Born in Egypt and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Michael Mina is a Culinary Institute of America alum who spent his early years in the kitchen at Charlie Palmer’s Aureole in New York.

A key player in the Los Angeles restaurant world is The Lucques Group.

Jose Garces is an Ecuadorian-American chef who once beat Bobby Flay on “Iron Chef.”

José Andrés could be described as a force of nature.

Front Burner Restaurants straddles the sometimes disparate worlds of chain and independent restaurants with the 81-unit “breastaurant” concept Twin Peaks and one-offs like Mexican Sugar and Ida Claire.

This year, Major Food Group brought to fruition a massive project that made headlines.

With the debut of R.J. Grunts in 1971, Richard Melman launched what has become a multiconcept restaurant empire

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The best and brightest restaurant companies are not just creating one great concept; they're creating many. See Restaurant Hospitality's picks for powerful multi-concept companies that not only play it cool, they kick ass. See all concepts...

The best and brightest restaurant companies are not just creating one great concept; they're creating many. See Restaurant Hospitality's picks for powerful multi-concept companies that not only play it cool, they kick ass. See all concepts...