San Francisco Restaurateur, Dennis Leary, Named 2014 Empire Builder of The Year
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- September 9, 2014- San Francisco’s esteemed Best Chefs Academy announces the 2014 Best Chef Awards naming serial restaurateur, Dennis Leary, as the 2014 Empire Builder of the Year. The award comes as little surprise since Leary has spearheaded a SoMa-FiDi takeover with projects including: Trocadero Club, Cafe Terminus, and most recently Natoma Cabana.
Leary holds the title for the second year in a row, having been named Empire Builder of the Year at the 2013 Eater Awards, alongside partner Eric Passetti. Their most recent business bar venture, Natoma Cabana, opened their doors on July 16th in the former John Collins space. Leary and Passetti transformed the onetime blacksmith shop into a casual beer-garden-like setting, with an atmosphere reminiscent of a summer backyard barbecue.
“We want to build timeless places,”says Leary about his vision for his bars and restaurants, “The brand is that there is no brand.”The pair kicked off their career in 2008 by opening a sandwich shop known for its gourmet sandwiches and long lines, The Sentinel. Their next historic business venture: saving San Francisco’s century-old saloon right next door to The Sentinel, House of Shields. Leary continues to open eateries and bars such as the Golden West, Café Terminus, and Trocadero Club.
Leary has no plans of ending his reign on the empire that he has built in San Francisco’s SoMa-FiDi. We can’t wait to see what the unstoppable duo has in store for us next.
About Dennis Leary:
Dennis Leary, the man behind Canteen, in San Francisco where he was the chef-owner,The Sentinel, Golden West, and House of Shields, and partner Eric Passetti have already seen success with their other ventures: Trocadero Club and CaféTerminus. Their ventures have earned them the coveted Empire Builder of the Year at the 2013 Eater Awards making the two no-strangers to the industry. Natoma Cabana marks the third establishment by the industry leaders. Dennis Leary also roasts his own coffee on a 40-acre parcel in Capay Valley called Gauchito Hill Farm. He bought the property in 2013 and now supplies all the coffee this his restaurants.
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