Steve Salis

Steve Salis is an American businessman, the co-founder of &pizza and owner of restaurants Ted's Bulletin, Federalist Pig[1] and Kramers in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.[2]

Steve Salis
Born
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-founder of &pizza and owner of Kramers

Early life and education

Salis grew up in New Hampshire. His dad ran an Exxon gas station and his mom worked odd jobs.[3] He received a scholarship to attend and play basketball at the University of New Hampshire and studied economics at the school for two years.[3]

Career

He worked in New York City, where as a nightclub doorman, and consulting for bars, hotels, and restaurants.[3]

In the summer of 2011, Salis moved to Washington, D.C. to open &pizza.[3]

In June 2012, he co-founded &pizza with partner Michael Lastoria.[4] He was the CEO until 2015, when he stopped running the daily operations of the company. Salis remained as a major stakeholder until he sold his stake in 2019.[5][6]

He created Salis Holdings in 2015.[7] In 2016, he founded Federalist Pig[8] with Rob Sonderman.[9] In late 2016, Salis purchased Kramerbooks. The management team at Kramerbooks resigned after disagreements with Salis.[10]

In March 2021, he launched a special-purpose acquisition company.[11]

References
  1. Carman, Tim (November 21, 2017). "&pizza co-founder Steve Salis has big plans for Ted's Bulletin, Kramerbooks and life in D.C." The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
  2. Cooper, Rebecca (July 23, 2019). "Steve Salis looks outside Dupont for Kramerbooks 2.0". American City Business Journals.
  3. Sidman, Jessica (January 19, 2018). "How a Nightclub Doorman/Model Became a DC Restaurateur, Real Estate Player, and Bookstore Owner". Washingtonian.
  4. Ramanathan, Lavanya (September 16, 2014). "Chipotle wannabes find D.C. the perfect place for have-it-your-way cuisine". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
  5. Metcalf, Andrew (May 29, 2015). "&pizza Founder Out as CEO". Bethesda Magazine.
  6. Cooper, Rebecca (July 8, 2019). "&pizza makes leadership changes as it looks to double in size". American City Business Journals.
  7. Kelso, Alicia (September 17, 2019). "Why Salis Holdings Is Leveraging The Restaurant Acquisitions Market". Forbes.
  8. Sidman, Jessica (January 19, 2018). "How a Nightclub Doorman/Model Became a DC Restaurateur, Real Estate Player, and Bookstore Owner". Washingtonian.
  9. Carman, Tim (December 5, 2016). "The District's top pitmaster is opening up a new barbecue joint on Friday". The Washington Post.
  10. Bhattarai, Abha (February 12, 2017). "Management team at Kramerbooks quits as new owner's changes take hold". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
  11. Cooper, Rebecca (March 12, 2021). "D.C. restaurateur gets into the SPAC game, targets food, real estate companies". American City Business Journals.
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