Draft:Chris Barish

Barish began his career in hospitality working a variety of roles at Planet Hollywood, which his father, Keith Barish had co-founded, and as a student at NYU Tisch School of the Arts,{{cite web |title=Tribeca Film Festival 2019 |url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/alumni-news/2019-tribeca-film-festival |website=Tisch.NYU.edu |access-date=22 January 2024 |quote=Tisch alumni and students have a strong presence in the festival. 48 projects are written, directed, or produced by Tisch alumni.}} where he promoted parties at New York nightclubs, eventually becoming an investor in clubs and restaurants, then owner-manager.{{cite news |last1=Eisenpress |first1=Cara |title=Black Tap co-founder on expanding past Insta-fame |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/asked-answered/black-tap-co-founder-expanding-past-insta-fame |access-date=10 October 2023 |publisher=Crain Communications Inc. |date=March 11, 2020 |quote=Marquee was one of the best investments I've ever had.}}{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=Bryan |title=Men's Folio Meets "King Of Clubs" Chris Barish of Black Tap for A Secret to The Ultimate Milkshake |url=https://www.mens-folio.com/61923/mensfoliomeets-king-of-clubs-chris-barish-of-black-tap-for-a-secret-to-the-ultimate-milkshake/ |website=Mens-Folio.com |publisher=Heart Media Pte. Ltd. |access-date=15 October 2023 |date=December 25, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Abramovich |first1=Seth |title=Throwback Thursday: When Stallone and Schwarzenegger Teamed Up for Planet Hollywood |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/throwback-thursday-stallone-schwarzenegger-teamed-726133/ |website=THR.com |publisher=Penske Media Corp. |access-date=15 October 2023 |date=August 21, 2014 |quote=Planet Hollywood was the brainchild of Keith Barish,}},

Barish's first major establishment was Moomba, a restaurant nightclub launched in December 1997 with four partners.{{cite web |last1=Yazigi |first1=Monique P. |title=Sorry, It's Private Party |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/08/style/sorry-it-s-a-private-party.html |website=The New York Times |location=Section 9 |pages=1 |date=March 1, 1998}} In partnership with Andrew Sasson, Barish launched Light (2001){{cite web |last1=Travis |first1=Neil |title=Neil Travis' New York |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/333905202 |publisher=NY Post |pages=11 |date=March 19, 2001 |id={{ProQuest|333905202}} |quote=[Chris Barish] pulled a $150,000 check from his pocket and handed it to his father, Keith Barish ... It was the last payment on the $1 million he borrowed from Keith to get Light up and running}}, Light at the Bellagio(2002),{{cite web |last1=Schoeneman |first1=Deborah |title=Q: What's the Latest New York Hot Spot?; A: Las Vegas |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/334027770 |website=NYPost.com |publisher=NY Post |date=January 29, 2002 |id={{ProQuest|334027770}} |quote=On Saturday night, the Midtown nightclub Light opened a Vegas branch in the Bellagio Hotel, with a star-studded guest list imported largely from Gotham by owners Chris Barish, 28, and Andrew Sasson, 31}}{{cite web |last1=Radke |first1=Brock |title=Legendary Las Vegas Nightclub Light Looks to Carve a New Path |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2022/feb/10/legendary-las-vegas-nightclub-light-new-path/ |website=LasVegasWeekly.com |publisher=Greenspan Media Group |access-date=18 January 2024 |date=February 10, 2022 |quote=the original Light opened at Bellagio in 2001 and became one of the most influential club operations in Vegas history}}{{cite web |last1=Mancini |first1=Al |title=Chef, Nightlife Vet Bring Black Tap to Las Vegas Millennials |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/chef-nightlife-vet-bring-black-tap-to-las-vegas-millennials/ |website=Las Vegas Review Journal |publisher=Las Vegas Review Journal Inc. |access-date=12 January 2024 |date=December 27, 2017 |quote=but [Barish] is most well known for helping bring pricey bottle service to the Strip.}} and Caramel (2013), also in Las Vegas.{{cite web |last1=Wiser |first1=Rob |title=Extreme Nightlife - Ultra Lounges Redefine Vegas After Dark |url=https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/extreme-nightlife-1912 |website=Cigar Aficionado |publisher=M Shankin Communications |access-date=13 January 2024 |date=November 10, 2003 |quote=Andrew Sasson and Chris Barish, who created the très chic Light at the Bellagio, now have Mist at Treasure Island and Caramel at the Bellagio}}{{cite web |last1=Chaplin |first1=Julia |title=CULTURAL STUDIES; New on the Strip: Hipster New York |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/style/cultural-studies-new-on-the-strip-hipster-new-york.html |website=www.NYTimes.com |publisher=The New York Times Company |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=March 9, 2003}} Joining with partners Noah Tepperberg and Jason Strauss, the trio launched the Marquee in New York's Chelsea neighborhood in December 2003.{{cite web |last1=Wilner |first1=Isaiah |title=The Short, Drunken Life of Club Row 2/11/2007 |url=https://nymag.com/news/features/27845/ |website=NYMag.com |publisher=New York, Vox Media Network |access-date=17 January 2024 |date=February 11, 2007 |quote=So many people packed Marquee in its first year, 2004, that the crowd of cars and people often blocked several lanes of traffic on Tenth Avenue}} In April 2004, Vanity Fair magazine included Barish, Tepperberg and Strauss among New York City’s "Kings and Queens of Clubs" — noteworthy New York “nightlife impresarios.”{{cite web |last1=Hutton |first1=Punch |last2=Wayne |first2=George |title=Kings and Queens of Clubs|url=https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2004/4/kings-and-queens-of-clubs |website=condenast.com |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=22 November 2023 |date=April 2004|quote=On the eve of one of the coldest nights of the year … these nightlife impresarios gathered…}}

As manager and investor, Barish opened several locations in Las Vegas for Gordon Ramsay's restaurant group and Caesars Entertainment.{{cite web |last1=Shekells |first1=Melinda |title=What's New in Las Vegas for the New Year |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/whats-new-las-vegas-new-year-1070656/ |website=THR.com |publisher=Penske Media Corp. |access-date=15 October 2023 |date=December 29, 2017 }} Barish and his partners, including wife Julie Mulligan, founded Black Tap Burger and Beer in 2015 in New York as a stand-alone restaurant. Since then they have licensed operations in the US, Europe and Asia.{{cite web |last1=Viana |first1=Carla |title=Viral Milkshake Shop Black Tap Ditches Founding Chef in Pursuit of Global Expansion |url=https://ny.eater.com/2019/7/1/19102849/black-tap-midtown-opening-joe-isidori-out-nyc |website=NY.Eater.com |publisher=Vox Media LLC |access-date=15 November 2023 |date=July 1, 2019}}{{Cite web |title=This famous burger joint from New York opens first Florida restaurant in Miami |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/restaurants/article290841819.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240814214613/https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/restaurants/article290841819.html |archive-date=2024-08-14 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Miami Herald |language=en}}

On his own or through his production company Branding Inc. Entertainment, Barish has served as producer and executive producer of movies, including Zoey to the Max,{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Richard |title=Chris Barish Pops the Question |url=https://pagesix.com/2013/11/25/chris-barish-pops-the-question/ |website=PageSix.com |publisher=New York Post |access-date=2 January 2024 |date=November 25, 2013 |quote=His first feature, “Zoey to the Max,” starring Amy Smart and Grant Bowler, is about the journey of a 13-year-old foster child}} Crown Vic{{cite web |last1=Schenk |first1=Frank |title=Crown Vic': Film Review Tribeca 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/crown-vic-1205520/ |website=THR.com |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter, Penske Media Corp. |access-date=26 November 2023 |date=April 29, 2019}} and Spin the Bottle.{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Tanner Stine, Kaylee Bryant, Justin Long, Ali Larter & More Set For Supernatural Horror 'Spin The Bottle' From Director Gavin Wiesen |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/justin-long-ali-larter-more-set-for-gavin-wiesen-horror-spin-the-bottle-1235119843/#comments |website=Deadline |publisher=Penske Media Corp. |access-date=26 November 2023 |date=September 15, 2022}}

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