Restaurant Groups, hospitality design firms...etc

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Thought id see if the collective could help me dig up some info. Im looking for some names of the top restaurant groups opening either multiple fine dining locations (not chains but seperate upscale hospitality projects) or entertainment complexes with multiple dining options covering fine dining down to snack carts. Things like casino groups are Ok...i realize that within the large complexes sometimes things like restaurant design and operations are sent to major consultant companies that design and open individual venues within a major project. Does anyone have any names of large consultancy groups that do a blended work like design, build, and operate?

I know this question is out of place on these forums but i think there quite a few hospitality professionals who roam here. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

Brendan

[ryanj]

First, I would probably post this in the restaurant life forum, but here is a list to get you started:

Lettuce Entertain You, Chicago

Cenitaire, Chicago

Myriad Restaurant Group, NYC

Hugo's Gibson's Restaurant Group, Chicago

Bobby Flay's Group, NYC

Mario Batali's Group, NYC

Michael Mina's Group, San Francisco

Kimpton Group, NYC

HC Restaurant Group, Chicago

BR Gueast, NYC

China Grill Management, NYC

Starr Restaurant Group, Philadelphia

Tom Collichio's Restaurant Group, NYC

Charlie Palmer's Restaurant Group, NYC

Todd English's Restaurant Group, Boston

Wolfgang Puck's Restaurant Group, LA

Emeril Lagasse's Restaurant Group, New Orleans

Seth Woods Restaurant Group, Boston

Barbara Lynch's Restaurant Group, Boston

Ken Oringer's Restaurants, Boston

Marche, Red Light, Gioco, Opera, Carnaval, Jerry Kleiner's Group, Chicago

Dinex Group, NYC

These groups have all opened multiple restaurants of varying calibur, most finer dining to fine dining. I don't have links to their webstites, but a google search should pop all of them up.

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wow ryan, thats awesome. thank you so much.

Brendan

[SundaySous]

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Dewd you rock!

edited to add exclamation point.

Edited December 6, 2007 by SundaySous (log)

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hah, thanks. im not sure why i rock but hey...wont complain.

B