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Mark Mattern and Marlena Boyd return from Scottsdale on new restaurant concept

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  
Amuse restaurant and bar” (NAME TBD) is Global fusion cuisine concept that presents 
small plates with bold flavors in fashionable décor with an upbeat atmosphere. The 
restaurant will be a gather place that is recognized as place where patrons are looking 
for quality food served at reasonable prices in a fashionable setting.  
Located in the growing northern suburbs of Pittsburgh at 701 Warrendale Drive, 
Warrendale, PA 15086 
Quality food and excellent service will be our restaurants culture: The culture behavior 
model is based on five steps of service excellence that has successfully been used in the 
top restaurants and resorts in the world that include the  Ritz Carlton and Walt Disney 
World Resorts and Restaurants: These service steps are: Enter; Inquire; Exceed; Exit 
and Follow. They will be the foundation of our culture. This program has been written 
and designed to achieve excellence service with trainable measurable behaviors. All staff 
will be n stage” and model behaviors that deliver this experience, that will lead to 
happy customers and happy staff and a livable business. The chefs will deliver our 
Global Fusion quality food. The staff will be knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive to 
our customer’s needs in a upbeat atmosphere. 
The food of this restaurant will drive the experience, providing a diverse selection of 
small plates, with bold flavors that will satiety the palate looking for more. Using quality 
sustainable ingredients, Amuse will produce; Guacamole made table side, gourmet 
tacos, flat breads, gourmet pizzas, sushi, maki, and specialty rolls.  Asian noodles and 
pastas in favorable sauces and broths, special salads and organic vegetables, wood fired 
grilled meats and seafood, oven roasted vegetables, and gourmet pastries and 
confections.  
Patrons will experience a community culture. This will include educational happy hour 
cooking demos, wine tastings and food pairings, and specialty bar drinks that will 
always keep things fresh and promote the restaurant as a ‘gathering place”  for the 
Pittsburgh community. Our demographics are the 35-50 singles, DINK and empty 
nesters and couples that are looking for place to be seen. The local area is home to a 38,000 upscale single family homes, luxury apartments and condos. Our restaurant and 
bar will serve this community. 
The executive team that will lead this restaurant have 60 plus years of prestige working 
experience nationally and locally.  












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