Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Michael Don is a leading restaurateur in Ukraine. He is a co-owner of Mirovaya Karta Corporation – its restaurants and restaurant projects successfully function in Kiev, Donetsk, Kharkov and other big Ukrainian cities.Michael Don was born on 30 May 1958 in Kiev. After finishing school he has served in the Soviet Army, and afterwards has arranged construction cooperative company. His companions became successful businessmen later on and now are known and respected persons.Mr. Don has moved to the USA in 1989 on the rising tides of emigrating from USSR. In the US he has founded a small construction company – MAG Construction – operating in New York and than in Maryland till 1994.The turning point in the career of Michael Don was meeting with Benjamin Golani, well-known American restaurateur, and his future partner. To be competent in restaurant business was the main condition of their partnership.To get this knowledge and to understand restaurant business from within Michael Don started to work at Woodside Delight, Rockwill, Maryland. He had a several month experience on different positions – waiter assistant, bar keeper, administrator. There was some fun during his work. His supervisor was the girl of small height. In contrast (Michael's height is more than 190 cm) they looked funny to the guests of the restaurant.After such a long practice Michael Don and Benjamin Golani set out to conquer Ukraine. Their first restaurant, Uncle Sam's (later renamed to Sam's Steak House) was opened in 1996 in Kiev.Restaurant culture and restaurant business were only arising in Post-Soviet times. Ukraine was really fertile ground for any restaurant projects. Michael Don and Benjamin Golani took all the significant achievements of American restaurant culture and moved them to Ukraine.The partners cofounded Georgian, Mexican, Moroccan restaurants. After opening 6 restaurants they decided to unite them in the network representing world's best cuisines in Ukraine. That was the moment when Mirovaya Karta Corporation appeared.In the next few years the partners have opened more than 15 restaurants including Ukrainian folk restaurant Shynok, Mexican Tequila House, Georgian Mimino, Lipsky Osobnyak (Haute Ukrainian cuisine) etc. The last one was the only restaurant in the CIS trice (in 2003, 2004 and 2007) awarded by the experts of competent Wine Spectator guide.Mirovaya Karta entered the new market segment – democratic low price – with SushiYa project in 2006. More than 40 restaurants appeared all over Ukraine for the period of 7 years.Michael Don starts the new significant project in 2010 – il Molino family of pizzerias. It has completely different approach and becomes popular among Kievites. For less than 2,5 years il Molino family numbers 7 pizzerias.Michael Don considers Buddha-bar Kiev opening in 2008 as his personal (and even national) achievement. Kiev's Buddha-bar was the only one international restaurant in CIS and in Eastern Europe in the time.Apart from restaurant business Michael Don's sphere of interest includes hotelling (Kreschatik Hotel, Kiev), medical business (AILAS clinic, Kiev), publishing (The Tasteful luxury magazine).. }
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- Michael_Don abstract "Michael Don is a leading restaurateur in Ukraine. He is a co-owner of Mirovaya Karta Corporation – its restaurants and restaurant projects successfully function in Kiev, Donetsk, Kharkov and other big Ukrainian cities.Michael Don was born on 30 May 1958 in Kiev. After finishing school he has served in the Soviet Army, and afterwards has arranged construction cooperative company. His companions became successful businessmen later on and now are known and respected persons.Mr. Don has moved to the USA in 1989 on the rising tides of emigrating from USSR. In the US he has founded a small construction company – MAG Construction – operating in New York and than in Maryland till 1994.The turning point in the career of Michael Don was meeting with Benjamin Golani, well-known American restaurateur, and his future partner. To be competent in restaurant business was the main condition of their partnership.To get this knowledge and to understand restaurant business from within Michael Don started to work at Woodside Delight, Rockwill, Maryland. He had a several month experience on different positions – waiter assistant, bar keeper, administrator. There was some fun during his work. His supervisor was the girl of small height. In contrast (Michael's height is more than 190 cm) they looked funny to the guests of the restaurant.After such a long practice Michael Don and Benjamin Golani set out to conquer Ukraine. Their first restaurant, Uncle Sam's (later renamed to Sam's Steak House) was opened in 1996 in Kiev.Restaurant culture and restaurant business were only arising in Post-Soviet times. Ukraine was really fertile ground for any restaurant projects. Michael Don and Benjamin Golani took all the significant achievements of American restaurant culture and moved them to Ukraine.The partners cofounded Georgian, Mexican, Moroccan restaurants. After opening 6 restaurants they decided to unite them in the network representing world's best cuisines in Ukraine. That was the moment when Mirovaya Karta Corporation appeared.In the next few years the partners have opened more than 15 restaurants including Ukrainian folk restaurant Shynok, Mexican Tequila House, Georgian Mimino, Lipsky Osobnyak (Haute Ukrainian cuisine) etc. The last one was the only restaurant in the CIS trice (in 2003, 2004 and 2007) awarded by the experts of competent Wine Spectator guide.Mirovaya Karta entered the new market segment – democratic low price – with SushiYa project in 2006. More than 40 restaurants appeared all over Ukraine for the period of 7 years.Michael Don starts the new significant project in 2010 – il Molino family of pizzerias. It has completely different approach and becomes popular among Kievites. For less than 2,5 years il Molino family numbers 7 pizzerias.Michael Don considers Buddha-bar Kiev opening in 2008 as his personal (and even national) achievement. Kiev's Buddha-bar was the only one international restaurant in CIS and in Eastern Europe in the time.Apart from restaurant business Michael Don's sphere of interest includes hotelling (Kreschatik Hotel, Kiev), medical business (AILAS clinic, Kiev), publishing (The Tasteful luxury magazine).".