Ralph Brennan
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"Ralph Brennan" is a New Orleans-based restaurateur and head of The Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group.

A former certified public accountant/CPA with PricewaterhouseCoopers/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 seven restaurants, six of which are in New Orleans, as well as a catering business. Among them:

*"[http://www.bacco.com/ BACCO]", was an Italian restaurant in the French Quarter opened in 1991, Closed 2010

*"[http://www.redfishgrill.com/ Red Fish Grill]", also in the French Quarter opened in 1997

*"[http://www.rbjazzkitchen.com/ Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen]" in Downtown Disney (Disneyland Resort)/Downtown Disney, Anaheim, California as one of its original tenants in 2001

*"[http://www.ralphsonthepark.com/ Ralph’s on the Park]", adjacent to historic City Park in Mid-City New Orleans, opened in 2003

*"[http://www.cafenoma.com/ Cafe NOMA]" Located in the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park, Opened 2009

*"[http://www.ralphbrennancatering.com/ Ralph Brennan Catering & Events]" Opened 2011

*"[http://www.heritagegrillmetairie.com/ Heritage Grill]", Located In Heritage Plaza on Veterans Blvd, Opened 2011

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We need to be able to increase our efforts and the efforts of the CVB to sell the Convention Center. This is a huge investment for the state, and we need to make sure it pays off.

You'll notice the common theme is the grill. That way we'll only have to wash a limited number of pots.

Staff is our most significant challenge. We already know that many of them will not return.

Right now we're still moving forward, That's all up in the air now.

We're paying more, we're offering great benefits, we're doing everything we can think of, but it's hard getting people to come back. I think a lot of people just aren't interested in returning right now.