• At age 13 began working as a cook, in mother's restaurant and, at the same time, stepfather's restaurant on the Jersey shore.


• Left home at age 15 and lived alone from sophomore year through graduation. Worked as a cook at other restaurants to be self-supporting.


• Worked at restaurants throughout the 4 years at Cornell University.


• Upon graduation from Cornell, accepted offer from Winegardner-Hammons, Inc., in 1970. Initial position was assistant innkeeper at Holiday Inn downtown.


• Promoted to innkeeper at Holiday Inn - Northeast. Later promoted to innkeeper at Holiday Inns Riverfront, Downtown, South and North. Later promoted to Regional Director of all 7 Greater Cincinnati Holiday Inns.


• Left Winegardner-Hammons in 1981 to open the Precinct.


• Opened Precinct*, September 12, 1981


• Opened Waterfront*, October 26, 1986


• Opened Jeff Ruby's**, September 27, 1999


• Opened Carlo & Johnny, June 22, 2001


• Opened Tropicana, October 2002


• Opened Jeff Ruby's @ Belterra, April 2004


• Opened Jeff Ruby's Louisville, April 2006

* Has been voted best all-around restaurant in polls taken by the Cincinnati Post and Cincinnati Magazine

** Voted Best New Restaurant by readers of Cincinnati Magazine

*** Voted Cincinnati's Best Restaurateur, 1999 in a survey taken by Cincinnati Magazine