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JEROME BETTIS GRILLE 36 OPENS ON
PITTSBURGH, PA –
June 6, 2007 – At an event
held last night, retired Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis was
joined by family and friends, including Gladys Bettis, Steelers wide receiver
Hines Ward and former Tennessee Titan Eddie George as he rolled out a red carpet
and unveiled the new Jerome Bettis Grille 36 on the North Shore. The event included a surprise
performance for Mr. Bettis by the Notre Dame alumni marching band while DJ
Demetrius Stanley, a former "No matter where
I am, in my heart and soul, I will always consider myself a part of
Working with
The restaurant
boasts a $350,000 state-of-the-art audio visual system which features more than
40 high definition televisions.
Brandon King, who directed the kitchens at Celebrity Ventures' other
restaurants and was named Best Up and Coming Chef by the Columbus Dispatch and C Magazine in 2003, serves as Grille
36's Executive Chef. The menu provides a broad range of
casual dining offerings such as: -
Entrees
ranging from the signature Jerome 36 ounce Steak, burgers, ahi tuna,
lemon-garlic chicken, pecan-encrusted pork chops, tremendous salads, sandwiches
like a fried-cheddar and meatloaf hoagie and hot shrimp
BLT; -
A bar
that offers top shelf specialties including 36 different martinis, 36 different
beers and 36 different vodkas, in honor of the number Bettis wore while playing
for the Steelers; -
Desserts
such as hot deep dish apple pie, skillet peach cobbler and a banana split
martini for two. "The emphasis for
this restaurant is on fantastic food, but the décor of Jerome Bettis Grille 36
has a community feel that reflects the personality of Pittsburgh and is designed
for those who love the Pittsburgh Steelers and especially Jerome Bettis," said
Howard Shiller, partner, Celebrity
Ventures, Inc. "The Grille design
showcases personal elements of Jerome's life and career, including his time at
Notre Dame, while the menu includes some of his favorite
dishes." The restaurant is
part of a line of consistent development that has been underway on the North
Shore, including the location of Fox Sports Network (FSN) Pittsburgh's cable
news network, tenants DelMonte and Equitable Resources, McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon, Hyde Park Steakhouse and
Calico Jacks Cantina. Including the
Jerome Bettis Grille 36, Continental Real Estate Companies has developed more
than 400,000 square-feet of class A office space and 70,000 square-feet of
ground floor retail/restaurant space at the North Shore. Of that space,
Continental has already leased 365,000 square-feet of office and 57,000
square-feet of the retail/restaurant space in the Del Monte Foods and Equitable
Resource buildings. "I cannot think
of a better addition to the North Shore's team than Grille 36," said Continental
Real Estate Companies Chairman Frank Kass.
"Jerome is the definition of class and his development and operations
partner Celebrity Ventures has an outstanding reputation for quality and
success." # # # ABOUT CELEBRITY VENTURES, INC.
Celebrity Ventures , based in Fort
Lauderdale, FL, formed in 2000 to launch a new kind of food-first focused,
sports-theme restaurant that puts a whole new "spin" on the sports-restaurant
experience by teaming Hall of Fame athletes with high-exposure locations and
high-quality foodservice. CVI has
developed a signature look for its establishments that is stylish and sleek with
modern "gender-neutral" décor that represents the new millennium, but also
classic enough to reflect the timelessness of the namesake athletes and their
team affiliations at both the college and professional
levels. ABOUT CONTINENTAL REAL
ESTATE Based in Columbus, Ohio, Continental
Real Estate Companies is a full-service commercial real estate developer. Continental develops and owns retail,
office, hotel, multifamily residential, industrial and mixed-use properties
throughout the United States. The
Company has offices in Columbus, Pittsburgh, Dallas and
Orlando.
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