There was talk at the National Restaurant Association’s May convention that Pizza Fusion founder and capo Vaughan Lazar may be launching a second concept. Now the mystery is over: The venture is called Kapow! Noodle Bar, and it’ll debut this fall in Boca Raton, Fla.
Kapow’s Facebook page doesn’t address whether Pizza Fusion will be involved with the launch. But it states definitively that Lazar will be a driving force, along with chef Greg Shiff and local impresarios Scott Frielich and Rodney Mayo, the duo behind Dada and Tryst.
The page describes the venture as “earth-conscious,” like Fusion, and “stark and whimsical.” Specialties will include noodles, buns, barbecue, dumplings and salads, which will be locally sourced and “communal,” according to the entry.
Other reports cited a planned opening in September.
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Monday, May 23, 2011
NRA Show generates some new-concept buzz
If discussions at the NRA show are any indication, concept development is revving up again.
A speaker in an education session on energy and water conservation, of all topics, mentioned that Pizza Fusion CEO Vaughan Lazar was in the brainstorming process for a second venture. Like Fusion, the spin-off would be grounded on green principles, the speaker said.
Pizza Fusion confirmed the report in New Age fashion by retweeting an audience member’s Twitter recount of the remark. It the company’s passing along the word, it must be true.
Meanwhile, a veteran chain-builder who asked not to be identified remarked off-hand that he’s considering a new concept, too. He wouldn’t provide details, but all of his previous ventures have been in the fast-casual segment.
Stay tuned for details.
A speaker in an education session on energy and water conservation, of all topics, mentioned that Pizza Fusion CEO Vaughan Lazar was in the brainstorming process for a second venture. Like Fusion, the spin-off would be grounded on green principles, the speaker said.
Pizza Fusion confirmed the report in New Age fashion by retweeting an audience member’s Twitter recount of the remark. It the company’s passing along the word, it must be true.
Meanwhile, a veteran chain-builder who asked not to be identified remarked off-hand that he’s considering a new concept, too. He wouldn’t provide details, but all of his previous ventures have been in the fast-casual segment.
Stay tuned for details.
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