About | Meadows & Grimm Small Business Services & Restaurant Consulting | New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island

About the Team

Jennifer and Daniel operate Fishbar on the Lake, a thriving water-side restaurant in Montauk, NY. Fishbar is open from May – October, corresponding with the tourist season, which leaves Jennifer and Daniel plenty of time to pursue their other passion: helping other small businesses succeed.

A Few Words About Us

Meet Jennifer Meadows: Executive Chef, Entrepeneur

Jennifer has traveled the country working in the culinary hot-spots of America: Rhode Island, California, Hawaii, New York. Since graduating Johnson & Wales University, she has worked every chef position there is, and presently operates as Executive Chef of Fishbar. She has appeared on the Food Network twice, and was featured in a Food Curated video documentary, The Apple of Montauk Fishermen's Eyes: Chef Jennifer Meadows of Fishbar.

Meet Daniel Grimm: Consultant, Restauranteur

Daniel runs the front of the house at Fishbar, and maintains the financial and technological systems of the business. Daniel's college education emphasized investigation into the underlying principals of how people and systems work, which helped him develop the investigative nose and the problem solving skills he uses on a daily basis to make his business and the businesses of others succeed.

Why Choose Us

> We are operators
We operate a successful business every year. We don't just consult, we do.

> We are thinkers
We delve deeply into the principles behind a successful business.

> We are experienced
We know the Front & Back of the House, and the financial system that underpins the whole operation.

> We are hands on
We will travel to your business to conduct a full investigation of your operations.

Our Advantages

Put simply: we don't just consult, we run a very successful business.

Everything we recommend we put into practice season after season.

What to Look For in a Business Consultant

Someone who is knowledgeable.Always look for someone who has real, tangible experience in the area that you're hiring them for. Do you need a lot of help in the ktichen? Then hire someone who has kitchen experience.
Someone who will take time out to really look at your restaurant.The last thing you need is for someone to come into your business and give cookie-cutter advice that you could get yourself on the internet. You need someone who will take the time to listen to what you have to say, not jump to conclusions, and take time to formulate a well-thought out answer to your problems.
Someone who takes the time to properly educate you on the solution to your problem.You don't need someone to come in and give you a lecture, you need someone to patiently explain the answers and give a reason for their ideas.

Someone who is knowledgeable.Always look for someone who has real, tangible experience in the area that you're hiring them for. Do you need a lot of help in the ktichen? Then hire someone who has kitchen experience.
Someone who will take time out to really look at your restaurant.The last thing you need is for someone to come into your business and give cookie-cutter advice that you could get yourself on the internet. You need someone who will take the time to listen to what you have to say, not jump to conclusions, and take time to formulate a well-thought out answer to your problems.
Someone who takes the time to properly educate you on the solution to your problem.You don't need someone to come in and give you a lecture, you need someone to patiently explain the answers and give a reason for their ideas.