All right, his name is synonymos
with the restaurant industry,
and not just because of his
vast array of restaurants,
premier catering and event services. No, the
success of Cameron Mitchell also has to
do with the company culture he's created
and his contributions to commun.
New at 6:00 tonight, we sat down
with the restaurant mogul to tak
about one of his best years yet.
2023 is a milestone year for boh
Cameron Mitchell the company.
Nice to meet you. What's your n?
And Cameron Mitchell the man.
I love being Cameron Mitchell.
You know it's.
And I'm very proud of it.
All right. Welcome my family.
He's proud. All
right, take care.
This year marks his 30th year in business,
the opening of his 100th restau,
his 60th birthday and his
28th wedding anniversary.
2023 is also the year Cameron Mitchell
will unveil his first restaurant
on the glitzy Las Vegas Strip.
Listen, you know,
I'm the leader of our company,
there's no doubt about that.
But everything we do it Caramel
Restaurants is by collaboration,
always humble but not too shabby
for temporary high school dropot
who at 18 nearly lost his job aa
fry cook at Max and Erma's. Bece
I was late for work all the time
and I was just working for beer
money was lazy and you know.
I got put on 30 days probation.
It was during that time Cameron
Mitchell had an epiphany.
He loved the restaurant business
and told his mother he wanted to
become president of a restaurant
company by the age of 35.
She was relieved and excited
and I went to work the next day.
So on Friday I'm the laziest
guy in the kitchen. I'm Sarah.
I'm the hardest work kind of kitchen.
On Friday at the worst
attitude in the kitchen.
And Sarah got the best attitude in kitchen.
On Friday, I was working for the Million.
On Saturday, I was working
for my future in my career.
He wants to get some renderings
outside on, but
Mitchell topped his own aspirat,
becoming president of his own restaurant
company, one that puts people first. Our
associates come first,
call our employees.
Associates and I look as
triangular relationship.
We take care of our people,
our people take care of our gue,
and our guests take care of
our company by repeat visits.
The company culture he's created
makes Cameron Mitchell restauras
a place where people want to wo.
We're closed major holidays
because I used to work holidays.
I don't want to work holidays.
I don't want to work on Thanksgiving.
I don't want to work on Christmas Day,
New Year's Day.
And we can make a lot more proft
if we're open on some of those ,
busy, busy holidays.
But it's not worth it.
It's we say our company,
our associates, come first.
They need all sorts of good peo.
We never
have enough. Mitchell is living proof of
what a second chance can do for someone.
And because of that. He says he
runs a company of second chance.
I always joke if you meet someone who
got fired from cameraman to restaurants,
you have to pat him on the back
because they worked hard at it,
you know, so because you never .
Because I use my story if I woud
have gotten fired from Max and s
back then when I was a troubled youth.
Who knows where I would have ben
right now? The
veteran restaurant tour is
also big on giving back.
One of his greatest
achievements is Mitchell Hall,
a culinary school and restaurant
Columbus State Community Colleg.
And now, as he enters what he cs
the fourth quarter of his caree,
Cameron Mitchell is beginning to
look ahead in a new direction. I
certainly exceeded, you know,
my goals and aspirations and so forth.
And that's why, you know,
I'm turning the corner to a certain extent,
you know, trying to.
Think more about legacy,
more about traveling with my wi.
You know, spend My kids are almt
all out of college and spendinge
with them and hopefully grandki.
But I don't think retirement is
coming anytime soon because I ad
them which of your restaurants
is your favorite and he goes.
The next one. OK, so.
And you know there is another
reason this year is a monumental
one for Cameron Mitchell.
He was honored with the Entreprr
of the Year 2023 E Central
Lifetime Achievement Award.
He'll be recognized during a
special celebration on June 14th
at the Columbus at the Nam.
Now, coming this summer, another
Cameron Mitchell fine dining experience,
the company's 100th restaurant,
will open in German Village in .
It's called Chinto Italiano.
Chinto means 100 in Italian.
And on the menu?
Upscale Italian cuisine.
Mitchell recently met with membs
of his team to taste test menu
items for the new restaurant,
which will be located on S 3rd .
which I'm super excited for.
I tell our Bread put that restaurant in
the middle of Manhattan with no problem.
It's it's unbelievable Italian.
Can't wait to try that.
Now, in addition to Tinto anothr
new Cameron Mitchell location,
Valentina's, another Italian restaurant,
is in development at Bridge Park in Dublin.
And, of course, the Las Vegas
one that opens this summer.
That's an ocean prime.
He's not slowing down.
Beautiful. We're thankful. Yeah, yeah, yeah.