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Coley Herrin with PDI and Jae Knight with Bubba’s 33

July 6, 2023 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Coley Herrin with PDI and Jae Knight with Bubba's 33

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Coley Herrin/PDI

Coley Herrin is the President and CEO of Plumbing Distributors, Inc., more commonly known as PDI. The family owned business, founded in Lawrenceville, GA in 1973, was born out of a passion for identifying and fulfilling the needs of customers while exemplifying first-class service. Now in it’s 50th year of serving customers, PDI is recognized as a vibrant kitchen, bath, and lighting retailer and an industry leader in wholesale distribution. Today, the independently owned company operates 26 locations across Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, including the first two Kohler Signature Showrooms in the Southeast region. PDI comprises more than 400 employees and continues to flourish through a combination of successful partnerships, acquisitions, and a commitment to its core values of: accountability, commitment, flexibility, integrity, loyalty, and teamwork.

Jae Knight/Bubba’s 33

Jae Knight is the Local Store Marketer for Bubba’s 33 restaurant in Buford. Bubba’s 33 makes everything in-house from scratch, right down to the sauces on their wings and dressings on their salads. Their patties are cooked medium well and served hot and juicy on a toasted bun. When all the other guys are feeding you frozen meals prepped in a warehouse miles away, Bubba’s 33 is whipping up something fresh and delicious the whole family will enjoy.

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Carisse Moody with Famous Toastery – Suwanee

December 13, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Carisse Moody with Famous Toastery - Suwanee

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Carisse Moody/Famous Toastery – Suwanee

Let’s just say, Famous Toastery saw this all-day breakfast thing years ago. They get that sometimes you want a burger or salad to start your day, an omelet for lunch, or brunch any day of the week. At Famous Toastery, you can have it all, whenever you want it. (Well, at least until they close.)

They also believe food should be both decadent and nutritious, uncompromisingly fresh, and served to order quickly with service that’s as satisfying as the menu. Sure, it’s a tall order, but it’s made them one of the fastest growing restaurants around.

Jose Laos with Tanners

November 30, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Jose Laos with Tanners

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Jose Laos/Tanners

Tanners in Suwanee is under new ownership. Now made from scratch comfort food, with daily specials and great beers. They strive to provide great food and great service. Try them, again!

Jose Laos has been in the restaurant business for 33 years, mostly in the kitchen. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and a former Executive Chef at The Cheesecake Factory, Houlihans, Bugaboo Creek, Bahama Breeze, Brio Tuscan Grille, and The Capital Grille.

Jose’s wife Christina has been in the restaurant business for almost 25 years, serving as a front of the house manager as well as kitchen manager for Olive Garden and Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse.

Kevin, Tristan, & Jeremy Bush with Amici Pizza & Wings Gainesville

November 9, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Kevin, Tristan, & Jeremy Bush with Amici Pizza & Wings Gainesville

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Jeremy Bush, Tristan Bush, Tom Vooris, Kevin Bush

Amici Pizza & Wings Gainesville

Experience what the city of Gainesville and the square have to offer! The Chicopee Mill area also offers many activities. Right across the street from Amici are Chicopee Woods Park, Golf Course, Mountain Bike Trails, Elachee Nature Science Center and the new Highlands To Islands Trail…. Also Left Nut Brewing Company is only 1 mile away. There is always something goin’ on at Amici!

Edmund Nelson with Edee’s Place BBQ

August 31, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Edmund Nelson with Edee's Place BBQ

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Edmund Nelson/Edee’s Place BBQ

During a family reunion in 2015, Edmund Nelson talked his cousin Dee from Florida into moving to Georgia so they could open a barbecue restaurant. They opened a food stand next to the Mini Mart on Harbins Road in Dacula. It was called Edee’s Place BBQ to represent Edmund and Dee’s names. After a few months of success, they drove to Alabama and purchased a food truck. The popularity of the food truck prompted them to look for space in the Dacula area. They found a closed restaurant off of Liam Avenue and formally opened Edee’s Place in April 2017. Edmund designed the restaurant after his mother’s kitchen. Everyone that comes to Edee’s Place should feel like they are at home eating his family’s recipes. Since Edee’s Place opened, the restaurant has hosted several events, a variety of patrons, and continues to grow! Come by and enjoy! Edee’s Place BBQ was a recent winner of the Reader’s Choice Award for 2018.

Suzanne Cartwright & Brandon Failla with Friends American Grill

July 16, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Suzanne Cartwright & Brandon Failla with Friends American Grill

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Suzanne Cartwright, Tom Vooris, Brandon Failla

Suzanne Cartwright & Brandon Failla/Friends American Grill

Friends American Grill is a neighborhood grill & bar. They are locally owned and operated by Ray Stanjevich and Suzanne Cartwright, with locations in Dacula, Dawsonville, Suwanee, Winder, Buford and Grayson. Operating since 2010, Friends is a place for good food and service, families and sports. Their growth is attributed to their customer loyalty, and they continue to thrive because of repeat visits by their “regulars”. Friends is filled with high definition televisions showing all NFL games and most other sporting events, including UFC. Each restaurant has a beautiful, inviting and cozy patio.

Their menu offers quality choices such as burgers, sandwiches, steaks, shrimp, chicken, quesadillas, pasta and salads. Some of the most popular food items are “Bada Bang Shrimp”, “Gooey Louie Burger”, “Bayou Chicken Tenders”, “Loaded French Dip” and “Cajun Chicken Pasta”.

They have a full bar serving liquor, beer and wine. You will find craft beers on draft as well as most popular brands. Their bars also offer Keno games for your entertainment.

Contributing to the community and providing a helping hand to others is part of their fiber. Friends holds an annual charity event “Ansley’s Easter”. Ansley Arnette was a young girl that suffered from a rare, non-curable brain tumor, and Friends’ first fundraiser was held to help her family with medical bills. Ansley has since passed away, but her memory and spirit carries on every year at Friends on Easter Sunday.

Shannon Skains with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

June 29, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Shannon Skains with Dickey's Barbecue Pit

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Shannon Skains/Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is a true American success story. In 1941, Travis Dickey, a World War II veteran, opened the first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Dallas, TX. Dickey was a true Texas character blessed with the gift of gab and the love of authentic, slow-smoked barbecue. In the beginning, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit was truly a family operation with Travis working the block and Miss Ollie Dickey serving sandwiches. Space on the restaurant sign was rented out to help pay the start-up costs for the restaurant and the menu was limited to beef brisket, pit hams, barbecue beans, potato chips, beer, bottled milk and sodas.

Brothers Roland and T.D. Dickey took over the business in 1967, continuing their father’s legacy of quality, hickory smoked signature meats. Under the direction of the Dickey brothers, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit expanded throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area and quickly became known throughout Texas for mouthwatering hickory-smoked barbecue, popular catered events and the iconic Big Yellow Cups. Franchising began in 1994 after loyal guests and barbecue fanatics demanded more locations. Today with nearly 600 locations in 43 states, loyal guests are what keep Dickey’s thriving in every community.

The brand has come a long way from Travis Dickey’s first location. But, some things never change. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit still slow smokes all meats on-site just the same way they did in 1941. The menu features beef brisket, pulled pork, St. Louis style ribs, polish sausage, spicy cheddar sausage, smoked turkey, and marinated chicken, with an extensive array of homestyle sides from jalapeño beans to macaroni and cheese. Buttery rolls are served with every meal along with complementary ice cream. And just like always, kids eat free on Sunday.

Cristina Culbreath of Tin Lizzy’s Cantina, Maureen Kornowa of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter and Jim Lloyd of Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

January 7, 2016 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Cristina Culbreath of Tin Lizzy's Cantina, Maureen Kornowa of Gwinnett Children's Shelter and Jim Lloyd of Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

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Mike Sammond, Cristina Culbreath, Maureen Kornowa, Jim Lloyd, Steven Julian

Cristina Culbreath/Tin Lizzy’s Cantina

Tin Lizzy’s is a highly differentiated, full-service restaurant and bar offering award-winning cuisine and signature drinks in a high-energy cantina environment. At Tin Lizzy’s, they are known for their refreshing margaritas, friendly service, lively music, and of course, their FlexMex cuisine.

Maureen Kornowa of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter & Jim Lloyd of Sip and Swine BBQ Festival

Gwinnett Children’s Shelter has a new “Home of Hope” where they take homeless children from birth to 17 years of age with their young moms. GCS develops customized life plans designed to keep the family unit together and set them on a path to independence by providing all the necessary life skills training so mom can sustain herself upon completion of the program. Gwinnett Children’s’ Shelter is a pioneer with this new forward-thinking program which is designed to end the cycle of homelessness for two generations at one time.

Sip and Swine’s mission is two-fold: to showcase and promote the appreciation of competition BBQ in a fun-filled festival environment, and to support the community by donating all of the proceeds of the event to the Gwinnett Children’s Shelter.

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