Cliff Young's Restaurant Consultants
Cliff Young's Restaurant Consultants teaches private restaurateurs to operationalize, with concentration on the four-month period of pre- and post-opening. Focus is placed on attaining and exceeding industry standards, creating a culture of service and sales, including teaching sales techniques and getting the highest possible gains.
Elements of a successful restaurant opening
Concept Analysis
Concept Development
Project Development
Timetable
Budget
Checklist
Facility Design
Kitchen Design
Construction
Coordination
Permitting
Completion Timetables
Inspections
Menu Development and Testing
Wine Program and List
Employees
Hiring, Training, Employee Manual
Key Personnel Headhunting
Chef, General Manager, Sommelier, Accountant
Public Relations and Marketing
Planning and Direction
Handling Critics
Opening Night
POS System
Solutions and Models for Increased Profitability, including Controls
Theft Prevention
Insurance
Cliff Young is a nationally-known Denver restaurateur. He has owned and operated many fine-dining restaurants in his career including the five-star, nationally acclaimed “Cliff Young’s.” He is the president of Cliff Young’s Burgundy and Cellars USA, as well as the international consulting firm, Cliff Young's Restaurant Consultants. Known for his community endeavors, he has served as trustee of the Colorado Ballet and C.A.R.E. International. His restaurants have been featured in The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Wine Spectator, Travel + Leisure, Travel Holiday, Restaurants and Institutions, Food Arts, The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. His restaurants are winners of the DiRoNa Award, Holiday Award, Ivy Award Nomination, and both the Mobil and Triple AAA Hospitality Guides.
Cliff Young's Restaurant Consultants
Hall of Fame
Assignments Restaurant:
Colorado School of Culinary Arts
Fine dining restaurant within a chef school where students prepare cuisine
Avenue Grill
San Francisco-style grill with extraordinary bar
Critically acclaimed
The Cellar
Mountain resort bistro with stylish regional cuisine and noted wine cellar
Featured in 5280 Magazine
Century Advertising
Various restaurant concepts including Italian, Southwest, Supper Club
Cliff Young’s Restaurant
Ultra upscale fine dining, elegant service restaurant with wine program
Recognized in New York Times and Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Holiday, Travel + Leisure and The Wine Spectator magazines; Five Star Status; Wine Spectator Magazine’s Award, 8 Years; Food and Wine Magazine’s DiRoNa Award
Denver Botanic Gardens Café
Indoor/outdoor cuisine for garden patrons and visitors
Denver Polo Classic
High-end annual fundraising event for children’s charities
The Diamond Steakhouse
High end steakhouse with extraordinary fine wine program, steakhouse cuisine with creative twist.
Wine Spectator Magazine Award, 7 years; Rocky Mountain News 4 Stars
Domaine Montagny de Beaune
Luxurious private hotel, winery and resident chef located in Burgundy; winery produces 900 Premier Cru bottles annually; hotel and dining room open on exclusive invitation-only basis; featuring American chef creating fusion cuisine; estate dates from 1256 A.D. and comprises eight acres of orchards, potager, horses, cutting gardens, small lake, three manoir houses and medieval guard tower.
Featured worldwide in Robb Report, Elite Traveler, Aspen, European CEO, and Wine Enthusiast magazines and New York Times
Los Verdes Restaurant
Private Golf Club with cuisine oriented to golfers
Napa Café
Wine bistro with 600 90+-rated wine selections of great quality and elaborate tasting program.
Critically acclaimed in Bon Appetit and Travel + Leisure magazines; earned “Best of the Year.”
Ruby Nightclub
Upscale night club featuring national acts, designed as feeder system to Cliff Young’s Restaurant
Samplings Restaurant
Small plates restaurant with elaborate tasting program of affordable, new world wines
Featured in Sunset Magazine and 5280 Magazine’s annual readers’ survey
Touch Restaurant
Fine dining in the “happening” South Beach style
Cliff Young’s Burgundy
Private club specializing in personalized access to wine culture of France and grand estate lifestyle in Cote d’Or, offering the uninitiated, as well as the connoisseur, the ability to be an insider in this prestigious wine region.
Featured worldwide in Robb Report, Elite Traveler, Aspen, European CEO, and Wine Enthusiast magazines and New York Times |
