<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Othello's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Locally owned Italian restaurants, with two locations in Edmond and Norman, OK]]></description><link>https://www.othellos.us/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:32:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.othellos.us/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Expensive Thing in a Restaurant]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 35 years in the restaurant industry, one lesson stands above the rest: the most expensive thing in a restaurant is an empty chair. This article explores how empty seats affect cash flow, customer perception, and momentum, and why visible activity can become one of a restaurant’s most powerful marketing.]]></description><link>https://www.othellos.us/post/the-most-expensive-thing-in-a-restaurant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a7ef98ba6aec9a80eeba0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:04:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/211e50_70290af4366d4a249d871d25bcd1a6fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bob Weiss</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>