Have you ever sat in a beautifully lit café, sipping a hot cappuccino, watching plates fly out of the kitchen, servers glide between tables, and thought — How hard can it really be to run a restaurant?I have. More times than I can count. And every time, I’ve wildly underestimated the answer.   Because from the customer’s side of the counter, everything looks effortless — the clink of cutlery, the aroma of freshly baked garlic bread, the hum of conversations blending into the