Ralph Brennan

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Ralph Brennan
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Ralph at Cafe B
Born (1951-12-13) December 13, 1951 (age 70)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Education
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
Websitewww.neworleans-food.com

Ralph Brennan is a New Orleans-based restaurateur and head of The Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group.

A former CPA with Price Waterhouse & Company, Brennan entered the family business in the early 1980s as one of a group of eight third-generation cousins active in the United States restaurant industry. His company runs seven restaurants, six of which are in New Orleans, as well as a catering business. Among them:

  • BACCO was an Italian restaurant in the French Quarter opened in 1991, Closed 2010
  • Red Fish Grill, also in the French Quarter, opened in 1997
  • Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney, Anaheim, California as one of its original tenants in 2001[1]
  • Ralph’s on the Park, adjacent to historic City Park in Mid-City New Orleans, opened in 2003
  • Cafe NOMA Located in the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park, Opened 2009
  • Ralph Brennan Catering & Events Opened 2011
  • Heritage Grill, Located In Heritage Plaza on Veterans Blvd, Opened 2011
  • Cafe B Located on Metairie Road, Opened 2011
  • Brennan's Restaurant Co-owner with Terry White, Opened 2014
  • Napoleon House, Acquired May 2015

Brennan is co-owner of three additional restaurants:

  • Mr. B’s Bistro
  • Commander's Palace
  • Brennan’s of Houston

Among Brennan's industry honors are the 1997 Gold Plate Operator of the Year, the highest honor bestowed by the . He has also served as president of the National Restaurant Association as well as chairman of its educational foundation.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Review". Hunting Pixie Dust. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-14.

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