Salt Lake Tribune Utah's new food empire With seven restaurants - and counting - the Latitude Restaurant Group has become Utah's newest fine-dining empire, eclipsing longtime seafood icon Gastronomy Inc.
Deseret Morning News Restaurant deal closes Baci; chain sets Utah debut The Latitude Restaurant Group announced that ... the site would be transformed this summer to a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.
Utah Business Latitude Restaurant Group Buys Baci Trattoria and Café Pierpont Ruth’s Chris Steak House will soon replace Gastronomy’s Baci Trattoria in the Pierpont Building.
Salt Lake City Weekly Baci Trattoria is No More Gastronomy Inc.’s nearly 2-decade-old Italian eatery on Pierpont Street has been sold—along with the adjacent Café Pierpont — to Gene Kwon’s Latitude Restaurant Group.
Salt Lake Tribune Ruth's Chris Steak House to Replace SLC's Baci Trattoria in Buyout Deal Utah restaurateur Gene Kwon will close downtown Salt Lake City's Baci Trattoria today - the day he finishes buying it and another eatery from rival restaurant chain Gastronomy.
Deseret Morning News Harry's of Sugarhouse Harry's of Sugarhouse has opened at 1355 E. 2100 South, across from Sugarhouse Park.
Deseret Morning News Quest for Excellence Pays Off — Chamber salutes 4 Local Endeavors… Gene Kwon's entrepreneurial vision focused first on restoring a fading Salt Lake icon, and grew from there to delivering world-class cuisine in Utah and the West.
Nation's Restaurant News After steering a turnaround at Mikado, Gene Kwon explores opportunities to develop Salt Lake City’s upscale dining scene
Utah Business Magazine Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Latitude Restaurant Group Gene Kwon It is easy to see why Gene Kwon smiles so much. Revenues of Latitude Restaurant Group, which started with Mikado in Salt Lake City, have grown by 500 percent in the past two years.
UPS Minority Small Business Award Latitude Restaurant Group Gene Kwon When Kwon took over The Mikado had been in operation for over 30 years and was Utah’s first Japanese restaurant. Kwon decided to take the restaurant in a new direction: sushi!