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  • Made Hotel, NYC
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  • Genuine Pizza at Phipps Plaza, Atlanta

We bring together distinctive spaces, experiences, and internationally renowned culinary talent

We bring together distinctive spaces, experiences, and internationally renowned culinary talent

What We Do

Curating a destination for meals and entertainment.

Food Hall Programming & Development

Food halls are not a trend or a fad, they are an evolution in dining out, taking cues from the shared economy model. From conceptualization and planning to deal structuring to vendor curation, our team has been tapped by property owners and developers worldwide to create and execute a successful food hall operating models.

By drawing on our relationships in the culinary, entertainment and architectural worlds, we are able to provide unparalleled experience in Food Hall programming and development:

  • Design and space planning
  • Branding, theming and merchandising
  • Venue operator underwriting and selection
  • Financial proforma development
  • Management and license agreements
  • Vendor curation

"The partners at Colicchio Consulting are America’s foremost food hall consultants" - Garrick Brown, Cushman and Wakefield

Pairing the best restaurant concept with top real estate.

Thoughtful Restaurant Curation

Owners and developers tap our team to identify, select and engage a well known, high-quality chef or restaurant partner that will be a project differentiator and additive to foot traffic, surrounding retail/office rents, occupancy, and ADR.

We are often engaged to manage the process from initial financial analysis to local market due-diligence to chef procurement to the final deal structuring and underwriting. Our current clients include:

  • Hotels and Resorts
  • Shopping Centers
  • Mixed-Use Developments
  • Universities
  • Town Centers
  • Private Clubs
Events made memorable by stimulating the senses with unique performance, food and beverage collaborations.

Music and Special Events

Brands call on us to leverage our top culinary talent network for digital assets and differentiated experiences. We also advise the professional sports, mega yacht and large-scale music festival industries on food and beverage partnerships.

  • Food and music pairings programs
  • Sporting events/suite programs
  • Music and lifestyle festivals
  • Product launches/relaunches
  • Trade shows/conferences
  • Television shows
  • Grand openings
  • Pop-ups
Events made memorable by stimulating the senses with unique performance, food and beverage collaborations.

Music and Special Events

Brands call on us to leverage our top culinary talent network for digital assets and differentiated experiences. We also advise the professional sports, mega yacht and large-scale music festival industries on food and beverage partnerships.

  • Food and music pairings programs
  • Sporting events/suite programs
  • Music and lifestyle festivals
  • Product launches/relaunches
  • Trade shows/conferences
  • Television shows
  • Grand openings
  • Cooking demonstrations
  • Pop-ups

Our Culinary Colleagues

From Michelin star chefs and restaurants to James Beard Foundation award winners to media personalities; our network of celebrated chefs and restaurateurs is unrivaled in the industry.

 

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From Michelin star chefs and restaurants to James Beard Foundation award winners to media personalities; our network of celebrated chefs and restaurateurs is unrivaled in the industry.

 

Explore our full chef network →

Jose AndresMichael SchwartzTownsend WentzApril BloomfieldTodd EnglishGreg Proechel91757161115shot01-069bernsteinMichael SolomonovShane McBrideMikeLataDean Max

Our Clients

We work with Hotels, Mixed Use Developers, Shopping Center Owners and Universities to create bespoke food and beverage experiences in their top real estate locations.

 

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We work with Hotels, Mixed Use Developers, Shopping Center Owners and Universities to create bespoke food and beverage experiences in their top real estate locations.

 

Read more about our projects →

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

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Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall
2018-05-15

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

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Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman
2018-05-01

W Nashville

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W Nashville

W Nashville

W Nashville
2018-04-24

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

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Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza
2018-04-24

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

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Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio
2018-04-24

Simon Property Group and Mistral

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Simon Property Group and Mistral

Simon Property Group and Mistral

Simon Property Group and Mistral
2018-04-24

MADE Hotel

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MADE Hotel

MADE Hotel

MADE Hotel
2018-04-24

Auburn University Food Hall Program

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Auburn University Food Hall Program

Auburn University Food Hall Program

Auburn University Food Hall Program
2018-04-20

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

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Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall
2018-05-15

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

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Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman
2018-05-01

W Nashville

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W Nashville

W Nashville

W Nashville
2018-04-24

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

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Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza
2018-04-24

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

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Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio
2018-04-24

Simon Property Group and Mistral

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Simon Property Group and Mistral

Simon Property Group and Mistral

Simon Property Group and Mistral
2018-04-24

MADE Hotel

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MADE Hotel

MADE Hotel

MADE Hotel
2018-04-24

Auburn University Food Hall Program

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Auburn University Food Hall Program

Auburn University Food Hall Program

Auburn University Food Hall Program
2018-04-20

Blue Ribbon Bar and The Cosmopolitan

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Blue Ribbon Bar and The Cosmopolitan

Blue Ribbon Bar and The Cosmopolitan

Blue Ribbon Bar and The Cosmopolitan
2018-04-18

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

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Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall

Waterstone Property Group + Rock Row Food Hall
2018-05-15

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

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Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman

Park South Hotel and Chef Tim Cushman
2018-05-01

W Nashville

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W Nashville

W Nashville

W Nashville
2018-04-24

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

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Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza

Simon Property Group and Genuine Pizza
2018-04-24

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

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Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio

Simon Property Group and Tom Colicchio
2018-04-24

The Team

  We are widely experienced in curating the intelligent placement of food and beverage professionals and providing ongoing liaison services between talent and ownership to ensure continued project success.  Our experience goes well beyond the food and beverage industry as we have legal expertise, hotel and real estate backgrounds, music industry acumen, and successful start-up track records.

  We are widely experienced in curating the intelligent placement of food and beverage professionals and providing ongoing liaison services between talent and ownership to ensure continued project success.  Our experience goes well beyond the food and beverage industry as we have legal expertise, hotel and real estate backgrounds, music industry acumen, and successful start-up track records.

Phil Colicchio
Founder

Phil Colicchio

Phil Colicchio occupies a unique space in the hospitality industry. As a New York-based attorney, Phil has represented over forty different James Beard Foundation Award Winning Chefs, Restaurateurs, Beverage Professionals, Service Professionals, Restaurant Designers, and Authors. He was a pioneer in the Las Vegas restaurant boom, representing both the renowned chef and hotel-casino communities in negotiating long-term restaurant management and licensing contracts.

Phil now brings that experience and those relationships to the hotel and commercial real estate development sector through CC, which focuses its efforts on advising its clients on the identification, selection, and engagement of well known high-quality food and beverage operators. CC also advises the professional sports, mega yacht and large-scale music festival industries on food and beverage partnerships.

A graduate of Seton Hall University and Villanova Law School, Phil is an Adjunct Professor of Professional Studies at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY and collaborated with CIA faculty in establishing the school’s first Intrapreneurship Program for undergraduate students. He is also a member of the Auburn University Hotel and Restaurant Management Program Advisory Board in Auburn, AL, is a Director of the Heritage Radio Network in Brooklyn, NY and is a Governor’s Appointee to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

schneck
Managing Partner

Trip Schneck

Prior to Colicchio Consulting, Trip Schneck was the co-founder of HotelMe.com, a verified online review platform offering consumers trusted reviews from verified guests.  He sold the company to Gannett in 2014.

Trip was also the president and co-founder of TIG Global.  As president, he was responsible for the overall strategic direction, development, and operations of the company. Trip sold the company to MICROS in December 2009, which resulted in investors earning a 99% compounded IRR on their investment over an eight-year period.

Previously, Mr. Schneck served as vice president of asset management and strategy at Thayer Lodging Group, a private hotel ownership group with a nationwide portfolio. He oversaw distribution strategies, revenue management, sales, marketing, and business development initiatives across the company. He was also responsible for the asset management of the portfolio, comprising 23 hotels with a market value in excess of $2 billion.

Prior to joining Thayer Lodging Group, Mr. Schneck served as the operations director for several hotels and as a consultant working with large pension funds to improve hotel investment operations. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and he received his MBA from the RH Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Trip has served on the advisory board for Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research and is currently a board member at the School of Hotel Management at Auburn University.

gabe
Associate

Gabe Witcher

Gabe is seven time Grammy nominated Artist/Producer/Compose/Arranger best known for his work with the genre-bending acoustic quintet, The Punch Brothers. Mr. Witcher has over 32 years in the music business and has become a first call musician/arranger of choice for luminary artists, producers, and composers alike, including Paul Simon, Elton John, T Bone Burnett, and Randy Newman. Gabe also frequently appears on film and television scores including The Hunger Games, Cars, True Detective, Sons of Anarchy, Nashville, Better Call Saul, and Oscar Winners Brokeback Mountain and Babel.

Gabe has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, The Later Show with David Letterman, and The Academy Awards Show. In 2014 he became an Affiliate Scholar at the Oberlin Conservatory. Gabe currently resides in California.

Let's Talk

Whether you are a developer, property owner or restauranteur, we want to talk to you about your next project or culinary opportunity.

425 Fifth Avenue, Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10016
443-994-4365

5425 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 600
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
443-994-4365

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Colicchio Consulting's Phil Colicchio shares his Food Hall perspective inside Cushman and Wakefield's Food Halls of North America Report.

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Colicchio Consulting's Phil Colicchio shares his Food Hall perspective inside Cushman and Wakefield's Food Halls of North America Report.

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