Fleming’s Steakhouse
Paul Fleming has undoubtedly come a long way since growing up in Iberia, Louisana. He attended Loyola University and his first professional experience in the dining industry began as a dishwasher at a local New…
View PostNoodles & Company
The story of Noodles & Company starts in the trendy Greenwich Village in New York City when a 33-year-old brand manager for Pepsi stopped in Mamie’s Asian Noodle Shop for a bite to eat. Arron Kennedy was…
View PostBill Miller Bar-B-Q
It is difficult to open a successful restaurant today, but it was undoubtedly as tricky or more in 1950 when Bill Miller took a $500 investment (loan) from his dad and opened his first business.…
View PostMoe’s Southwest Grill
After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Martin Sprock was only in his late 20’s when he started the popular smoothie chain, Planet Smoothie in 1995. After five successful years of the smoothie business…
View PostRuth’s Chris
If you don’t know the story of the Ruth behind Ruth’s Chris, you’re simply in for a treat. Ruth Fertel, born in Happy Jack Lousiana, was an amazing woman of strong will and some good…
View PostBruster’s Ice Cream
In the 1950’s, just outside Pittsburg, PA, the small town of Bridgewater had a diner called Jerry’s Curb Service where Bruce Reed worked. He probably wasn’t given a choice considering his parents owned it. It…
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