JOSEPH RICHARD GROUP TO LAUNCH ‘SUDO’, NEW ASIAN CONCEPT LATE 2016

For immediate release

Surrey, BC (Tuesday, June 21, 2016) – Joseph Richard Group is excited to announce a new concept that will be coming late 2016 with the opening of Sudo, an Asian Kitchen experience.

The JRG experience will be combined with a diverse menu that will feature a broad range of modern Asian cuisine featuring items from Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, and Indian cultures led by the JRG Culinary team featuring Corporate Chefs David Jorge (MasterChef Canada 2015 Winner) and Matthew Astorga (MasterChef Canada 2016 top BC contestant).  It will be Asian-infusion, re-defined.

“This is a concept we have had on our radar for some time now,” Joseph Richard Group CEO Ryan Moreno stated, “there is a demand for it and we can create something very special combining our brand and experience with a unique menu.”

The menu will be developed over the summer with the input of MasterChef Canada Season 3 semi-finalist Matthew Astorga.  Astorga joined Joseph Richard Group in a full-time capacity as a Corporate Chef after wrapping up Season 3 as the top BC-based contestant and third overall.

“This is an exciting time for both the company and myself,” Astorga thinks the concept will be new age for this genre, “the menu will have some of your traditional Asian and Indian foods but it will also have a modern style to it that will be exciting for guests.”

While Sudo won’t open until later this year, select menu items will start appearing on the feature sheets at all Joseph Richard Group Public Houses this week.   In addition, Astorga will be taking part in various pairing dinners at each location that guests can reserve seats for giving them the chance to experience the Sudo menu first hand from Matthew while also having the chance to meet and interact with him.  The schedule for the first ‘set’ pairing dinners is as follows:

July 3 Townhall Abbotsford

July 4 The Henry Public House

July 5 Oak & Thorne

July 10 Edith & Arthur

July 11 Townhall Langley

July 12 Micky’s Public House

July 17 Townhall Coquitlam

July 18 Townhall South Surrey

July 19 Hemingway Public House

July 24 Buck & Ear

July 26 Townhall Maple Ridge

July 31 S+L Langley

For more information on the opening of Sudo, please visit www.JRGVancouver.ca; to reserve a space at one of Matthew’s pairing dinners, e-mail Reservations JRGVancouver.ca