Some operators wonât even say the word âbankruptcy.â Take Adam Zeitsiff, CEO of Goldâs Gym when it filed for Chapter 11 in May 2020. I donât use the B-word, he said at the time. His public relations firm preferred restructuring through the court process.â
But can bankruptcy be a good thing? These five operators used the process to their advantage.
1. Diamonds in the rough. Chris Rowland, CEO of Pet Supplies Plus, moved quickly when news broke last November that Pet Valu was closing its 358 U.S. stores. âWe heard the announcement of them liquidating, so we reached out to their real estate department and had a conversation, and they were accommodating in terms of giving us information on stores we were specifically interested in.â
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Rosemary Bistro Cafe’s bouillabaisse is packed with mussels, squid, shrimp, scallops, red snapper, monkfish and vegetables, and served with baguette slices with garlic saffron aioli. Photo by Deb Lindsey
Rosemary Bistro Cafe
Upper Northwest D.C.
“Have you eaten with us before?” Fred Darricarrere asks when I call in an order to Rosemary Bistro Cafe, the restaurant he opened in Upper Northwest D.C. in July. “No,” I reply, not letting on that I’m a restaurant critic. “Ah! It’s a cold winter night, so I’ll add a warm baguette as a thank you. It will soak up all those good juices of your boeuf bourguignon and bouillabaisse.” In my follow-up reporting, he sends a video of the 2,000-square-foot interior, with its gold tin ceiling, skylights, vintage French travel posters, mustard-colored floor and stunning Medusa-like red an
Favorite recipes for Mother’s Day brunch 28 Recipes
28 Mother’s Day brunch recipes, from mimosas and muffins to eggs and greens.
May 7, 2021
If your mother is anything like mine, whatever food you put in front of her this Sunday for Mother’s Day (or most any day) will make her happy, mostly because you made it for her and also because she did not have to lift a finger to do anything other than eat it. If you’re not sure what to make, you are reading the right post. We have recipes and you have choices.
Where to start? Well, if your mom is a drinker, along with the coffee, start her day with a bacon bloody Mary or a mimosa for atmosphere, if nothing else. Then it becomes a matter of whether you want to go sweet, savory or both.
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