Around the Corner: Los Angeles Edition

Around the Corner: Los Angeles Edition spotlights the chefs, creators, and entrepreneurs shaping the city’s local business scene. From the family legacy behind Woon to the craftsmanship poured into Offset Coffee, take a page from your neighborhood business owner's playbook. Discover how local leaders innovate, connect with customers, grow their businesses, and their community impact. Get Square insights about evolving consumer behavior, plus, hear from locals about what’s worth lining up for.

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Reaching Customers

8 Tips for Creating a Strong Restaurant Brand

Feb 06, 2025 — 3 min read

A strong brand can wow your customers. What does it take? We spoke with Keegan Fong of Woon Kitchen about his top tips on brand identity, storytelling, authenticity, and more.

Operating Your Business

Episode 5 Open for Business

Aug 29, 2025 — 1 min read

It’s a team, truly. The Ggiata crew gets ready for opening day in Highland Park with the people they trust.

Operating Your Business

Episode 4 Family Business

Aug 21, 2025 — 1 min read

Shout-out to mom. Ggiata's co-founder gives credit to a key collaborator for every new location.

Comedian Eric Wareheim learns what it takes to run a restaurant.

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Operating Your Business

Episode 3 The Build Out

Aug 15, 2025 — 1 min read

Ggiata's Max Bahramipour on riding the headwinds while opening a new location.

Reaching Customers

Episode 2 For the Community

Aug 07, 2025 — 1 min read

The Ggiata crew takes a break from building out the new location to celebrate community at their Melrose flagship.

Operating Your Business

Episode 1 Meet the Team

Jul 31, 2025 — 2 min read

Meet the team behind Ggiata as they bring East Coast deli sensibilities to LA.

No. 6 I’m a French-Trained Chef With a Passion for Soul Food: Here’s My Advice for Restaurant Owners Wanting to Reach More Diners

by Executive Chef Alisa Reynolds

Feb 06, 2025 — 3 min read

What does it take to grow a restaurant? For Chef Alisa Reynolds of My 2 Cents, it's a clear vision, a unique place in the market, and an organized team.

No. 5 The Art of Restaurant Branding: How I Built “The Coolest Chinese Restaurant” in My City

by Chef Keegan Fong

Feb 06, 2025 — 3 min read

Learn how Woon evolved from a popular pop-up to the beloved multi-location brick-and-mortar restaurant it is today using four key principles.

No. 4 3 Marketing Tactics I’ve Used to Create an Instagrammable Restaurant

by Chef Alvin Cailan

Feb 06, 2025 — 3 min read

Discover how Amboy chef, Alvin Cailan uses a variety of marketing tactics to reach growth milestones at his business.

Managing Your Finances

California Minimum Wage: Everything You Need To Know

by Square

Jan 18, 2025 — 2 min read

What is the minimum wage in California in 2025? Learn everything you need to know about changing wages in 2025 from Square.

Operating Your Business

Plants & Spaces — Blossoming From Pop-Up to Multihyphenate Plant Nursery With Plants & Spaces

by Maya Rollings

Oct 17, 2024 — 3 min read

Plants and Spaces owner Zilah Drahn discusses how partnering with Square helped simplify and streamline her business operations.

Offset Coffee — How This Multi-Location Coffee Business Sustains 40% YoY Growth With Square

by Natalie Zunker

Jul 25, 2024 — 5 min read

Flexible, integrated food and beverage technology helped the team at Offset Coffee grow its footprint and efficiently manage multiple revenue streams. Read on to learn more.

Operating Your Business

Mapping Broad Street Oyster Co.’s Journey From Pop-up Shop to Storefront Number 6

by Maya Rollings

Apr 09, 2024 — 4 min read

Here's how this seafood restaurant went from pop up shop to six physical locations in five years.

Operating Your Business

Charting Ggiata’s Growth From Single Cloud Kitchen to Multi-Location Brick-and-Mortar Deli

by Natalie Zunker

Feb 06, 2024 — 4 min read

Opening a new location can feel overwhelming. But with the right team dynamic and technology in place, scaling is seamless. Learn how Ggiata built-up their LA presence with Square restaurant technology.

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