Suttonomics

With Daniel Patterson bringing Coi into the fold of selling tickets instead of offering reservations, what will be the impact on the industry as a whole? Ryan Sutton's latest economics column takes a look at the cost of OpenTable versus Nick Kokonas' Tickets system to find out if the "network effect" can be defeated by variable pricing and other perks. Kokonas also reveals that at least one more Michelin-starred SF restaurant will join up in the next few months. [~ EN ~]