Crafted Hospitality

What Crafted Hospitality does

Crafted Hospitality is a privately held, founder-owned restaurant group founded by chef Tom Colicchio in 2001 with the opening of Craft in New York City. The company operates a portfolio of fine dining and specialty restaurants spanning New York City (Temple Court at The Beekman hotel, plus Craft New York), Long Island (Small Batch in Garden City), and Las Vegas (Craftsteak at MGM Grand), with cuisine oversight for The Maze NYC, an alcohol-free members club that opened in Manhattan's Flatiron District in October 2025. The group's restaurants focus on seasonal, sustainably sourced ingredients, and Tom Colicchio's profile as head judge and executive producer of Bravo's Emmy-winning Top Chef anchors a brand built on celebrity-chef differentiation, food-policy advocacy, and community engagement with organizations including City Harvest, Food Bank NYC, and Wholesome Wave.

The business model is direct-to-consumer fine dining: revenue is generated primarily through in-restaurant dining across four to five operating locations, supplemented by gift card sales (interchangeable between Temple Court and Small Batch) and a consulting/management arrangement for The Maze NYC. Reservations are handled through OpenTable and Resy, marketing runs through Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, earned media in outlets including The New Yorker, NY Times, and Bloomberg, plus the iHeartRadio Citizen Chef podcast. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the company is not listed or funded externally; ownership remains with Colicchio. The group has experienced visible pressure in 2025, with the flagship Craft reporting its worst year in 25 years amid beef costs up 30% and tariff-driven increases on spirits and wine, and permanent closures of Craft LA, Craft NY, and Vallata.

The company's underlying technology stack is conventional for a multi-unit restaurant group: a BentoBox website platform, OpenTable and Resy for reservations, CustCon for gift card commerce, and e2ma for email marketing. There are no proprietary technology platforms, AI/ML systems, or data products disclosed. The defensible asset is human capital — a leadership team that includes Director of Culinary Operations Bryan Hunt (Culinary Institute of America, ex-Gramercy Tavern, ex-Beekman) and Director of Operations Gregory Tomicich (ex-Per Se, ex-Dirty French) — combined with Tom Colicchio's celebrity-chef intangible asset.

Name

Crafted Hospitality

Legal name

Crafted Hospitality

Website

https://craftedhospitality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Crafted Hospitality is Tom Colicchio's privately held, founder-owned restaurant group operating fine dining venues in New York City, Long Island, and Las Vegas, plus a consulting role at the alcohol-free members club The Maze NYC. It serves affluent diners across approximately five locations using a direct-to-consumer restaurant model anchored by Colicchio's celebrity-chef brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant Group

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Food Services and Drinking Places (722), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Hotel & Resort Banqueting (In-House Catering) (THAHAKAC), Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurants
• Celebrity chef dining
• Premium hospitality group
• Specialty restaurant portfolio
• Alcohol-free members club

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Revenue from fine dining restaurant operations across multiple locations including Craft New York, Temple Court, Vallata, Small Batch, Craftsteak Las Vegas, and The Maze NYC.
2. Gift Cards: Sale of gift cards redeemable at Crafted Hospitality restaurants including Temple Court, Small Batch, and other locations.
3. Consulting and Management Services: Cuisine oversight and management services provided to The Maze NYC, an alcohol-free members club, as part of a management/consulting arrangement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Crafted Hospitality operates and owns a portfolio of fine dining restaurants and a members club, anchored by Tom Colicchio's culinary program. Revenue is generated primarily from in-restaurant dining, beverage service, private events and catering at locations including Craft New York, Temple Court (at The Beekman), Vallata, Small Batch (Long Island), and Craftsteak (Las Vegas), with The Maze NYC adding an alcohol-free membership-based dining and social concept.

Product overview

Crafted Hospitality is Tom Colicchio's restaurant group founded in 2001 with the opening of Craft. The company operates a portfolio of fine dining and specialty restaurants across New York City, Long Island, and Las Vegas, including Craft New York, Temple Court, Craftsteak Las Vegas, Small Batch Long Island, Vallata New York, and The Maze NYC (an alcohol-free members club). The group is organized around an unwavering focus on seasonal, sustainably-farmed ingredients and hospitality. Key leadership includes Owner Tom Colicchio, Director of Operations Gregory Tomicich, Director of Culinary Operations Bryan Hunt, Director of Finance Carmen Salgado, Chief of Staff Maya Land, and Director of Marketing Meghann Longo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft New York Flagship fine dining restaurant at 43 East 19th Street, New York, NY 10003, established in 2001 and featuring seasonal, sustainably-farmed ingredients with a focus on quality hospitality.
• Temple Court Fine dining restaurant at 5 Beekman Street, New York, NY 10038, within The Beekman hotel, showcasing bold flavors from New York City's rich culinary history with refined yet accessible dishes, and paired with The Bar Room.
• Craftsteak Steakhouse and fine dining restaurant at the MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, NV 89109, specializing in steak and fine dining experiences.
• Small Batch Restaurant at 630 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530 on Long Island, part of the Crafted Hospitality portfolio with a focus on seasonal ingredients.
• Vallata Italian restaurant at 47 East 19th Street, New York, NY 10003, formerly part of the Crafted Hospitality portfolio (listed as permanently closed on the gift cards page).
• The Maze NYC Alcohol-free members club and full-service New American restaurant at 43 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, designed for sober, sober-curious, and mindful socializing; 4,600-square-foot venue with dining, lounge seating, sports lounge, private event space, and specialty coffee bar; cuisine overseen by the Crafted Hospitality culinary team.
• Crafted Hospitality Gift Cards Gift cards (digital and physical) redeemable at Temple Court & The Bar Room or Small Batch; available for online purchase via the cuSToM Con platform or in-person at any restaurant location; not valid at Craftsteak Las Vegas, and Craft (Los Angeles & New York) and Vallata are noted as permanently closed.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Union Square Hospitality Group: Danny Meyer's multi-concept New York restaurant group (Gramercy Tavern, Union Square Cafe, etc.) operating a comparable fine dining portfolio under a celebrity restaurateur. Highly comparable in customer segment, market, and multi-unit operating model.
• Major Food Group: NYC-based hospitality group operating Carbone, Dirty French, The Grill, and other fine dining concepts. Comparable premium positioning, celebrity-chef-driven brand, and multi-restaurant New York focus; Tomicich's background includes opening Dirty French for MFG.
• Eleven Madison Park / Make It Nice: Daniel Humm's fine dining group operating one of NYC's most celebrated restaurants. Comparable in fine dining positioning, NYC-centric footprint, and high-end tasting menu/premium price architecture.
• Thomas Keller Restaurant Group: Operates Per Se and other Michelin-starred fine dining restaurants. Directly comparable as a celebrity chef-led fine dining group; Tomicich spent nine years at Per Se before joining Crafted Hospitality.
• Nobu Restaurants: Celebrity chef-driven global fine dining group with strong Las Vegas presence at Caesars Palace. Comparable premium positioning, celebrity brand leverage, and multi-market model including Las Vegas.
• Le Bernardin: Four-star NYC fine dining institution operating under chef Eric Ripert. Comparable in premium positioning, NYC market focus, and established celebrity-chef restaurant reputation.

Emerging players

• The Beekman Hotel: Hosts Crafted Hospitality's Temple Court restaurant; a relevant hospitality partner/peer given the integrated hotel-restaurant model at 5 Beekman Street.
• The NoMad: Hotel-restaurant hybrid concept comparable to Crafted Hospitality's Temple Court integration within The Beekman — overlapping in combining hotel F&B with chef-driven fine dining.

Broad incumbents

• MGM Resorts: Hosts Craftsteak at MGM Grand Las Vegas. A broad incumbent hospitality partner providing captive guest traffic comparable to how hotel-restaurant integrations work across other Colicchio locations.

Regional players

• Balthazar (Keith McNally): Iconic NYC brasserie/fine dining operator founded by a single celebrity restaurateur. Comparable as founder-driven, NYC-anchored, established fine dining brand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tomcolicchio
• Facebookfacebook.com/craftedhospitality
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tom-colicchio
• Instagraminstagram.com/craftedhospitality

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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