there is so much that needs to get done in a day that having the help of another person that is on that same sort of equity driven path that you are on is invaluable”
- “when you open a restaurant to truly if you are a first-time owner 80% of the decisions you make are first-time decisions”
- “you just need to work as hard as you can possibly work. If you are not working harder than anyone else you have ever met, anyone else you know then you are not going to survive”
- “this is not for the light-hearted, this is not for people that are thinking this will be some kind of fun task”
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