Columbine Hospitality

30/01/2026

30/01/2026

The spicy udon is an absolute must at Plonk when you come to Mexico City.

27/01/2026

After 3 years of coaching independent restaurant operators, I'm making a move I never thought I'd make.

Solutions by Christin is now Columbine Hospitality.

When I started, I was one person with a framework and a belief that independent restaurants deserved better leadership support.

Then I hit a wall.

More operators needed help than I could serve alone. I was becoming the bottleneck in my own business—the exact problem I help my clients solve.

So I made the call.

I brought on Andrew Mangan as my partner and COO. 20 years of building systems that drive growth. The operational mind this company needed to scale.

What's changing:
→ A team of coaches to serve more restaurants
→ Expanded 1:1 coaching + new group programs
→ Bigger reach for the Independent Restaurant Framework

What's NOT changing:
→ My commitment to helping multi-unit operators build profitable, people-first systems
→ The podcast, the newsletter, the real talk
→ Same passion. Same results.

I've spent years telling restaurant owners they can't scale by doing everything themselves.

It was time I took my own advice.

Same mission. Bigger impact. Let's go. 🚀

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10/01/2026

Last nights experience was extraordinary. Do not wait to get in here and try everything on the menu. I had many favorites but the sous vide Chilean Sea Bass was my favorite! Congrats to this amazing team!!! Don’t miss the # at the bottom of the menu!

29/12/2025

Culture isn’t a poster on the wall.
It’s the decisions made during a rush.
The way issues are handled when no one’s watching.
The standards your team follows even when you’re not there.
When core values are clearly defined and woven into daily operations, something shifts:
-Decisions become clearer
-Expectations feel consistent
-Your team knows what you stand for
And the ripple effect matters — the right employees stay, the right guests return, and the business runs with less friction.
Culture isn’t built in one meeting.
It’s built in the everyday.

23/12/2025

Your restaurant’s core values aren’t just words on a wall — they’re the heartbeat of your business.

They act as your moral compass.

They guide your decisions when things get hard.

They shape how your team shows up, how your guests feel, and how your restaurant is experienced.

Core values define the essence of what makes your restaurant yours.

When they’re clear, everything else — culture, leadership, consistency — becomes stronger.

This is just one piece of the bigger picture that I walk through in my course!

18/12/2025

Calling all Denver restaurant owners and operators. You do not want to miss this!

Are you looking to adjust to rising costs without raising prices or slashing the schedule?

This January, join EatDenver and Jim Taylor, CEO of Benchmark Sixty, author of "Bold Operations, Building The Foundation Of Strategic Excellence In Restaurants," and international hospitality consultant, for an interactive, curated finance workshop where Jim will share:

📝 How to optimize your business model for 2026
📝 Practical labor strategies
📝 How to drive productivity in a restaurant, no matter the concept
📝 Real examples and hands-on exercises
📝 How to strategically adjust prices to benefit customers and the bottom line

Plus! Meet the team of Seed Money Consulting and receive EatDenver-exclusive savings on financial planning, tax preparation, business services, and investment management.

Event Details:
🗓️ Tuesday, January 6
⏰ 10a-12p
📍Metropolitan State University of Denver

Conquer your P&L in the new year - RVSP at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/profit-power-outsmart-costs-without-passing-them-on

17/12/2025

What if your business had a built-in assistant—one that never sleeps, never forgets, and helps you work smarter, not harder?

Let's break down how restaurant owners can use AI as a practical business tool—not to replace people, but to support them.

• Business plans & brand clarity
• Mission, vision & values
• Training manuals & job descriptions
• Menus, performance reviews & systems
• Marketing strategies & growth planning

AI can help you streamline operations, generate better ideas, and tackle the tasks that drain your time and energy.

This isn’t about trends...It’s about building a stronger, more efficient restaurant—using the tools already available to you.

This is just the beginning — the full framework on this topic and many others, lives inside my course. Check it out for more information!