Articles about Incubator News

Phil Romano sues Hofmann Hots CEO Frank Zaccanelli For Misuse of Funds

posted by Nancy Nichols | February 7th, 2013 5:30pm | filed under Bad critters, Food, Hot dogs are the new hamburger, I miss Il Mulino, Incubator News, It's just lunch, italian food, Overprivileged chimps, restaurant business news, Trinity Groves | 9 Comments »

Badda Bing: Do not piss of Phil Romano. He will sue you.

Really?  Holy cow.  I just flipped over to EaterDallas and saw the headline: Hofmann’s CEO Gets Sued for Using Company Money as His Personal Slush Fund.

Frank, I know you’re a tough guy but, dude, you don’t ever want to piss off Phil Romano. (Right Dotty?) Especially on his home court of Trinity Groves. Allegedly, Zaccanelli used $34,000 to pay for non-business expenses that include $1,ooo at a Dallas nightclub, a house and a job for his mistress, and other ditties for his wife. Romano and several other investors are suing Zaccanelli.

Excuse me for being naive  but how do people think they are going to get away with crap like this? Really? A house lease is considered a “facility payment?” Oink.

The first Hofmann Hots opens tomorrow at 11AM in Trinity Groves. I bet it will be packed now.

9 Comments »

A Construction Update on Sylvan | Thirty

posted by Carol Shih | October 4th, 2012 9:30am | filed under Incubator News |

Bradford Pearson over on Oak Cliff People has the update on the slow construction moves of Sylvan | Thirty. Looks like we’re not getting any Pearl Cup or fresh fish from Teiichi Sakurai’s market anytime soon… at least not until next spring.

 

Update on Trinity Groves: Restaurateurs are Lining Up. Potential Reality TV Show About Project Revealed

posted by Nancy Nichols | October 4th, 2012 9:00am | filed under As the Restaurant Turns, Hot dogs are the new hamburger, How to Open a Restaurant 101, Incubator News, restaurant business news, Sylvan|Thirty | 1 Comment »

Trinity Groves: Most of the front spaces in the green building are spoken for.

Last February, I took my first tour of Trinity Groves, the 13-acre restaurant-retail-artist-and-entertainment development at the base of the west end of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Developers Phil Romano, Stuart Fitts, and Larry “Butch” McGregor expect Trinity Groves to be a hotbed for entrepreneurial thinking. They compare the multi-use development filled with restaurants, shops, and potential living spaces to be what Silicon Valley is to high tech or what Ghirardelli Square is to San Francisco. They’ve cleared out the old truck terminal building (green building pictured above) and some surrounding spaces and are attracting some local culinary talent to participate in their Restaurant Concept Incubator program. Their vision is to house 30 concepts from this program plus restaurants from individual investors.

Romano has commissioned a pilot for The Restaurant Maker, a reality TV show for budding restaurateurs not unlike the process Shark Tank participants go through. I watched some of  45-minute promotional video and it’s well done. There are three episodes in the can. Each show features an potential talent going through the grueling process of getting a shot at owning their own restaurant. Hmm, this idea sounds a bit too familiar: Mark Cuban, I gave you the chance to make it big with me.

Jump for exciting construction site photos and insidery information about Trinity Groves.

Continue reading "Update on Trinity Groves: Restaurateurs are Lining Up. Potential Reality TV Show About Project Revealed"

1 Comment »

Update on the Progress at Sylvan| Thirty in West Dallas

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 27th, 2012 11:11am | filed under Bring it!, Cooking, Groceries, Incubator News, restaurant business news, Sylvan|Thirty, Trinity Groves |

West Dallas is about to become the culinary epicenter of  Dallas. Phil Romano, Stuart Fitts, and Larry “Butch” McGregor are hard at work on Trinity Groves, the 13-acre restaurant-retail-artist-and-entertainment development at the base of the west end of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.  Just around the corner is Sylvan| Thirty, a project geared to attract local food artisans and restaurants. Both developments have a culinary incubator in their plans. Romano & Co. have already announced his first successful operator:  Mike Babb is scheduled to open Babb Brothers Barbeque this summer.

Sylvan | Thirty is busy fielding applications from interested tenants and is currently working with a select group which includes a baker, confectioner, a fishmonger, and a yoga studio. There are also three restaurant concepts in the works as well. Sylvan| Thirty hopes to be 75 percent leased before they start construction. So far they have announced Cox Farms Market, The Pearl Cup, Matador Meat & Wine and the culinary incubator  with Culinary Curator Sharon Hage.

This morning comes an update: “We’re now on track to break ground early summer, which means you’ll be seeing construction activity by late July.” Sylvan| Thirty plans to open in Spring 2013.