Chris Tocchio

Managing Partner

After graduating from American University, Boston native Chris Tocchio decided to stay in Washington DC to kick-start his restaurant and hospitality career by working in various eateries like Ristorante i Ricchi, Isabella and Legal Seafoods in various management positions. Returning to New England, Tocchio joined 320 Advisors, a restaurant management group, taking the role as Director of Operations and was responsible for running several restaurants, including Restaurant Bricco which was awarded the “Best New Restaurant in Boston” by Bon Appetit Magazine in 1999.

Soon after, he was recruited by renowned Chef, Todd English, to open Kingfish Hall as General Manager. Tocchio then spent several years with the Olive Group and ended up leaving as The Director of Operations for Todd English’s entire company on the east coast, running up to 10 restaurants in three different cities. Tocchio then helped restaurateur Jim Cafarelli found the Rustic Kitchen and was promoted to Operations Director, opening and managing four restaurants in metro Boston and Miami.

Tired of working for others, Tocchio was ready to call something his own. In 2007, Chris teamed up with Kristian Deyesso to open their first restaurant together. He now acts as Managing Partner for Dramshop Hospitality and is responsible for the overall direction and financial well-being of the company.

Kristian Deyesso

Managing Partner

Kristian Deyesso graduated from University of Southern California with a degree in art and design. Soon after, he returned to his hometown of Boston Massachusetts where he continued his post-graduate education in graphic design from Mass College of Art. Kristian’s restaurant career started at il Panino, where he was a bartender and manager for Frank Depasquale’s upscale eatery, North End’s Bricco and the Back Bay institution, Sonsie.

After years of gaining hospitality experience he was sought out by the Italian-bistro Rustic Kitchen to help manage their growing restaurant chain. He was instrumental in managing their locations in Cambridge and Faneuil Hall and helped open their third location in Hingham, Ma.

When Deyesso teamed up with current partner Tocchio to open their first venture, Church Restaurant & Nightclub, he was finally able to utilize his education by developing the concept for Church and then designing the overall décor of the location. A year later, Deyesso further perfected his skills with the interior design and concept development of the team’s second location, The Regal Beagle in Brookline. Today, Kristian is Managing Partner of Dramshop Hospitality and oversees the operations of the restaurants, as well as ensuring that the restaurants’ designs remains cutting edge and innovative.

Laura Henry-Zoubir

Chef - Regal Beagle & Church

Laura Henry-Zoubir considers her internship at Biba to be the real beginning of her culinary career, but the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) graduate already had years of training under her belt prior to that. The New England native gained experience in New Hampshire restaurants by working her way around various positions in the kitchen. After graduating from CIA, she moved to Boston to work at Hamersley's, taking on day sous chef responsibilities. Moving on to Taranta, the North End's only Peruvian/Italian restaurant, Henry-Zoubir climbed the ranks to become Chef de Cuisine under chef-owner Jose Duarte. Taking a break from life in the city, Henry-Zoubir later took a position as the Executive Chef at the Lanam Club in Andover.

Returning to the metro-Boston area in the fall of 2009, she was instrumental in launching The Regal Beagle in Coolidge Corner and has since, taken the helm at The Beagle’s sister restaurant, Church Restaurant and Nightclub in Fenway. They have both proven to be the perfect platforms on which to showcase Henry-Zoubir's culinary creativity.

Don Reddington

Chef - 14 Union

Donald Reddington learned his culinary craft the hard way, by coming up through the ranks in many of the local kitchens along the South Shore. A Plymouth native, Donny has helped create and design close to seven different restaurant concepts in the past 10 years along the South Shore of Massachusetts. Don has been the Executive Chef at multiple popular restaurants such as All Seasons Bar & Grill, Paisanos Restaurant, Inn On The Green, gaining recognition and winning multiple awards and many positive reviews from Boston Globe, Boston Herald and South Shore Living.

Currently, as The Executive Chef of 14 Union Dockside Bar & Grill, Donny is instrumental in managing the day to day operations of this very busy kitchen. Donny’s food focuses on fresh seafood with many local ingredients.

Rina Peselman

Marketing & PR Director

Rina Peselman, a Bostonian at heart, began her career as a Public Relations Coordinator for Steve Madden Men’s, the chic and fashionable shoe designer based in New York City, achieving national coverage and partnering with publications such as Playboy, Maxim and GQ for multiple celebrity-driven events to create awareness of the company's new category.

Missing her hometown roots, she moved back to Boston and worked at Jasmine Sola as the Marketing and PR director, using her New York contacts to expose the Boston-based boutique to the world of fashion and securing national coverage. When JasmineSola moved their headquarters to New York City, Rina stayed local to develop and expand upon her career in Boston. Since remaining in Boston she joined a CM Communications and worked with Phillips Candy House, The Daily Grill, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, Sarku Japan, and Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum, broadcasting them to local and national media, organizing media and consumer driven events and spearheading social media outreach.

With her hospitality experience and looking to get back into an in-house role, Rina joined the Dramshop Hospitality team to lead their Marketing and Public Relations endeavors by exposing Church Restaurant & Nightclub, The Regal Beagle and 14 Union Dockside Bar & Grill to her current contacts and building new relationship with local tastemakers, charity partners and media.