Ralph Brennan
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Ralph Brennan is a New Orleans-based restaurateur and head of The Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group.
A former CPA
with Price Waterhouse & Company
, Brennan entered the family business in the early 1980s as one of a group of eight third-generation cousins active in the United States restaurant industry. His company runs four restaurants, three of which are in New Orleans. Among them:
Brennan is co-owner of three additional restaurants:
Among Brennan's industry honors are the 1997 Gold Plate Operator of the Year, the highest honor bestowed by the International Foodservice Manufacurers Association. He has also served as president of the National Restaurant Association
as well as chairman of its educational foundation.
A former CPA
Certified Public Accountant
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with Price Waterhouse & Company
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, Brennan entered the family business in the early 1980s as one of a group of eight third-generation cousins active in the United States restaurant industry. His company runs four restaurants, three of which are in New Orleans. Among them:
- BACCO, an Italian restaurant in the French QuarterFrench QuarterThe French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. When New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was originally centered on the French Quarter, or the Vieux Carré as it was known then...
opened in 1991 - Red Fish Grill, also in the French QuarterFrench QuarterThe French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. When New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was originally centered on the French Quarter, or the Vieux Carré as it was known then...
opened in 1997 - Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown DisneyDowntown DisneyDowntown Disney is the name of two outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complexes located at two Disney resorts:* Downtown Disney , at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida...
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as one of its original tenants in 2001 - Ralph’s on the Park, adjacent to historic City Park in Mid-City New Orleans, opened in 2003
Brennan is co-owner of three additional restaurants:
- Mr. B’s Bistro
- Commander's Palace
- Brennan’s of Houston
Among Brennan's industry honors are the 1997 Gold Plate Operator of the Year, the highest honor bestowed by the International Foodservice Manufacurers Association. He has also served as president of the National Restaurant Association
National Restaurant Association
thumb|National Restaurant Association logoThe National Restaurant Association is a restaurant industry business association in the United States, representing more than 380,000 restaurant locations. It also operates the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation...
as well as chairman of its educational foundation.