R-5 Consulting is a hospitality consulting firm offering concept creation, design, team training and operational management led by Chef Operators Joseph and Megan Romano.
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Megan Romano has a lengthy resume of opening restaurants and bars across the country from New York, Palm Beach, Healdsburg, Reno and Las Vegas. Having worked with some of the country's most innovative culinary talent such as, Chef Charlie Palmer, Charlie Trotter and Gray Kunz, Romano was part of the team that designed, operated and managed over a dozen award-winning restaurants. Chef Romano has been a featured chef at the James Beard House NYC, a Michelin-Star restaurant pastry chef, named "Best Pastry Chef" in Las Vegas, featured in Bon Apetit, M Magazine, Wine Spectator, Runners' World, FX Bad Ink, cookbook author of "It's A Sweet LIfe" and founding chef/owner of Chocolate & Spice Bakery, Urban Kitchen, Salted Caramel Cafe and Ninas Tacos & Tequlia.
Joseph Romano with over 25 years experience in the Food & Beverage and Hospitality industry has operated casinos, restaurants, bars, taverns and taken companies public. Romano has created a number of successful concepts that have been the conner stone of communities. Romano’s back round also includes knowledge in accounting, Human Resources, system setups, purchasing, training, development and start ups..
Our team and resources include:
RICHELLE CANNON; As our Catering and Event Planner, Richelle helps align client expectations with the delivery of unique menus and wine pairings that provide world-class dining and catering experiences for your guests.
RAFAEL LIZARRAGA: Since 1994, Rafael's photography portfolio includes international publishers, magazines, digital media, and cookbooks. His passion for food photography was sparked following his time working with Chef Julia Child for Macy's and Jacques Pepin for ICE.
LINDSEY GEDDES: In 2009, Lindsey was honored by her peers to be voted one of the top five best new sommeliers in Wines & Spirits magazine while receiving her Court of Master Sommeliers Advanced designation on the first attempt. In 2014 Lindsey became the world's 21st female Master Sommelier.
Phone
(702)375-1546
Location
7 West Main Street, Suite 206
Bozeman, Montana 59715
SERVICES
TRAINING
SKILLS TO ADVISE AND TRAIN ALL LEVELS OF STAFFING FROM
MANAGERS TO FRONT LINE TEAM MEMBERS
+ Team Building and group training
+ Training manuals per position
+ Written test
+ Management guidelines
RESTAURANTS & BARS
CONCEPT TO CREATION FULL-SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
+ Urban Kitchen (Bozeman, MT)
+ Salted Caramel Cafe (Bozeman, MT)
+ Nina's Tacos & Tequlia (Bozeman, MT)
+ Bacchus Pub (Bozeman, MT)
+ Chocolate & Spice (Las Vegas, NV)
OPERATIONAL CONSULTING
WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, WE MENTOR
BUSINESSES TO EXCEED THEIR GOALS AND ACHIEVE FULL POTENTIAL
+ Performance analysis
+ Financial analysis and review
+ Menu engineering, costing and purchasing review
+ Market review & competitive set analysis
+ Project management
+ Digital marketing
+ Menu analysis and design
+ Business development and planning
+ Growth strategy
+ Sourcing and purchasing advisement
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO PARTNERING WITH MANAGEMENT
IN DAILY OPERATIONS AND TRAINING OF TEAM MEMBERS
+ Long-term operations and management
+ Financial overview and reporting
+ Leadership development, recruiting and placement
DESIGN
CREATING FROM START TO FINISH A RESTAURANT
CONCEPT THAT ALIGNS WITH YOUR VISION
+ Concepts development
+ Architectural advisement
+ Kitchen layout
+ Bar layout
+ Menu development
+ Web-site
+ Branding and Graphic design
+ Digital marketing
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
ARE YOU HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND EXCITED
TO BE A KEY PLAYER ON A DYNAMIC TEAM?
+ Service team
+ Culinary team
+ Management team
Get in touch!
Call (702)375-1546 or fill out contact information below.