On the face of it, David Zebny might sound like the typical restaurateur wannabe: Bored real estate broker/developer/banker with plenty of scratch and a vague idea about doing something more “creative” moves to Europe and sees his future. Except that the man behind Z Square already has two locations under his belt and is about to add more. He may even have discovered an underserved niche between the bakery-cafes (read: Panera) and the casual dinnerhouses (Applebee’s, et al). Z Square was designed to be hip, high quality and reproducible.

A universe apart from the ethnic mom-and-pop eateries stateside, a first encounter with Asia can stagger even sophisticated food professionals. “Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo is a life-changing moment for any chef,” declares Anthony Bourdain, author of the irreverent “Kitchen Confidential,” whose wanderlust has spawned TV series such as “A Cook's Tour” for the Food Network and “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” for the Travel Channel. "Nothing ever rocked my world like that. I didn’t know there was so much fish in the sea."

Bob Metcalfe, Ethernet inventor, 3Com founder, recipient of the National Medal of Technology in 2005.
Must read: “Atlas Shrugged,” by Ayn Rand
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