Work
Not a client list. These are rooms we owned, operated or opened ourselves, which is the only kind of proof a two-person firm can honestly offer.
$7.8M
UKIAH, two locations
$28M
Zuma Miami, annual
200
Zuma New York, opening team
3
Buya, countries
Selected
Built from a concept on paper to an open restaurant, and still ours. Recognized in the Michelin Guide.
The second location, built on the operating system the first one produced — which is the argument we make to every client.
Steven took it from a building site through hiring, training and service standards, then ran it for four years.
Hired and trained the opening team. The fourteen-month runway this firm is named for is the one Steven worked to here.
A James Beard Best New Restaurant semifinalist and an OpenTable Top 100 restaurant in America in its first year. Later expanded to Mexico City and exited.
Michael built a ramen brand from a single location to operations in three countries — the trademark, the supply chain and the corporate structure behind it, not only the restaurants.
References from owners and operators available on request.
KYU Mexico City
The same room, finished and then working. Everything between those two photographs is the job.