Overall:• Founded by restaurateurs George Chen and his wife Cindy Wong-Chen (Betelnut, Shanghai 1930, etc), China Live San Francisco will be a 30,000-square-foot culinary and cultural destination occupying the four floors of 644 and 660 Broadway in the heart of Chinatown. • Opened in March 2017, China Live San Francisco is the talk of the town. With over 20 pages on Google Search (see http://chinalivesf.com/press-for-best-restaurant-in-chinatown/) China Live is the city’s newest must-visit epicurean destination, providing unprecedented access and inspiring interest in Chinese gastronomy.• China Live San Francisco will be an interactive Chinese food and beverage market-restaurant, presenting curated retail, a lively café and a variety of casual dining options prepared at exhibition kitchens. Above the marketplace will be Eight Tables by George Chen, an elegant, intimate restaurant offering a seasonal 8-course Chinese tasting menu, in addition to a bar, lounge and banquet space.• In Spring 2018, China Live San Francisco will unveil a rooftop bar and lounge, offering unobstructed city views, craft cocktails, and bites. • China Live will partner with some of Silicon Valley’s most prestigious technology firms to empower discovery, delightful interactivity, and flexible purchasing options.Second Floor will host three venues, Eight Tables, The 'Drinks' Bar, and Gold Mountain Lounge.China Live will employ more 350 local positions and bolster the revitalization of Chinatown agenda set by Mayor Lee.

e-Ha.com (electronic-Hospitality Arts) is an online and mobile platform based company that allows consumers to find the best restaurant deals anytime, anywhere and allows merchants to manage their revenue real-time via our patented technology with our proprietary variable pricing model. We are now updating our system to include SaaS cloud-based business solutions from our ASP platform to enhance the operational/costs side of the hospitality business. We will launch the entire service in early spring 2013.

We are a fully licensed importer/exporter, distributor wholesale and retail of wine and spirits for the greater China market. Our primary markets are the Eastern seaboard provinces from Beijing in the north, Ningbo in south and west to Wuhan. We focus on CA wines and will add a portfolio of top wines from around the world by Q3/2012. Our exclusive representation of our portfolio wineries include Peter Michael, Spottswood, Viader, Palhmeyer, Viader, Palazzo, Freeman, Sandhi, Melville, etc. We are also partners with Terrior Selections including Mulderbosch in RSA, Culivate in Chili and Argentina. Duclot Export is our exclusive Bordeaux Negotiant for China. The portfolio maintains about 30 exclusive top-end boutique producers. As of May 2012, we are now partners with Groupe Duclot of France, a major negotiant and producer of some of the finest GCC wines including Chateau Petrus for the China market.We will launch our eCommerce/Group Buying online site in November 2012. Please see beta at http://www.mywinechina.com.. We maintain a eCommerce presence on TaoBao and TMall.We won Best Importer from Battane+Desseuave, the prestigious wine guide which will launch a Chinese language edition featuring 2500 wines available in the China market. This award was presented at the 2016 Grand Tasting Shanghai on March 5-6 at the Park Hyatt.

The group manages The Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse, Roosevelt Private Cellars and Wine Vault in Shanghai China. Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse celebrated its eight year in business and is perennially rated as the Finest Steakhouse in all of China!

Affiliated with e-Ha.com, e-Ha.cn developed the original technology in China for the Shanghai market and launched in Oct 2007. After only 6 months, e-Ha.cn had over 500,000 registered users and 7% click-through to a revenue event. In April 2008, the Olympics security concerns shut down most all ICP/ISP companies in China, and e-Ha was not spared. The company is up and running but and now in general static/hibernation mode for development.

I created and owned Betelnut (James Beard Best New Restaurant selection) in 1995 and sold my interest to Real Restaurants in around 2005. Shanghai 1930, another *** rated restaurant was opened from 1997 to 2010. I have created, developed and owned 15 restaurants in the Bay Area as well as Shanghai China.

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