Columbia Restaurant Oral History Project

Interviewee

Richard Gonzmart

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Interviewer

Andrew T. Huse

Publication Date

8-22-2008

Date

2006-12-06

Abstract

Richard Gonzmart, President of the Columbia Restaurant Group and 4th generation co-owner, shares memories regarding his youth, his parent's exuberant lifestyle, the development of the Columbia's wine list, and his mother's home cooking that inspired the restaurant's recipes. He reflects upon his gradually increased responsibilities at the restaurant during his youth, and his first ventures with the Café and Warehouse nightclubs. Mr. Gonzmart discusses the difficulties of a family business while examining their good and bad business relations, and comments on receiving honors and being studied by a prestigious business college.

Keywords

Restaurant management, Nightclubs, Spanish cooking, Cuban cooking, Restaurants, Wine lists, Columbia Restaurant (Fla.)

Extent

02:06:53; 70 page transcript

Subject: geographic

Tampa (Fla.); Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)

Language

English

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

C57-00006

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