"A national group co-led by Phillip Frankland Lee that helped fuel the ten-seat speakeasy omakase trend, now operating about a dozen locations across the country. The brand trains staff more on personality and stagecraft than on traditional kitchen hierarchy—treating service like a three-shows-a-night band performance—so teams actively engage guests, feed off diner energy, and use scripted conversation-starters to build camaraderie by the end of dinner." - Erin Russell