Start-up money for new restaurants remains hard to come by—unless you’re an established chef who has made one or more concepts work already and has a good idea what your next one should be.
No one can accuse Boston's Jody Adams of empire building. She's been a one-restaurant gal for the past 17 years, staying focused on her role as chef/owner of the much-heralded regional Italian standout Rialto in nearby Cambridge. Adams never r...