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Growth Case Studies
What Our Readers are Building, Buying & Remodeling

Find Out What You Can Learn from Restaurateurs in the Startup and Growth Phase

Around the country, independent restaurateurs are starting new businesses, expanding current concepts, from casual to fine dining, in some cases from the ground up, other times by occupying existing spaces. Here, we look at the challenges, opportunties and successes of our readers.

RESTAURANT GROWTH CASE STUDY -- A Flexible Approach: Chef Eddie's Magnolia Café, Apalachicola Florida
In two decades of doing business on Florida's Gulf Coast, including riding out hurricanes and economic roller coasters, Eddie Cass has learned one thing about surviving in the restaurant business: fle . . . keep reading
The Negro League Cafe: Chicago South-Side Eatery Steps Up to the Plate
Linda Lee Walden
The Negro League Cafe:
Chicago South-Side Eatery Steps Up to the Plate The menu says it all: "Enjoy the food, digest the history." Negro League baseball history, to be exact. Donald R. Curry recently opened his Negro League Cafe on Chicago's South Side. In addition to providing customers with a good meal, the cafe honors the greatest players from the Negro League. Long before blacks were allowed to share the dugout with the likes of Honus Wagner and Babe Ruth, players like "Cannonball" Dick Redding and John Henry "Pop" Lloyd made their mark hitting and throwing pitches in the Negro League. The best of those Negro League players would show off at an all-star game played at the old Comiskey Park, not far from Curry's restaurant and in the heart of a community originally settled by black migrant workers. . . . keep reading
Cue at the Guthrie: Minneapolis Restaurant Sets the Stage for Performance
Gene Gentrup
Cue at the Guthrie:
Minneapolis Restaurant Sets the Stage for Performance Since taking a prominent place in the Minneapolis dining scene after its opening two years ago, the Cue at the Guthrie has carved a niche with buzzwords familiar in the restaurant industry. . . . keep reading
Dixie Belle's Bar-B-Q: New Eastery Comes Out Smokin'
Gene Gentrup
Dixie Belle's Bar-B-Q:
New Eastery Comes Out Smokin' Two days into the life of Apex, North Carolina's first barbecue restaurant, Richard Kazazian says he could not have cooked up a better opening. . . . keep reading
Connolly's Irish Pub: New Owner 'Divides and Conquers' in His Buildout of an Already Successful Concept
Susan Lawson
Connolly's Irish Pub:
New Owner 'Divides and Conquers' in His Buildout of an Already Successful Concept When the restaurateur next door -- a franchisee of a national QSR (quick-service restaurant) called it quits and vacated the premises -- pub owner Dave Molee (pronounced "Mo-lay") knew exactly what to do. He telephoned the strip mall's landlord to arrange to lease the empty space. . . . keep reading
Café Mundo: Eclectic, Green and Community-Centered
By Linda Lee Walden
Café Mundo:
Eclectic, Green and Community-Centered If it weren't for the ad in a local Newport, Oregon, coupon savings booklet, a tourist would probably pass by Café Mundo without giving it a thought. But the locals know better. . . . keep reading
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