Mexican restaurant group’s chef-owner claims partner skimmed funds to revive Kellogg’s Diner

A top chef has accused his longtime business partner of improperly funneling millions of dollars into side projects, including the revival of Williamsburg’s Kellogg’s Diner.Julian Medina says that Luis Skibar, who owns a fast-growing empire of Mexican-style eateries with Medina, has “unlawfully and systematically diverted, converted, concealed and misappropriated” funds for years, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan state Supreme Court.Medina is seeking damages of at least $10 million in the suit, which concerns outposts such as the popular Toloache chain on the Upper West and Upper East sides, Old John’s Luncheonette near Lincoln Center and Coppellia on West 14th Street.But the suit, which focuses on the precise stakes Skibar holds in jointly-controlled locations, is not expected to affect the operation of the restaurants, which have contributed to a wave of places offering haute Mexican cuisine in the post-pandemic era.“This is a fight between partners over profits,” said Robert Calica, a co-managing partner of the Long Island-based firm Rosenberg, Calica, Birney, Liebman & Ross and Medina’s counsel in the lawsuit. “We are hopeful that common sense will prevail.”Calica added that the legal action was necessary because Skibar has stonewalled efforts to share accounting information.Skibar downplayed to Crain’s the lawsuit’s significance while suggesting it could soon be settled. “There was a misunderstanding,” he said. A formal legal response to the... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2024-10-15 17:41:30 UTC ]
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Report: Miami Marlins to be sold to group led by Derek Jeter, Jeb Bush

Could Derek Jeter do for the Miami Marlins what Magic Johnson did for the Dodgers? A group led by Jeter and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush have won the bidding for the Miami Marlins, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Neither the Marlins nor Major League Baseball would comment on the report. If the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Partners with Save the Children on Reading Campaign

The new initiative. #ProjectReadathon Million Minutes, encourages children to read in communities throughout North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic claims two on Oscar's Book Prize shortlist

Scholastic has claimed two titles out of the five shortlisted for Oscar’s Book Prize, which honours the best book published for children under five years old. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heat magazine partners with S&S on ebook promotion

Simon & Schuster UK has announced an “industry-first partnership” with Heat magazine for a short story competition and a free monthly "Holiday Reads" ebook promotion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson to partner with Chegg on textbook rentals

Pearson is to partner with American online textbook rental company Chegg to make its higher education textbooks more affordable to use. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Adds Signup Buttons to Win Over Skeptical Instant Articles Partners

Facebook is giving publishers new tools to attract digital subscribers as the social-media giant tries to ease concerns that its growing power threatens the media industry.In recent months, Facebook has tested "call-to-action" features with select media outlets participating in its Instant... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl Estate partners with Lost My Name to offer personalised book

The Roald Dahl Literary Estate will create a personalised adaptation of a Roald Dahl classic in partnership with publishing start-up Lost My Name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Society of Authors Scotland to host writing event with Creative Scotland funding

The Society of Authors in Scotland has been awarded a grant in the latest round of funding from Creative Scotland to host ScotsWrite, a three-day event for authors in Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Northstar Travel Group Acquires Schneider Publishing Assets

SportsTravel, Association News, and a trio of related event businesses join Northstar's Meetings Group. The post Northstar Travel Group Acquires Schneider Publishing Assets appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lacking Systems for Collaboration, Association Media Groups Miss Opportunities

[Sponsored] Folio: and AdvantageCS examine association publishers’ biggest obstacles when it comes to cross-department cohesion. The post Lacking Systems for Collaboration, Association Media Groups Miss Opportunities appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEH Funds Digitization of PEN International Archives at UT Austin

The politically beleaguered National Endowment for the Humanities has granted $195,000 to the Ransom Center at the University of Texas to catalog and digitize the archives of free speech organization PEN International. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell-inspired anthology raises funds as UK prepares to leave the EU

Unsung Stories is to publish 2084, a new collection of dystopian fiction featuring exclusive new stories from Christopher Priest, Lavie Tidhar, David Hutchinson and Jeff Noon, in July. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEIBA Considers Funding Author Tours

At a March 24 gathering of the New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA), booksellers discussed ways for the organization to support author readings in underserved areas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recipients of £4m libraries fund revealed

Arts Council England and the Culture Department have revealed the recipients of the £3.9m Libraries Fund announced as part of the Libraries Ambition document. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson partners with Leeds University to offer online degrees

Pearson has partnered with the University of Leeds to offer online degree programmes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davler Media Group Buys LGBTQ Magazine and Teases New Quarterly

Metrosource joins Davler as the publisher prepares to launch design vertical, Exuberance. The post Davler Media Group Buys LGBTQ Magazine and Teases New Quarterly appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kings Road partners with We the Unicorns on new YouTuber series

Trends imprint Studio Press, part of Kings Road Publishing, is collaborating with digital media brand, We the Unicorns, to explore "the magic of YouTubers and the online video community" in a new series of books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RebusFest line-up revealed with Edinburgh Festival to partner

The line up for RebusFest, a weekend of literature, music, art and film in Edinburgh organised by Orion Publishing Group and curated by Ian Rankin, has been revealed, with Edinburgh International Book Festival partnering on the event and Waterstones ready to be the festival's official bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books in China 2017: 21st Century Publishing Group

Voted Best Children’s Publisher in Asia at the 2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 21st Century Publishing Group has come a long way in its 32 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Books in China 2017: China Children’s Press & Publication Group

The Chinese home of Cipollino, Pippi Longstocking, Le petit Nicolas, and Tintin, China Children’s Press & Publication Group is the largest publisher in terms of output in the nation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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