Chat Please! Rich Melman, founder of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

In this installment of David Manilow's "Chat, Please!", long-time Aria Group client Rich Melman talks about topics such as what it takes to create successful restaurant concepts, what it is like to work with his children and the value of the Lettuce Entertain You brand.

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