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Priya Raman
Founder & Chef-Owner · Common Table Hospitality
Austin, TX
Runs a five-restaurant group known for retaining staff twice as long as the industry average.
Biography
Priya Raman opened her first restaurant in 2013 with $80,000 in savings and a rented kitchen. Her group now operates five concepts across Austin. She is known within the industry for pay transparency, closed Mondays, and an operating manual her general managers rewrite every year.
Operating Principles
- 01
"You are hiring for the version of the person you'll have on their worst shift."
- 02
"Standards are the kindest thing you give your team."
- 03
"If you cannot pay for it in cash, you cannot afford it."
