Richard Brennan (restaurateur)

Born

Richard Joseph Brennan

(1931-11-30)November 30, 1931

Irish Channel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

DiedMarch 14, 2015(2015-03-14) (aged 83)

New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

AlmamaterTulane University

OccupationRestaurateur

Richard Brennan
Born	Richard Joseph Brennan (1931-11-30)November 30, 1931 Irish Channel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	March 14, 2015(2015-03-14) (aged 83) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater	Tulane University
Occupation	Restaurateur

Richard Joseph Brennan Sr. (November 30, 1931^[1][2] – March 14, 2015) was an American restaurateur in New Orleans, Louisiana, along with his siblings in the 1970s, transformed Commander's Palace “into the definitive modern Creole restaurant of its generation.”^[3]

The Brennan Family Restaurants owned many restaurants including Mr. B's Bistro and Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse.^[3]

Brennan and his nephew Pip were two founders of the Mardi Gras superkrewe Krewe of Bacchus.^[3]