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Lush Life Group
— EYEBROW HEADING
Building What Others Only Imagine
Long Island's premier hospitality group — creating acclaimed restaurants and seeking the right partners to build what's next.
8active concepts | 10+years operating | 2xJames Beard Nominated | FullDevelopment Services | 8open to opportunity |
Who We Are
We build acclaimed restaurants. We also build what comes next — for the right partners.
Lush Life Hospitality Group is a boutique hospitality company founded by James Beard Award semi-finalist Chef Jesse Schenker and Claudia Taglich. Across eight distinct concepts on Long Island, we've built a reputation for precision, personality, and staying power.
Beyond our own restaurants, we bring full-spectrum hospitality development expertise to select partnerships — working with developers, investors, and creative collaborators to guide projects from early concept through design, construction, financial planning, and operational leadership. If you have the right project, we want to talk.
partnerships
We're not just
looking to fill seats.
We're looking for
the right builders.
Collaboration is central to how Lush Life Hospitality Group grows. Beyond operating our own acclaimed restaurants, we partner with developers, investors, and creative collaborators to develop new hospitality concepts — bringing full-spectrum expertise from early vision through design, construction, financial planning, and operational leadership.
If you're developing a mixed-use property, a hotel, a waterfront venue, or a community-anchoring project on Long Island or beyond, we want to hear what you're building. We bring the credibility, the culinary talent, and the operational systems. You bring the vision and the site.
01 Concept | 02 Design & | 03 Financial | 04 Operational |
The Portfolio
Our Restaurants
Chef Jesse Schenker — Founder & Culinary Director
The Vision Behind the Table
The Track Record
to Back Every
Promise We Make
Chef Jesse Schenker built his reputation in Manhattan's most demanding kitchens before bringing his vision of premium, effortless dining to Long Island. His philosophy — contemporary technique applied with restraint and intention — has earned national recognition and made him one of the most respected culinary voices in the region. Partners work with Lush Life because they've seen what we build.
✦ James Beard Award — Semi-Finalist Twice nominated for America's highest culinary honor |
✦ Forbes 30 Under 30 — Recognized among America's most influential young entrepreneurs |
✦ Iron Chef America — Victorious Defeated a reigning champion on Food Network, 2011 |
✦ Recette, West Village NYC Debut restaurant earned immediate critical acclaim, 2010 |
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Reservations
Reservations available at Gioia, 2 Spring, and The Chef's Counter at Four, and The Comet Club
Work With Us
This is an exciting time to join Lush Life Group. At LLG, we pride ourselves on cultivating talent, hiring skilled professionals, and rewarding them with the chance to grow with us in this ever-changing industry within our constantly evolving organization.
You may also send your CV to careers@jesseschenker.com.
Get In Touch
Send us a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Looking forward to hearing from you.
A boutique hospitality group creating extraordinary restaurant experiences and hospitality partnerships across Long Island, New York. | Restaurants | Services | The Group |
