Sebastian Seoane

NoHo Hospitality Group

Since partnering in 2009, Chef Andrew Carmellini, Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom have given rise to a dynamic portfolio of restaurants and culinary services to preeminent hotels, live music venues, and major metropolitan sports arenas and airports. With a growing reputation for delivering high quality service, efficient business practices and pertinent culinary culture, each venture is a distinctly owned, handcrafted labor of love. Their commitment to this mission has left a history of critical acclaim, countless "Best of" lists, publication awards, a Michelin star, nominations from the James Beard Foundation and two coveted awards. The trio first partnered in 2009 to create Locanda Verde for The Greenwich Hotel, which earned two stars by The New York Times and a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant. Two years later, the team opened The Dutch, a roots-inspired American restaurant in SoHo. Carmellini and team then expanded the culinary programming at Joe's Pub and The Library at the Public and opened Lafayette, a French grand café and bakery, and Bar Primi, a casual pasta shop, all in the heart of NoHo. In 2016 and 2017, Carmellini, Ostrom and Pickard brought Westlight, Leuca and Mister Dips to The William Vale, as well as Rec Pier Chop House and The Cannon Room at the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore. In 2018 and 2019, they opened San Morello, an urban Italian neighborhood restaurant, Evening Bar, a classic American bar, The Brakeman, an American beer hall, and Penny Red's, a fried chicken spot within the Shinola Hotel in Detroit. 2021 brought five openings – Carne Mare, an Italian chophouse at the historic Seaport with a Mister Dips shop right next door, followed by a third Mister Dips location in Detroit. The NoHo Hospitality team then brought both The Dutch and Carne Mare to life at the W Nashville. Carmellini and team will reveal a new project in 2022 at The Fifth, a new luxury hotel in Nomad, and will then bring a second Bar Primi to the Penn Plaza District.