Aimee Olexy is an American
restaurateur
A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspec ...
who, with
Stephen Starr
Stephen Starr (born 1957) is an American restaurateur and former entertainment promoter based in Philadelphia. He owns the Starr Restaurants group which operates over thirty restaurants. He has restaurants in many different areas both in the U ...
, owns
The Love
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Backg ...
in Philadelphia.
They also co-own Talula's Table and Talula's Garden.
Biography
Olexy grew up in
West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Located within the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough had a population of 18,461 at the 2010 census. West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighb ...
. In the late 1980s, as a teenager, her first restaurant job was in
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Conshohocken ( ; Lenape: ''Kanshihàkink'') is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry i ...
at Spring Mill Café. She attended St. Joseph’s University where she earned a degree in English literature followed by a MBA. She went on to France and attended l’Universitie du Vin.
Career
In 1999, she returned to Philadelphia and got jobs relating to operations in the restaurant industry. Her first job with Starr was as general manager of Blue Angel, his
Center City, Philadelphia
Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which extended the city borders to be coterminous wi ...
bistro. She was promoted to Director of Restaurants and, in 2000, opened Pod.
With ex-husband Bryan Sikora, she opened Django on
Society Hill which earned a four bell rating from Craig LaBan of ''
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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.''
Awards and honors
The Love was named one of the best new restaurants of 2018 by ''
Esquire (magazine)
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Founded in 1933, it flourished during the Great Depression and World War II under ...
''.
References
External links
Talula’s Garden Must Pay Nearly $400K for Labor ViolationsFeds Investigating Alleged Wage Theft at Stephen Starr Restaurant
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American women restaurateurs
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from West Chester, Pennsylvania