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.
M&T begins full dinner service, serving beer and wine from the ”little red bar”.
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.
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.
Unsukay Partners receive the Georgia Restaurant Association Restaurateurs of The Year Award.
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.
Ryan Hidinger is diagnosed with stage IV gallbladder cancer and given 6 months to live.
TEAM HIDI is born. Along with the Atlanta restaurant community, we help raise $275k to help Ryan Hidinger fight his battle.
Inspired by the TEAM HIDI efforts and the outpouring of support for Ryan and his wife Jen we lead the charge in co- founding “The Giving Kitchen” a non profit with a mission to help Atlanta restaurant workers facing crisis.
Unsukay Partners receive the National Restaurant Association Cornerstone Humanitarian Award for founding The Giving Kitchen.
Staplehouse, which is a for profit restaurant owned by The Giving Kitchen, opens.
Warhorse Investments opens.
Food Network names M&T “Top Deli in Georgia”.
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.
Muss & Turner’s turns 20.