Dining Table podcast: Betting on Michigan Avenue with George Archos

In this episode, we delve into insights from a Chicagoan who became a restaurant owner at 19. George Archos, the founder and CEO of Verano Holdings, recently opened a new restaurant on the Magnificent Mile and shares why it's still the place to be. We also learn what restaurants and cannabis have in common — and David Manilow finds out how Archos is thriving in both.Plus, Crain’s Ally Marotti returns to outline those extra surcharges at the bottom of your restaurant bill, and Manilow makes the case for a single, standard service fee.

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