Smith & Wollensky is one of the most trafficked restaurants in New York and among the most celebrated steakhouses in the world.

Specializing in fresh seafood and lobster and assorted steaks and chops.It is the quintessential New York Steakhouse.

Alan Stillman, the cosmetic salesman-turned-unconventional entrepreneur, began his restaurant career in March 1965 on a shoestring, when he leveraged a $5,000 loan from his mother to open the flagship T.G.I. Friday's on First Avenue in Manhattan. This concept is known as the first "singles" bar. The T.G.I. Friday's concept proved contagious with the subsequent expansion of the chain under Stillman's stewardship to 13 locations. He sold his stake in 1976, but the business model still thrives today with more than 1,000 T.G.I. Friday's in over 50 countries worldwide.