| Human beings are thought to be inbuilt risk | | | | risk-taking spirit. He and his new partner, Brian |
| takers--we survive and flourish on risks. This couldn't | | | | Malarkey, former Oceanaire chef and Top chef |
| be more true in the case of James Brennan, who | | | | participator, are ganging up to open a cafe in the |
| revolutionized the San Diego clubbing scene with the | | | | Gaslamp Quarter. It's not your common restaurant, |
| opening of the modern, exclusive nightclub Stingaree | | | | however. In addition to the food and drinks, one |
| in 2005. | | | | added attraction is Malarkey himself, who will |
| 'We were told that we were funny when we spent | | | | showcase his talent in cooking through an open |
| $7 million on Stingaree,' he revealed. 'But we paid it | | | | kitchen. |
| off in a year and a half.' | | | | 'We're going to show off the venue but make Brian |
| Brennan, a university of San Diego graduate, is the | | | | the important point of what we are selling, which is |
| Chief Executive Officer and partner of EnDev | | | | the entire dining experience, where people sit down, |
| enterprises LLC. As well as Stingaree, he and his | | | | have dinner, hang about at the table and drink sangria |
| team at EnDev have operated a string of dives and | | | | and specialty cocktails,' Brennan said. |
| eateries in the San Diego area, which include | | | | Brennan, is utilizing old methods to ensure the |
| Universal, a posh nightclub in Hillcrest; Dish, a cafe in | | | | restaurant success. 'I'm going back to the way I did |
| Hillcrest that offers'organic' dishes; and Top of the | | | | things when I did Stingaree and Side Bar, which has |
| Cove, an upscale restaurant in La Jolla. | | | | multiple stockholders who will all pitch the eatery and |
| Brennan claimed that one of the reasons his business | | | | spend their own money and join the process of |
| ventures are successful is really because he and his | | | | building it up,' he claimed. 'I got away from that in |
| team treat each other like family. When he hires | | | | current projects.' |
| employees, Brennan looks for one vital quality in an | | | | Based totally on the successfulness of his other |
| individual: integrity. 'A willingness to work a tough and | | | | business endeavors, especially with Stingaree, he |
| to put in the hours,' the thirty-six-year-old announced. | | | | could be right in making use of old systems. Besides, |
| So far he's been successful. 'We've lost less than 5 | | | | isn't everything about taking risks? Brennan aptly said |
| percent of our staff, and in this business that is | | | | it: if you want to make money and enjoy life, you |
| remarkable,' he claimed. | | | | need to take risks. Take it from the man who owns |
| Nobody knows when the economy will pick up, but | | | | San Diego's largest and most exclusive nightclub. |
| one thing is sure, it does not moisten this man's | | | | |