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Jun 10, 2009 · Norman Brinker, an innovative restaurateur who helped bridge the gap between fast food and fine dining with his casual, middle-of-the-road chains Chili’s, Bennigan’s and Steak & Ale, has died ...
Oct 25, 2023 · Norman Brinker, The Founder of Casual Dining. ... “He was a remarkable man who just happened to be a very good restaurateur,” Cindy Brinker says. Author. Zoe Cote View Profile .
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Jun 22, 2009 · Norman Brinker, the creator of such groundbreaking casual-dining chains as Steak & Ale and Bennigan’s, forever altered the way Americans eat and the culture of the restaurants they patronize ...
- Ron Ruggless
Norman Eugene Brinker (June 3, 1931 – June 9, 2009) was an American restaurateur who was responsible for the creation of new business concepts within the restaurant field. He served as president of Jack in the Box, founded Steak and Ale, and helped establish Bennigan's and founded Brinker International .
- Brenda, Christina, Cindy, Eric (né Leitstein), Mark
- Norman Eugene Brinker, June 3, 1931, Denver, Colorado
- Restaurateur
- June 9, 2009 (aged 78), Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jun 9, 2009 · Atimeline of Brinker's life and career; Industry remembers Norm Brinker; Brinker created such casual-dining concepts as Steak & Ale in 1966 and Bennigan's in the 1970s and changed the way America ate.
- Ron Ruggless
Brinker had a brief second marriage to a woman named Margaret, whom he divorced in 1976. They had two children together, Christina and Mark. In 1981, Norman married a third time, to Nancy Brinker (nee Nancy Goodman), with a stepson, Eric. In March 2003, Norman married his fourth wife, Toni Chapman, but the couple eventually divorced.
Jun 11, 2009 · Norman Brinker, a former Olympic equestrian–who was born in Denver, raised poor on a New Mexico farm, and grew up to revolutionize how Americans eat–died in Colorado Springs earlier this week at the age of 78. He had moved to Dallas as an adult and started his Steak & Ale chain, where he pioneered the salad bar, writes The Associated Press.
