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<br />I <br />II <br />I <br />II <br />II <br />I. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />Features <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Our annual issue profiling the hotten 25 <br />people in Orange County i5 ~. once <br />again. Who's hot? And why? You need <br />only look at 'Il..bat you are ",,'nring. what <br />you are ~ading and even ""hat you are <br />drinking to have a due. This ~ar's bon- <br />oreesare: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Jayloogley 45 <br />John Hueston 46 <br />Jacquelyn Tran 47 <br />Ed Grier 47 <br />Curt Pringle 48 <br />Erin Runnion SO <br />Ken Smith 52 <br />Henry and Elizabeth <br />~erstrom 54 <br />laura Da'IICk 56 <br />Ruben Alvarez Jr. 60 <br />Sharon lebon 62 <br />Emile Haddad 62 <br />Peter Adderton 6' <br /> <br />Bob MCKnlCJhl 66 <br />Jjm Dotl 68 <br />Doug McAlll!olef" 10 <br />T@d Smith 10 <br />Kimberly Chavatas <br />Cripe 11 <br />MIChael. tho n <br />Janet NguyffI 74 <br />Scotl Flanders 74 <br />Francisco Garcia 7S <br />Richard Gllchm.. 18 <br />Ivo rjan 18 <br />Loretta <br />Drummond SO <br /> <br />II <br />II <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />HOTFT Z5 PEOPLE <br /> <br /> <br />· Hippest Host <br /> <br />DOUGLAS MCALLISTER <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />reating two of the <br />hottest hot spots for <br />dining and nightlife in <br />Orange County, as well <br />as getting nominated <br />by Entrepreneur Magazine for <br />next season's -The Bachelor," defi- <br />nitely defines "hot." Douglas <br />McAllister is the man behind pop- <br />ular restaurants Sutra Lounge in <br />Costa Mesa and Kantina in <br />Newport Beach. <br />"I always wanted to get into the <br />restaumnt business," McAllister <br />says. "Even when I was in high <br />school I knew, and I thought that <br />\\-'as weird." Intuition often leads to <br />success. <br />In 1993. 20-year-old McAllister turned around Michael's <br />Supper Cluh in Dana Point, increasing daily average sales <br />700% with promotions and high-profile hands like Suhlime. <br />He went on to become CFO of Hooters and Thp House of <br />Orange County. McAllister then partnered with Dennis <br />Rodman in the development of Rodman's Josh Slocum's <br />Supper Club in Newport Beach. which grossed more than $3 <br />million in its first year. <br />In 2000, McAllister launched Culinary Management <br />Group, of which he is president and CEO. He set out to create <br />a new, "sexy' concept with Sutra Lounge, which opened in <br />2003. This year, he opened Kantina, a contemporary and <br />comfortable Mexican restaurant, which has drawn Tiger <br />Woods. among others. <br /> <br />FOl'NDER, <br />PRF.SIDE:\T <br />A:\O CEO. <br />Cn.INARY <br />~IANAGDIDIT <br />GROLl', <br />OPERATING <br />KA:\TIK\ AND <br />SL'TRA LOUNGE <br />AGE 33 <br />RESIDENCE Newport <br />Beach <br />FAMILY, English bull- <br />dog Harry <br />HDBBIFS, GoLl and <br />build i ng/reeonst ruct- <br />ing things <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />