Timeline

Coconut Grill opens on the Upper East Side

Brenda is still working as Director of Accounts Payable in the corporate office 23 years later!

Isabella's opens on the Upper West Side. In 1994 hostesses included Jennifer Gardner (now married to Ben!) and Donna Rodriguez (now the VP of PR for BR Guest!). The Upper West Side obsesses over the "chocolate bag" and never looks back! The Isabella family continues to celebrate their anniversary with us every year!

Park Avalon opens with investors like fashion designer Nicole Miller

Stephen opens his first corporate office at 225 Park Avenue South

Restaurant Week takes New York City by storm for the first time- of course, we participate!

Blue Water Grill opens in the old Metropolitan Bank on Union Square pushing sushi into an American seafood restaurant and live jazz all in the same space. No wonder the ladies of Sex and the City Season 1 dined on the cafe and it remains in the Zagat Top 10 Most Popular Restaurants today!

Ocean Grill opens near Isabella's and gets a fanfare for its cameo in "You've Got Mail."

Atlantic Grill opens and immediately gets a regular following of Upper East siders

Ruby Foo's Dim Sum and Sushi Palace opens on the Upper West Side with a nod to a former woman, Ruby Foo, in New York City in the 1950s. David Rockwell rocks the design and Hal Rubenstein from New York Magazine declares "the best dumplings" in the city!

Ruby Foo's Times Square opens in the heart of Broadway and Times Square with the premier party for The Producers

BR Guest restaurants start going head to head in softball in Central Park

Coconut Grill closes and the Upper East Side mourns the loss of their sweet potato fries with maple dipping sauce

Blue Fin opens on New Year's Eve right after 9/11 with a flashy design by Yabu Pushelberg and a Grammy party to remember with multi-winner Nora Jones

Fiamma Osteria opens with Chef Michael White and 3 stars from the New York Times and later a cookbook

Stephen buys the 206 Spring Street building, moving the corporate office further downtown to Soho

Dos Caminos Park opens, Jessica Simpson tries the Blue Pomegranate margarita and falls in love

Dos Caminos SoHo opens with partner John McDonald, giving shoppers a reason to stop, sit and get sunned in the cafe on Houston and Broadway

Stephen goes west with Fiamma Trattoria Las Vegas in the MGM Grand and Fiamma Trattoria at the James Hotel Scottsdale, named one of Travel and Leisure's sexiest new resorts

Back on the homefront, Stephen opens a new creative annex for the corporate office at Milk Studios

Level V creates yet another party in the Meatpacking District with partner Eugene Remm in a former Civil War Hospital....and Sex Club!

Vento Trattoria opens bringing Italian small plates and a giant cafe to the corner of 14th Street

Blue Water Grill Chicago opens under the eye of PR pro Amanda Puck

Park Avalon closes and Barca 18 opens with partner Eric Ripert in the same space and a young sous chef named Brian O'Donohoe, later to be the Executive Chef at Primehouse New York. JT and Cameron Diaz get their groove on at the opening party for the first time....

David Burke's Primehouse at the James Hotel Chicago opens and we buy a bull...yes, a bull...named Prime! Barney's exec Jean Pressman rocks the art on the walls!

Another Dos! This one on 3rd Ave and 50th Street!

Fiamma Osteria closes its doors for a quick break... and Fiamma opens under chef Fabio Trabocchi, landing another 3 stars from the New York Times and an appearance on Iron Chef America

Primehouse New York opens with the help of the bull, an aging room and Jessica Simpson rocking a "Real Girls Eat Meat" t-shirt in LAX airport.

We go green through the Green Restaurant Association!

We ink a not so small deal with Starwood Capital Group

Dos Caminos chef Scott Linquist writes the "Mod Mex" cookbook for Dos Caminos

Dos Caminos goes west to Vegas and Molly Sims christens the space with her "guac-a-molly" for charity!

Wildwood Barbeque opens in the former Barca 18 space when we poached pittmaster "Big Lou" from the NYPD to start touring the country's best bbq on his Harley

Level V closes its doors and bottle service, only to open 675 Bar with jenga tournaments every Tuesday; Mr. Rufus is flown over to the states from Europe and enjoys the scene at the Tribeca Film Festival opening after-parties- is that Sarah Jessica Parker?

Ruby Foo's Dim Sum and Sushi Palace on the Upper West Side, Fiamma in Soho and Blue Water Grill in Chicago close their doors

Stephen goes back to hotels with the Postcard Inn on the Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida and an opening party with synchronized swimmers. Wildwood BBQ & Burger is a natural pairing for the beach and Travel and Leisure gives us a cover story!

On the SAME DAY we open the Postcard Inn, after finding the perfect blend of beef from butcher Pat LaFrieda, we open Bill's Bar and Burger and Eater.com calls it "Fu**ing Fantastic!"

Mixologist Eben Klemm writes "The Cocktail Primer" so you can make drinks at home

Dos Caminos Meatpacking District takes over the old Vento space, trading meatballs for margaritas in the cafe!

Atlantic Grill stays east but expands west to Lincoln Center during the first Fashion Week in the area

Bill's Bar & Burger opens in Rockefeller Center with a spot on the Today Show

You'll just have to find us underground and see for yourself

COO Alex Gaudelet joins the company and brings ipads to the board room

Time to get guaced at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel

BR Guest hits the sand and the NJ Shore with Dos Caminos, Bill’s Bar and Burger and Atlantic Grill in Atlantic City!

Kibo opens with a modern Japanese menu created by acclaimed French chef Joel Robuchon in the heart of Gramercy above Union Square.

Strip House in New York City and Las Vegas become party of the BR Guest family!

Sammy D's hits the sand in Atlantic City, New Jersey under culinary sensation Chef Sam DeMarco, bringing an all-day, all-night, all-you-could-ask-for eatery to Harrah's Resort.

Strip House Grill opens next door to the original Strip House location in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, giving Strip House guests a place to enjoy a classic cocktail pre-dinner and neighborhood patrons a more casual alternative to steakhouse fare.