BUCK Hospitality, Los Angeles, CA Principal
Cast Iron Partners, Hotel G; Hospitality Collaborative; Civil Coffee; Tei Maki; Philly Jay's Steaks; Monty's Chicken & Waffles
Giving Back
SoCal Squash, Los Angeles, CA. President
Corporations/Locations/Positions
KitchenSync, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Advisor
Patina Restaurant Group, Los Angeles, CA. COO/EVP Operations
SF War Memorial, LACMA, LA Music Center, Hollywood Bowl, Descanso Gardens, Norton Simon Museum, Segerstom Center and Bowers Museum, Restaurants, Patina Catering, The Kitchen for Exploring Foods, cafe's, Ibar's, and concessions.
UNION SQUARE Hospitality Group, NYC Managing Partner/DO
The MODERN, at MoMA
Cafe's and catering within MoMA
Patina Restaurant Group, Los Angeles, CA. VP Operations
COPIA, San Francisco War Memorial, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Descanso Gardens, Norton Simon Museum, Los Angeles Music Center, Cerritos Performing Arts Center, Bowers Museum, Segerstrom Center, Patina Catering
Restaurant Associates, NYC. VP Operations
The 2004 Ryder Cup, The 2005 US OPEN Golf Championship Pinehurst, The 2005 US OPEN Tennis Championship, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Hall, Case Western Faculty Club, Cleveland Botanical Garden
M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY. Senior Vice President
Consumer Lending Human Resources, Administration and Facilities
Restaurant Assoicates, NYC General Manager, Director of Operations
The Harvard Club of New York City
The Ford Foundation, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Paul Buck, Jr.
My hospitality experience spans from James Beard Award Winning and Michelin Star restaurants to concessions. I know the pressure points of operators, guests, clients, venue owners, and ownership-stakeholders. I understand the business of running successful restaurants, food services and events.
I’m fortunate to have worked with high performing, industry leading hospitality companies, at top of class venues, with highly talented people forming dynamic teams focused on exceeding epectations by growing every day with a true passion for delivering excellence in everything we did.
I’m obsessed with authentic people, high functioning, high integrity teams, amazing food, beverages and aesthetics, and sincere-unforgettable service. That’s what hospitality is to me.
Contact me today if you need help taking your hospitality business to the next level.
646-484-1445
paul@buckhc.com