Ken Vix of An Affair To Remember
The Restaurant Dealmaker Ken has been a special person in my life as I worked with Ken for many years at Zim’s Restaurants, my family’s restaurant company. Ken, while attending UC Berkeley, was…
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2008
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Converting Problems Into Opportunities – Taking a Troubled Business and Turning it Into a Successful Business
Restaurant Realty In these challenging economic times we see a number of successful operators capitalizing on other operators problems and turning these problems into opportunities. There are a number of operators that…
Olivier Azancot & Eric Klein – Kings of Belden Place
Olivier Azancot and Eric Klein are partners who know how to bring a taste of Europe to San Francisco. They are long time friends who met in France while they…
Fine Tune Your Operations To Maintain Value in Today’s Economy
Today’s economy requires that operators maintain all the basics that have been discussed in the last Restaurant Rap issue which include a) serving quality food and beverages, b) providing good…
Wendy Brucker & Roscoe Skipper of Rivoli & Corso
Wendy Brucker & Roscoe Skipper joined together in creating their first European-style restaurant, Rivoli in 1994. Brucker, a well-experienced chef in the culinary arts, and Skipper, a ranked Certified Sommelier,…
The Key Ingredients of a Successful Restaurant, Bar or Night Club from a Customer’s & Buyer’s Perspective
From my many years experience in owning, operating and selling many restaurants, bars and nightclubs the points that set a successful operation apart from its competitors are an operator’s commitment…
Arthur B. Zimmerman – Founder of Zim’s Restaurants
Art Zimmerman, my father and mentor and founder and chairman of Zim’s Restaurants passed away on January 22, 2008. Dad was born on February 12, 1920 in Poland and immigrated…
2008 Will Be a Strong Year for Buying & Selling Restaurants, Bars & Nightclubs
Based on the busy activity we have experienced on both the selling and buying sides of our business it appears that 2008 will be another very busy year for Restaurant…