Restauteur of the Quarter Archives

Meet Gianni Chiloiro, Co-Owner of Doppio Zero (5 units), Nardo and Vida Tapas Restaurants

By Restaurant Realty in 2023 - Volume 25

Meet our latest RESTAURATEUR OF THE QUARTER: Meet Gianni Chiloiro, Co-Owner of Doppio Zero (5 units), Nardo and Vida Tapas Restaurants Steve Zimmerman recently sold Ortra Vex Restaurant in San Carlos to Gianni Chilorio, the Co-Proprietor of the Doppio Zero Restaurant Group. Gianni grew up in Italy with his mom and five sisters and cooking [...]

John Radovich of Bartenders Unlimited and Trevor’s Pub

By Restaurant Realty in 2020 - Volume 22

Meet our latest RESTAURATEUR OF THE QUARTER John Radovich of Bartenders Unlimited and New Owner of Trevor’s Pub John Radovich is our Restauranteur of the Quarter and in this challenging time that says a lot about him. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, John had an interesting start to his 42-year career in [...]

Jason Lee of Jason’s Restaurant (Greenbrae, CA)

By Restaurant Realty in 2020 - Volume 22

Meet our latest RESTAURATEUR OF THE QUARTER: Jason Lee of Jason's Restaurant, Greenbrae Jason Lee grew up in the restaurant business initially being encouraged by Sam Lee, his father, who owned 18 Giant Burger fast food operations in the Bay Area. Jason started working in his family business at 15 as a cashier and cook [...]

KOJI KANEMATSU OF ONIGILLY – RESTAURATEUR OF THE QUARTER

By Steven Zimmerman, CBI, M&AMI, CBB, FIBBA in 2017 - Volume 19

KOJI KANEMATSU OF ONIGILLY – RESTAURATEUR OF THE QUARTER When Koji, founder of ONIGILLY, first came to the US in 2006, he was surprised that despite the abundance of sushi restaurants he couldn’t find his favorite Japanese food, onigiri (rice balls). A fast food staple with over 2,300 years of history, onigiri is more frequently eaten than sushi in Japan. […]