

Apparently, there were no takers and the landlord reduced the rent to between $15,000 and $17,000 per month. The restaurant was listed for lease by the Shumacher Group back in April with a monthly rent rate set at $20,800. Katana thanks everyone for their loyal patronage over the last few years, and is looking forward to serving everyone at its Monkey 68 concepts. The ownership team including Mali Hu will turn their focus solely to its current concept Monkey 68 in Roswell and the forthcoming Monkey 68 Kitchen & Bar, coming to Alpharetta later this summer. Katana Teppanyaki & Sushi closed its doors after dinner service on Saturday, June 29 following more than four and a half years in business. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.Katana Teppanyaki & Sushi closed on Saturday, June 29, after more than four years on Lenox Road across from Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead.Ī statement left on the restaurant’s website reads: 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. It’s a constant reminder to not take anything or anyone as they appear and dig deeper.”Ī version of this story first appeared in the Nov. You will never see someone more honest about who they are than when they are communicating with a waiter. “As a comedian the best stuff comes from human observation. It forces you to be present and stay in the moment - you can’t plan three tables later or the service suffers,” he explains. Waiting tables has been very, very humbling but in the best way possible. But the reality is, so many people have to work hard and find a way to make it or eventually head home.
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“There’s this dream that you step off the plane after landing in L.A., go to a barbershop and in the chair next to you is a producer and the next thing you know, you’re a movie star. “Because that would mean we may need to replace our service staff very soon.”Īt Katana, where he’s been for three years, Talley works as a server captain, putting in 35-40 hours per week waiting tables as well as helping to facilitate training of new staffers, and no matter what happens, he continues to be thankful for his restaurant gig. “Everyone is very excited except for management,” Talley said. “Ideally, the end goal is getting picked up so that everybody who is a part of it can stop waiting tables and take one less piece of grind off their plate.”īut not everyone is crossing their fingers. Talley says he’s encouraged by the honor and he hopes it leads to a studio, network or streaming deal, and he and the creative team have the storyline mapped out for the entire first season as well as four additional seasons if it gets picked up.
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It was a total blast.”Īlso fun: Thank You for Your Patients won an award off its first submission, taking home the best TV series prize from the recent L.A.

“I wrote the script with everyone in mind, knowing how talented they are, so all they had to do was show up and have fun. Talley is quick to dole out credit and praise to his Katana colleagues for their help in getting Patients off the ground, including Cassandra Dailey, actor, co-producer and co-financier (“She’s been a driving factor and helped me get all the boots on the ground”) actor Michael Derek actor Andy Cohen actor Samuel Scott and the 40 extras they cast from various positions at the restaurant to help film a scene on the final day of the three-day shoot. ITV CEO on Former Morning Show Host's Affair With Younger Colleague: "The Imbalance of Power Makes It Deeply Inappropriate"
