The Changeup

Michael Cioffi, Owner of Phoenicia Diner

March 11, 2024 Keith Hernandez Season 4 Episode 15
The Changeup
Michael Cioffi, Owner of Phoenicia Diner
Show Notes

This week's guest is the founder of Phoenicia Diner, Mike Cioffi. 

If you have ever been to the Catskills or ever had a friend go to the Catskills, you have surely heard of Phoenicia Diner.  It's a time warp to classic diners and yesteryear. It almost feels like you pulled up in a wood-paneled station wagon. And the food is really good. Actually, it's fantastic. 

We talk about his choice to change careers, how it became a social media phenomenon, some mistakes along the way, and why it has such a lasting power in a frantic fickle world.