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The Story of Grassburger
Jess Killeen and her husband Ed own Grassburger, with locations in Durango, CO, and Albuquerque, NM. What started as a transition to grass fed beef f…
9 years, 11 months ago
Scott Youkilis riffs on his years in the restaurant business
Scott owns Hog & Rocks, a highly successful restaurant in San Francisco. He's also opening Loma Brewing Company in Los Gatos, CA in just a few weeks.…
10 years ago
"Necessity is where creativity thrives"
Angela Salamanca came to the U.S. from Colombia, South America in 1993 as a 17-year-old rent high school graduate. She went to work for her uncle, wh…
10 years, 5 months ago
"We believe in people more than we do in things"
Meherwan Irani got an MBA and spent 15 years in corporate America, working for other people. He was not unhappy, but never jumped out of bed in the m…
10 years, 9 months ago
"It takes discipline to stay simple"
Cris Eddings co-owns Chuck's Fish (two locations) and Five Restaurant (five locations). He and his team follow their own compasses and don't pay atte…
10 years, 9 months ago
"I opened for $70,000 after starting with a $1,000,000 business plan"
Mic Heynekamp of Eddyline Brewery was in our book, Restaurant Owners Uncorked, and told me one of the most interesting stories I've ever heard about …
10 years, 10 months ago
The most important question to ask all interviewees
Kimberly Shingledecker started Pies & Pints along with partner David Bailey in Fayetteville, WV in 2003 in the basement of a house. By 2005 they had…
10 years, 10 months ago
"My lack of experience helped"
Rob Ward and his three business partners started Cantina 76 in Columbia, S.C. in November, 2009. They had no experience owning restaurants, and not m…
10 years, 10 months ago
"Do something common uncommonly well"
Dave Query started Big Red F Restaurant Group in 1993 and has turned it into a highly successful business with five concepts and soon-to-be thirteen …
10 years, 10 months ago
"If you jump in with both feet, doors will open"
Rayme Rossello is a very positive and inspiring person, who first co-owned a restaurant in 1999. That restaurant was very successful and grew to 5 lo…
10 years, 11 months ago