outposts , it also has restaurants at the Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles Beach , Fla ., and the Hard Rock Hotel Atlantic City .
“ It ' s a healthy way for us to fiscally expand ,” said Brian Galligan , president of Il Mulino . “ Hotels have the infrastructure
already in place and picking the right brand is key for us . We ' ve had great success with hotels and it ’ s why we want to continually try to expand in that direction .”
In this case , the hotel operator runs the day to day of the restaurant , but Il Mulino
FROM A BRAND PERSPECTIVE , THE FIRST THING TO LOOK AT IS IF THE RESTAURANT BRAND FITS THE HOTEL CONCEPT AND THAT THE TWO ALIGN SEAMLESSLY WITH THEIR EXPANSION GOALS
– SCOT TURNER , FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AUDEN HOSPITALITY still has control over the menu , the décor and the staff training .
“ It ' s all about our recipes and about protecting the brand and growing the brand ,” Galligan said . “ This is our life ; what we live and breathe every day . And that is what hotel [ owners ] and operators want : passion .”
MORE IN THE MARKET Il Mulino is a prime example of expanding an individual brand name ; it ’ s not the only one . At the uber-famous Rao ’ s , in New York ’ s Harlem neighborhood , it is almost impossible to get a reservation . It ’ s former owner , Frank Pelligrino , who died in 2017 , carried the nickname “ Frankie No ,” because if you called to try and snag a table , you ’ d receive a curt response : “ no , no .” For 15 years , Rao ’ s had a restaurant inside Caesar ’ s Palace in Las Vegas . It closed in 2021 .
Another New York legend , Grimaldi ’ s ,
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