Barton G. Weiss

Barton G.
Born Barton G. Weiss
Occupation Entrepreneur Restaurateur Event Planning
Website bartong.com

Barton G. Weiss, known as Barton G., is an events creator, restaurateur[1] and culinary artist[2] who founded his Miami-based company, Barton G. in 1993. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, celebrities and professional sports clients such as the NFL.[3]  Barton G. opened his first restaurant, Barton G. The Restaurant, in South Beach in 2002.  His second restaurant, Prelude By Barton G., opened in the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami in October 2009 and closed in 2014.

Barton G. has appeared as a guest judge on Top Chef and has been featured on Giada De Laurentiis Behind The Bash.  He has been profiled and quoted as an expert on party planning, events creation and restaurants in publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,[4] USA Today, The Miami Herald,[5] Departures magazine,[6] Time Magazine,[7] Forbes magazine.[8] and Haute Living[9]  Barton G. is also a member of the Town and Country magazine's Wedding Advisory Board.

Barton G. also founded The Barton G. Kids Hear Now Foundation,[10] which assists deaf children and their families with cochlear implant education and services.  The Barton G. Kids Hear Now Cochlear Implant Family Resource Center at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine Ear Institute opened in September 2010.

References

  1. Best Restaurateur 2010: Barton G. Weiss "Best Restaurateur 2010" Check |url= value (help). Miami New Times. December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. Cutler, Danielle (July 1, 2011). "The Robb Reader: Barton G. Weiss". The Robb Report. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. "NFL Videos Webisode". NFL Videos. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. Lu-Lien Tan, Cheryl (Nov 17, 2011). "Tricks of the Trade". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  5. Liss, Sara (Oct 27, 2011). "Barton G. The Restaurant Gets a Makeover". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  6. "Where to go in Miami now". Departures Magazine. April 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  7. Ozaist, Liz (Sep 2, 2010). "Miami Weiss". Time Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  8. Cademartori, Lorraine (November 2010). "The King of South Beach" (PDF). Forbes Life. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  9. "Most Influential People in the World". Haute Living. May 3, 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  10. Sayfie, Stephanie (May 11, 2008). "Barton G. Launches Foundation to Help Hearing Impaired Children" (PDF). The Miami Herald. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.

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