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| MANAGEMENT Nancy Thomas, Co-owner Ms. Thomas' career began when she was eighteen and has never slowed down. She ventured from the Mediterranean Sea to the panhandle of Texas to a variety of cities on the East Coast until she finally landed in Northern Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Ms. Thomas utilizes her unique training, disciplined creativity and extraordinary vision to create exemplary dining experiences in the Berkshires. In 1996, her vision was first made manifest in Mezze Bistro + Bar, which serves inspired cuisine to Berkshire County residents and tourists daily. In 1999, responding to customers' desire to bring Mezze home, Thomas developed Mezze Catering, which has become both a stand alone business and a platform that allows Thomas to constantly try new things and perfect the individuality of the overall Mezze experience. In 2001, Thomas opened Eleven - The Restaurant at MASS MoCA, her second restaurant, housed at the country's largest museum of contemporary art. Eleven has allowed Thomas to expand her vision and serve a new audience. Bo Peabody, Co-owner Bo Peabody is a well-known technology and media entrepreneur. His first company, Tripod, Inc. was the eighth largest site on the Internet when it was sold to Lycos, Inc. in 1998. His second company, Village Ventures, is pioneering new geographic markets for venture capital, investing in entrepreneurial projects in several smaller cities across the United States. Bo also co-founded Agora Media and Radiovoodoo, two successful start-up companies. Bo has been featured in several major media outlets including Forbes Magazine, Fortune Magazine, ABC Nightline, Business Week Magazine, People Magazine, MTV and Spin Magazine. Bo has spoken about technology and entrepreneurship at conferences and business schools around the world. Bo's interest in the restaurant business is two-fold. First, he believes that "Restaurants are theaters. Every day is like a ten-hour play with no script. If the patrons like the show, they will tell one friend. If they don't like it, they will tell ten friends." Second, Bo believes that "Restaurants are easy businesses to analyze but hard businesses to run. Therefore, the relationship between owners and managers are of paramount importance. Everyday, owners and managers get data on exactly what customers like and don't like, and we can make excellent decisions based on this data. But everyday managers have to implement those decisions, and this is the hard part. If owners and managers listen to each other, success is virtually ensured." Bo lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts and New York City, and is on the board of the Williamstown Theater Festival, The Prospect Foundation and The Academy at Charlemont. Bo is also a member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Omar Montoya, Chef Peruvian-born Omar Montoya was named executive chef and shaped the menu with his South American- and New York City-inspired dishes. Montoya attended the New York Restaurant School and then the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. He honed his skill at several New York steakhouses and country clubs before becoming the head chef for the original Mezze Bistro. Celisha Racicot, Front of House Manager Celisha began working in restaurants while in high school and continued to wait tables throughout college. She graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY with a degree in Fashion Merchandising and Business. She worked in the fashion industry in New York City, and later Arizona, but decided that she wanted a career in the restaurant industry in New England. |
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