When Jon arrives, Shari is in the SUV with him. However, in 2013 Shari and Bruno divorced. The club was trendy right away and started off strong. Unlike a lot of other bar owners on the show, Bruno grew up in the hospitality industry.īruno took out a lien on his grandmother’s home to get the money to open the bar.īruno’s ex-wife Shari helped to manage the bar. Glenside is a suburb of Philadelphia, located just a bit North of the city proper. It was Season 4 Episode 7 and the episode name was “A Dash of Bitters”. Though the Plush Bar Rescue episode aired in November 2014, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place before that in early 2014. Suggest a story: VoyageHouston is built on recommendations from the community it’s how we uncover hidden gems, so if you or someone you know deserves recognition please let us know here.Plush, later renamed Osteria Calabria, was a Glenside, Pennsylvania bar that was featured on Season 4 of Bar Rescue. Me and my partners have tried to open a place in the past together, and it didn’t go through. Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business? The people who have helped spread the word of Plush were our direct people. Our success doesn’t come from hiring PR’s or marketing firms. We are very direct with our establishment. What sets us apart is how hands-on we are. I think what makes us most proud is seeing families come in and enjoy what we have built. On top of Our food is A1!!! Everyone serves the same Hennessy, But you can’t get food like ours anywhere. Especially with our first location being on the Northside, it’s nothing anywhere close to us that gives the feel we do. To get all that in one night you typically would have to go to multiple places. Plush Bar and Grill specialize in the environment! There are very few places you can go to have a dope feel and get great food, plus a good hookah with great drinks. But at this point, I have learned to balance things out. My wife will tell you I’m a workaholic, so sometimes I get tunnel vision and forget I have to make that time for home as well. We’ve been together for the last eight years. I have been married to my beautiful wife “Kortney Dickson” coming up on 5 years now. But I think my biggest struggle has been balancing my family and chasing my dreams at the same time. So the rebuilding brand was kind of rough. I knew no one!! At home, I was known and had already had a name. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?Įasy? Definitely not!! Being from another state that’s nowhere near here was one my big struggle. We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. And by God’s will, this is where we sit today. Straight faith, determination, and trust in each other. No loans, no investors, no contractors, no mentors. We literally built this place from the ground up with our own hands. This place wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for my partners-Kwan, Barlow, and Boom. And now that’s what brings us to the new powerhouse “Plush Bar & Grill”. We had tremendous success for almost three years, and I learned hands on what to do and what not to do before we eventually closed that business down due to personal reasons. “Vibe Sports Lounge” this was my test run in ownership. So in 2015 me and my father in law “Marc Crawford” opened one of the best bars to ever hit the north side of Houston TX. But eventually my passion for being out every night dwindled down but I still wanted to be in the industry somehow. From throwing the biggest concerts, to promoting the best clubs. My name and a rep in this city is now with the elites. This was my introduction into this industry in this city. Club Next & Swivel being the most popular. We created some of the best night club nights ever in Houston. It consists of Jay, Khalil, PJ, Dreno and myself. So me and a childhood friend of mine that also lives here “JayDerrty” formed Fab Five which was a promotion company. I had something in me this city had never seen. But as I explored the city to see what it had to offer I realized I could change the cities nightlife drastically. Pepper and was living a normal citizen’s life. I relocated just for a change and growth-no intentions at all on being in the night life. Which was the year I relocated to Houston. Louis area with a local group we formed called Tha Durrtty Boys from 99-2007. Being a part of some of the biggest events and clubs in the St. I’ve been in the entertainment industry since I was 16. Leighton, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. Today we’d like to introduce you to Leighton Dickson.
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