Columbia Restaurant Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Andrew T. Huse
Publication Date
6-21-2008
Date
2007-01-26
Abstract
Curt Gaither, Chief Operating Officer of the Columbia Restaurant Group, discusses various aspects of the organization's history. The interview begins with a discussion of Mr. Gaither's career before he joined the Columbia. Mr. Gaither describes the day-to-day operations of the Columbia Restaurant including such details as place settings, the presentation of various menu items to diners, and the Columbia's logo. There is also a discussion of menu planning, classic Columbia dishes, Cuban bread from La Segunda Central Bakery in Tampa, and Spanish wine. The interview ends with Mr. Gaither discussing corporate morale boosting programs and how important positive morale is to running a successful restaurant.
Keywords
Spanish cooking, Cuban cooking, Restaurant management, Restaurants, Columbia Restaurant (Fla.)
Extent
01:14:07; 53 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.); Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C57-00001
Recommended Citation
Gaither, Curt, "Curt Gaither Oral History Interview" (2008). Columbia Restaurant Oral History Project. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/columbia_ohp/12