Starting in 2000, Kristin Connor has been working in and managing restaurants in Washington DC, New York City, and now Miami. Her passion for the business began at home. Growing up in a family that cooked and dined together every evening not only educated her, but cultivated her curiosity about food as entertainment. Large family gatherings always revolved around food, wine and great conversation.
Kristin moved to Washington DC, after graduating from college, and began working at Ristorante Tosca, a fine dining Italian restaurant with a nationally reknowned chef. She began working with Tosca just after its inception as the marketing and special events coordinator. The restaurant was named “Best New Restaurant” shortly after its opening by the Restaurant Association of Washington DC.
Two years later, Kristin took a job in New York with Myriad Restaurant Group planning events for Tribeca Grill, Montrachet, and Layla. She worked directly with the chef at each of the restaurants and implemented a new special events program to work consistently with all three restaurants and be able to present clients pricing estimates at a much faster pace.
Given her previous success with Ristorante Tosca, Kristin was asked to return to Washington DC with an offer to promote Tosca’s sister restaurant Terrazza to create a new image based on a new chef and menu. Like Tosca, Terrazza was a fine-dining Italian restaurant. After working at the restaurant for a few months, Kristin was placed in charge of the wait staff, planning special events, and weekend dining room management.
Most recently, Kristin was the General Manager of the Café at Books & Books in Coral Gables. Where she learned the accounting side of the business, created a new menu to work with the kitchen at the Café, and managed a staff of 20 people.