Erich Moxley
San Francisco, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Epic Culinary Ventures
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Location:
San Francisco
Industry:
Hospitality
Year Founded:
2010
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
Epic Culinary Ventures is a restaurant group that will operate attractive, inviting restaurants that are designed to provide our guests with gourmet style food as well as attentive and friendly service in an every day dining experience. We have purchased three existing restaurants, and in our first year, we will be refreshing and rebranding them as our own.
The first location is Bandiera Enoteca, a sixty seat, locally influenced Euro-Italian Enoteca in the San Francisco neighborhood of North Beach (Little Italy). As guests enter Bandiera, they will experience a tranquil feeling from the décor and aromas coming from the exhibition kitchen. Rich chocolate leather chairs and booths will adorn the dining room and invite the guests to sit in comfort. Bandiera holds no pretensions for what it offers to diners who walk through its doors, as service is simple and straightforward. However, the food that is served in our restaurant will be some of the best euro-California food you will encounter in San Francisco's Little Italy, while at reasonable prices and generous portions. Our Executive chef’s menus will incorporate local, seasonal produce, cheeses, meat, game and seafood, and many unusual ingredients that will delight.
The second location will open in Redwood City as Brasserie Bleue, and the third in the Marin County city of San Rafael as Cicchetto Bistro & Speakeasy. Cicchetto and Bleue will operate as California brasseries with relaxed, upscale settings typical of many brasseries or bistros found in Europe. Etched glass and art nouveau lamps will illuminate each of our ninety seat dining rooms where the cheerful humming of delighted guests will be heard. Cozy banquettes, with tables spaced comfortably apart, offer guests a home during their stay. Patrons will be delighted to return to the welcoming atmosphere and friendly wait staff at both of our brasseries. Each of our restaurants have large outdoor patios protected by arbor lattice covers with comfortable seating for thirty guests. Our Executive Chef’s menus expertly marry sustainable ingredients with artful technique. Uncomplicated, savory, and skillfully prepared, both Bleue and Cicchetto’s unforgettable classic and contemporary offerings stay true to brasserie roots while also exploring new palatable possibilities with a more modern edge.
While each restaurant in ECV's portfolio will vary in terms of food and design, they will each share an obsession for hospitality that is certain to please even the most discerning guest. This ECV philosophy focuses heavily on exceptional food, friendly-efficient service, and aesthetic comfort while duly reflecting the group's contributions to the Bay area culinary scene and the communities in which they reside. By offering an exciting, tantalizing and rewarding experience for its guests, Epic Culinary Ventures and its service-oriented approach will be immediately embraced by those who love food!