Ralph Brennan
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Ralph Brennan | |
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 Ralph at Cafe B | |
| Born | December 13, 1951 |
| Education | Tulane University |
| Culinary career | |
Current restaurant(s)
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| Website | www.neworleans-food.com |
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 seven restaurants, six of which are in New Orleans, as well as a catering business. Among them:
- BACCO was an Italian restaurant in the French Quarter opened in 1991, closed 2010
- Red Fish Grill, also in the French Quarter, opened in 1997
- Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney, Anaheim, California, as one of its original tenants in 2001[1]
- Ralph's on the Park, adjacent to City Park in Mid-City New Orleans, opened in 2003
- Cafe NOMA located in the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park, opened 2009
- Ralph Brennan Catering & Events, opened 2011
- Heritage Grill, located In Heritage Plaza on Veterans Blvd, opened 2011, closed 2018[2]
- Cafe B, located on Metairie Road, opened 2011, closed 2018[3]
- Brennan's Restaurant co-owner with Terry White, opened 2014
- Napoleon House, acquired May 2015
Brennan is co-owner of three additional restaurants:
- Mr. B's Bistro
- Commander's Palace
- Brennan's of Houston
