The Power 20

This year's 20 elite leaders of the restaurant industry

The Power 20

L Catterton

Perhaps no investor in growth chains has been as active in the restaurant space in recent years as L Catterton.

The Power 20

John Folse

While Paul Prudhomme and Emeril were igniting a passion for Cajun and Creole cooking with TV audiences, John Folse was more quietly spreading the word. His...

At last year’s Restaurant Leadership Conference, Chip Conley, former head of global hospitality for Airbnb, attributed this piece of advice he received to...

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was Paul and Joe Bartolotta’s Wisconsin restaurant empire. It started with Ristorante Bartolotta in Wauwatosa,...

CEO John Bettin contends Tavistock Restaurant Collection restaurants are recognized by their “true hospitality—different than great service, although we...

Honolulu magazine recently called Hide Sakurai the biggest restaurateur Honolulu’s never heard of. With the opening of Shokudo Japanese Restuarant & Bar in...

When Mario Batali opened Babbo in 1998, his plan was not to launch dozens of restaurants. So what drove the growth of the Italian group? A longtime sous chef...

As the mother of the farm-to-table movement in Atlanta, Quatrano helped generate a market for locally sourced ingredients by growing her Star Provisions...

2016: LOCAL LEADERSEntrepreneurs developing the local dining scene, setting trends and standing out.Rob Apple & Tom WaltonJoe & Paul BartolottaLeslie...

While there are other fast casuals that tout sandwiches made with artisan breads and farm-sourced ingredients, Mendocino Farms’ chef-driven selections aim...

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