Ralph Brennan
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Ralph Brennan | |
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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana | December 13, 1951
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Website | www.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[]
- ^ "Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Review". Hunting Pixie Dust. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
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Categories:
- Living people
- American restaurateurs
- 1951 births
- Culinary Institute of America people
- American business biography, 1950s birth stubs