MRM Talking With: MK Washko and Shari Drewitt of Better Being

5 Min Read By MRM Staff

A lot has changed since MK Washko and her wife and business partner, Shari Drewitt, started Better Being as a catering service for New York photographers back in 1994. As technology evolved, so did they and their embrace of blogging helped them when they eventually opened a take-out shop and a restaurant serving a market-driven, daily changing menu. Today, Better Being deliciously caters shoots and sets for a long and glittering client list of famous photographers, actors and musicians including Oprah Magazine, Rolling Stone, Nicki Minaj and Tina Fey.

Running a food business is hard work, and a lot of restauranteurs don’t have the budget or technical knowledge to build and run the online component while also running the business itself, especially if they have more than one. 

The dynamic duo spoke with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine to share some lessons learned about building an online business with tips for building and managing a site, optimizing its SEO and…