The Dining Table

The future of food and cannabis

Episode Summary

One of Chicago’s most prolific restaurateurs joins the show to share how cannabis figures prominently in his future growth plans. Scott Weiner is co-founder of the Fifty/50 Group, which owns or manages 19 establishments and expanded to include dispensaries in 2023. Weiner also compares the city's restaurant community with other major cities across the nation. Plus, Weiner has a lot to say about Chicago's phaseout of the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers.

Episode Notes

One of Chicago’s most prolific restaurateurs joins the show to share how cannabis figures prominently in his future growth plans. Scott Weiner is co-founder of the Fifty/50 Group, which owns or manages 19 establishments and expanded to include dispensaries in 2023. Weiner also compares the city's restaurant community with other major cities across the nation.

Plus, Weiner has a lot to say about Chicago's phaseout of the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers.