Post by Sweet Meat aka CC on Jan 1, 2004 16:34:05 GMT -5
Idol Star Plans Restaurant Chain For Clubbers
American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has his sights set on becoming a restaurateur after claiming there's nowhere to eat late in his native Birmingham, Alabama.
The larger-than-life soul singer is in negotiations to open a chain of diners that will cater for late-night revelers.
He says, "I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham.
"It's gonna be open until probably like three or four o'clock in the morning.
"It's gonna be classy, it's not gonna be just a thrown-together restaurant. We're gonna have all the Southern favorites."
And Studdard already has a few names in mind: "It was gonna be Fat Boys, but I was driving around in Florida and I saw a restaurant called Fat Boys and I was like, 'Dang it.'"
Studdard hopes to have plans for his diner finalized by early next year.
It's good to see Ruben wantin' to branch out in other areas besides music. I wish him luck!
