Ralph Brennan

Ralph Brennan
Ralph at Cafe B
Born (1951-12-13) December 13, 1951
EducationTulane University
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
  • Red Fish Grill, Jazz Kitchen, Ralph's on the Park, Cafe NOMA, Ralph Brennan Catering & Events, Heritage Grill, Cafe B, Brennan's
Websitewww.neworleans-food.com

Ralph Brennan is a New Orleans–based restaurateur and head of The Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group.

A former CPA with Price Waterhouse & Company, Brennan entered the family business in the early 1980s as one of a group of eight third-generation cousins active in the United States restaurant industry. His company runs seven restaurants, six of which are in New Orleans, as well as a catering business. Among them:

  • BACCO was an Italian restaurant in the French Quarter opened in 1991, closed 2010
  • Red Fish Grill, also in the French Quarter, opened in 1997
  • Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney, Anaheim, California, as one of its original tenants in 2001[1]
  • Ralph's on the Park, adjacent to City Park in Mid-City New Orleans, opened in 2003
  • Cafe NOMA located in the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park, opened 2009
  • Ralph Brennan Catering & Events, opened 2011
  • Heritage Grill, located In Heritage Plaza on Veterans Blvd, opened 2011, closed 2018[2]
  • Cafe B, located on Metairie Road, opened 2011, closed 2018[3]
  • Brennan's Restaurant co-owner with Terry White, opened 2014
  • Napoleon House, acquired May 2015

Brennan is co-owner of three additional restaurants:

References

  1. ↑ "Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Review". Hunting Pixie Dust. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ imcnulty@theadvocate.com, IAN MCNULTY | (July 15, 2018). "Desi Vega to bring upscale/casual seafood and steaks to Heritage Plaza in Metairie". NOLA.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ imcnulty@theadvocate.com, IAN MCNULTY | (July 11, 2018). "Ralph Brennan's cafe B, an anchor in Old Metairie, will close by end of year". NOLA.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.