UNSUKAY TIMELINE
1998 – 2000
Todd Mussman and Ryan Turner work together at the Food Studio, former Fifth Group restaurant. Turner was a server and Muss was a sous chef.
SPRING 2002
Muss & Turner are encouraged by friends and a few Maker’s Mark Manhattans one night to start their own restaurant. Soon after, they began their pursuit.
FEB 8, 2005
Todd and Ryan open their first restaurant together: Muss & Turner’s.
2005
Operating as a deli and gourmet retail store M&T received rave reviews and great media recognition, but the business model with retail wasn’t working.
JAN 2006
M&T begins full dinner service. Serving beer and wine from the ”little red bar”.
SEPT 2006
Ryan Hidinger becomes Chef de Cuisine.
MAR 2008
Chef Chris Hall joins Mussman and Turner to begin a winding and wild journey in what would ultimately lead to him becoming a partner in M&T and opening his dream restaurant Local Three.
DEC 1, 2010
Local Three Opens
NOV 2011
Unsukay Partners receive the Georgia Restaurant Association Restaurateurs of Year Award.
MAY 11, 2012
Eleanor’s Opens – A speakeasy named in honor of Eleanor Seale, hired as employee #2 as part of our opening team at M&T. An integral part of our success in more ways than we could possibly explain on this timeline.
DEC 2012
Ryan Hidinger is diagnosed with stage IV gallbladder cancer and given 6 months to live.
JAN 27, 2013
TEAM HIDI is born. Along with the Atlanta restaurant community, we help raise $275k to help Ryan Hidinger fight his battle.
MAR 2013
Inspired by the TEAM HIDI efforts and the outpouring of support for Ryan and Jen we lead the charge in co- founding “The Giving Kitchen” a non profit with a mission to help Atlanta restaurant workers facing crisis.
MAY 2014
M&T is named one of Food & Wine’s Best Delis in America.
APR 2015
Unsukay Partners receive the National Restaurant Association Cornerstone Humanitarian Award for founding The Giving Kitchen.
SEPT 2015
Staplehouse, which is a for profit restaurant owned by The Giving Kitchen, opens.
JULY 5, 2017
Warhorse Investments opens.
MAY 2018
Food Network names M&T Top Deli in Georgia.
JUNE 2018
The Giving Kitchen celebrates five years and has served over 1,200 grants to restaurant workers in need of emergency assistance (over $1.8 million), which has directly impacted the lives of nearly 2,500 people.
MAY 2019
The Giving Kitchen Honored As James Beard Foundation’s Humanitarian Of The Year.
OCT 2019
MTH Pizza opens.
DEC 1, 2020
Local Three turns 10.
APRIL 2021
Unsukay launches Bird Dog Wine Club.
Todd Mussman and Ryan Turner work together at the Food Studio, former Fifth Group restaurant. Turner was a server and Muss was a sous chef.
SPRING 2002
Muss & Turner are encouraged by friends and a few Maker’s Mark Manhattans one night to start their own restaurant. Soon after, they began their pursuit.
FEB 8, 2005
Todd and Ryan open their first restaurant together: Muss & Turner’s.
2005
Operating as a deli and gourmet retail store M&T received rave reviews and great media recognition, but the business model with retail wasn’t working.
JAN 2006
M&T begins full dinner service. Serving beer and wine from the ”little red bar”.
SEPT 2006
Ryan Hidinger becomes Chef de Cuisine.
MAR 2008
Chef Chris Hall joins Mussman and Turner to begin a winding and wild journey in what would ultimately lead to him becoming a partner in M&T and opening his dream restaurant Local Three.
DEC 1, 2010
Local Three Opens
NOV 2011
Unsukay Partners receive the Georgia Restaurant Association Restaurateurs of Year Award.
MAY 11, 2012
Eleanor’s Opens – A speakeasy named in honor of Eleanor Seale, hired as employee #2 as part of our opening team at M&T. An integral part of our success in more ways than we could possibly explain on this timeline.
DEC 2012
Ryan Hidinger is diagnosed with stage IV gallbladder cancer and given 6 months to live.
JAN 27, 2013
TEAM HIDI is born. Along with the Atlanta restaurant community, we help raise $275k to help Ryan Hidinger fight his battle.
MAR 2013
Inspired by the TEAM HIDI efforts and the outpouring of support for Ryan and Jen we lead the charge in co- founding “The Giving Kitchen” a non profit with a mission to help Atlanta restaurant workers facing crisis.
MAY 2014
M&T is named one of Food & Wine’s Best Delis in America.
APR 2015
Unsukay Partners receive the National Restaurant Association Cornerstone Humanitarian Award for founding The Giving Kitchen.
SEPT 2015
Staplehouse, which is a for profit restaurant owned by The Giving Kitchen, opens.
JULY 5, 2017
Warhorse Investments opens.
MAY 2018
Food Network names M&T Top Deli in Georgia.
JUNE 2018
The Giving Kitchen celebrates five years and has served over 1,200 grants to restaurant workers in need of emergency assistance (over $1.8 million), which has directly impacted the lives of nearly 2,500 people.
MAY 2019
The Giving Kitchen Honored As James Beard Foundation’s Humanitarian Of The Year.
OCT 2019
MTH Pizza opens.
DEC 1, 2020
Local Three turns 10.
APRIL 2021
Unsukay launches Bird Dog Wine Club.