ForkFight!: Whisks, Risks, and Conflicts Behind the Restaurant Curtain

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The most compelling, insightful, and white-knuckled journey behind the restaurant curtain since Anthony Bourdains Kitchen Confidential.

Mark H. Brezinski is a forty-five-year veteran of the dynamic restaurant industry. A graduate of the famed School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, Mark went on to create or co-create multiple nationally acclaimed restaurant companies. His experiences span the globe in search of culinary discoveries and inspirations with industry icons like the late Norman Brinker, Paul Fleming, Phil Romano, and chefs Michael Mina and Mark Miller. Marks restaurants have featured an international buffet of foods that include Indian, Italian, French, and Vietnamese. His travels have taken him from Tokyo to Tuscany, from San Francisco to Shanghai, from Mumbai to Maui. This book takes you to all of these places and more, while telling behind-the-scenes storiessometimes funny, often heartbreaking, and never without lessons learned. The journey is a remarkable tag-along to the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur and the self-discovery that comes with each stop. Mark resides in Dallas and, never one to leave a stone unturned, is currently founder of his latest concept, Bizzy, which features his vision of better fast food.

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Mark H. Brezinski is a forty-five-year restaurant industry veteran who has created or co-created multiple nationally recognized and rewarded restaurant concepts. His experience spans the globe and his connections with industry icons is deep. He is recognized in the restaurant industry as co-founder and/or creator of restaurant concepts that have won Hot Concept and Concepts of Tomorrow awards and was recently named one of Nations Restaurant News Most Influential Restaurant CEOs.