Steve “Monty” Montgomery is a renowned Mid-Atlantic restaurateur, a leader, and visionary on Delaware’s culinary coast. Whether he's in one of his bars or out in the community, Monty is an instantly recognizable and celebrated face. His restaurants and bars have become town staples, the most notable being the famed Starboard in Dewey Beach. As the owner of Nicks Fish House in Port Covington, Monty has become a close colleague of Marc Weller & Matt Rienzo.
On this episode of From the Ground Up with Marc Weller, Monty joins to discuss core values, commitment to community, and what it takes to be successful in the restaurant industry. Take a trip to the seaside as Monty shares a few of his own “Rising Tide” moments.
We kick off From the Ground Up with Marc Weller with a deep dive on the man himself and how Weller Development Company was established. Matt Rienzo and Marc Weller dig into Marc's past of how the Buffalo native moved to the Baltimore area, his belief in the City, and the world-renowned projects he's worked on along the way. The team also discusses the narratives around Port Covington and the positive transformations the project is making in Baltimore City. Be sure to listen for our #RisingTideMoment to hear about the recent community-building successes. ...
This episode of From the Ground Up with Marc Weller brings you an inside look at the life and career of Baltimore restauranteur, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Alex Smith. Owner of some of Baltimore’s trendiest and most well-known fine-dining restaurants, Smith has an impressive repertoire of lifetime achievements, lessons, and insights to pass on to those interested in the business of hospitality. Among the restaurants his company owns are Loch Bar, Bygone, Maximón, The Choptank, and Ouzo Bay. Smith discusses his experiences creating and maintaining a successful business in Baltimore, why to build a strong team, and how every aspect of a restaurant’s design is so crucial to its success. Smith takes us through his Rising Tide Moment: his quarterly city-wide clean-up with hundreds of Atlas Group members and employees to impact the city positively, and the programs he creates for hospitality students to experience working a summer at an Atlas Group restaurant. ...
This episode of From the Ground Up with Marc Weller features award-winning interior designer Patrick Sutton. Patrick is the mastermind behind the interior of the beautiful Sagamore Pendry Baltimore, named the #1 Hotel in America by Conde Nast Reader’s Choice 2018, and he’s crafted some of the region's top fine-dining restaurants, including Maximon, Rye Street Tavern, Monarque, Perennial, and Tagliata. His work, known for capturing the unique beauty and authenticity of culture, is celebrated internationally and published in magazines like Travel & Leisure and Elle Decor. In every space Patrick designs, he creates an experience that touches each person who enters it. Follow along to this episode as Patrick takes us through a personal timeline of his journey from childhood to now, explains how his experiences in life have shaped him into the visual storyteller he is today and offers an in-depth look into the mind and eyes of one of Baltimore’s greatest interior designers. ...
