3. Avocaderia: A menu for Instagram fans
Avocaderia, an eatery within the Industry City Food Hall in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been serving up avocado-centric toasts, salads, bowls and smoothies since April 2017. The photogenic avocado toast creations have turned the concept into an Instagram hit, with fans packing in to sample those and other globally influenced fare. Founders Francesco Brachetti, Alberto Gramigni and Alessandro Biggi infuse the menu with Italian, Mexican, Japanese and Egyptian flavors.
In February 2018, Biggi pitched the Sharks, hoping to win a $300,000 investment to expand the millennial-friendly Avocaderia to other urban centers. He ended up landing $400,000, jointly contributed by Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran, who received a 20% stake in the company in return. In May of last year, the partners established an outpost in Manhattan and plan to open 20 restaurants over the next four years, starting with Los Angeles and San Diego, according to reports.