LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
RESTAURANT HIGH CLASS OF 2012 COMMENCES WITH STYLE AND LAUGHS A huge thanks to the nearly 300 “students” and “faculty” from around the country that made Food Times at Restaurant High an event to remember. From the feedback we’ve received thus far, it was “mission accomplished” with respect to providing unmatched cutting edge content, great connections, and a fun and vibrant atmosphere. We couldn’t have done it without you and our amazing Restaurant High partners, for which we are sincerely appreciative. Our singular goal is to provide the highest level of service and expertise to our restaurant industry clients with an unrivaled commitment to the greatest industry in the world. Because of your support, our restaurant team has grown to more than 50 attorneys nationally covering more than 15 key substantive areas of law and business that impact restaurateurs on a routine basis. We thank you for the opportunity to serve you and look forward to hearing from you soon. Until next year, I’ll leave you with the commencement address words of Principal Judge Reinhold, “Learn it. Know it. Cook it!”
RILEY LAGESEN
National Restaurant Industry Group Chair rileylagesen@dwt.com
RACHEL ANTELEK
JOE ASCHBACHER
MONTE BAIER
Starbucks Coffee Company
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Panda Restaurant Group
KEITH BALDWIN
faculty
DWT
KRAIG BAKER
DWT
JOHN BENAZZI
DWT
WILEY CERILLI
RUSS BENDEL
SARAH BHAGWANDIN
GERARD CENTIOLI
The Habit Restaurants, LLP
DWT
ICON Restaurant Group
SinglePlatform
JEFF CHANDLER
ELLEN CHEN
SAMI DAUD
Cal’s Classic American
Mendocino Farms
Gourmet Gulf
CLIFF DEGROOT
DWT
MARIO DEL PERO
Mendocino Farms
MICHAEL DELLAR
Lark Creek Restaurant Group
MARY DROBKA
NANCY DERWIN-WEISS GREG DOLLARHYDE
DWT
faculty
DWT
Veggie Grill, Inc.
DAVID ERNST
DWT
DICK FOURNIER
SHEILA FOX MORRISON MARK FRIEDMAN
JASON FROGGATT
Fournier Group
DWT
Pinkberry
DWT
ROB GOLDBERG
SAM GOLDFINGER
JANET GRUMER
JUSTINE HUNTER
The One Group
DWT
Moss Adams
Tommy Bahama
GLENN INANAGA
BLYTHE JACK
ALAN JACKSON
Panda Restaurant Group
TSG Consumer Partners
Lemonade
JACOB HETH
DWT
faculty
MO HAWTHORNE
DWT
ROB HOOVER
Fournier Group
MATT JANOPAUL
SUDHIR KANDULA
ChefStable LLC
Pomodoro, Inc.
SinglePlatform
LAIRD KOLYDYKE
KURT KRASKNESKI
RILEY LAGESEN
DANIEL LAVINDER
Winona Capital
Craft Brew Alliance
DWT
Fournier Group
KURT HUFFMAN
JEFF KOLTON
Franchis Market Ventures
STEVE LEDOUX
MATT LEMASTER
ERIC LENT
KRISTOFER LOFGREN
DWT
DWT
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Bamboo Sushi
DENNIS LOMBARDI
WD Partners
faculty
RYAN MAGARIAN
COLIN MCCABE
Liquid Relations
Chop’t Salad Co.
GILLIAN MURPHY
DWT
JESS LYON
DWT
ZAK MELANG
JENNA MOONEY
Matador Restaurants
DWT
GREG NEWMAN
NATE OPPER
JOHN OWSLEY
Baja Sharkeez, Inc.
Matador Restaurants
Catterton Partners
ERIKA PLUMMER
General Growth Properties
BURKE RICE
TFG Card Solutions
AUDREY SAUNDERS
RICH RAWSON
STEVEN RICH
DWT
LORI RICHARDSON
Moss Adams
faculty
JON SCHLEGEL
TOM SECOR
MARK SALTZGABER
TIM SHIMOTAKAHARA
Pegu Club
Snooze, an AM Bakery
TFG Card Solutions
CHRIS SIMMS
MIKE SMITH
SHELLEY SPANDORF
GINA ST. GEORGE
Lazy Dog Cafe
D.A. Davidson & Co.
DWT
Moss Adams
D.A. Davidson & Co.
KARINA STADELMAN
LARRY SUMMERTON
Moss Adams
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group
DUKE TUFTY
Provenance Hotels
KAREN THIESSEN
DWT
faculty
DWT
BASHAR WALI
TREY THOMAS
SARAH TUNE
DWT
MARC WILLIAMS
DWT
NOT PICTURED GREG ARMSTRONG, Dorado Contruction MICHAEL AUBREY, Janmar Lighting LORIN CORTINA, Apple American Group PETER GILLETTE HUGH HILTON, Alvarez and Marsal Capital BRAD KLAPPER, Nourish Capital MICHAEL LEVINE, Tastes on the Fly, LLC DAVID MACHADO, David Machado Restaurants ROB MALETIS, Maletis Beverage IAN OLSEN, Lemonade MICHAEL PIHOWICH, Moss Adams
JOHN PLEW, Concept Entertainment CHRIS REILLY, KarpReilly, LLC JOHN SARICH, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates BILL TERHAR, Top Pot Doughnuts MANNY VALDES, Frontera Foods JIMMY VEAZEY, Apple American Group
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