1276: Greg Casten, co-owner of Fish & Fire Food Group

1276: Greg Casten, co-owner of Fish & Fire Food Group

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Greg Casten is a veteran restaurateur and co-owner of Fish & Fire Food Group, with more than four decades of experience in the fish and seafood industry. He has helped create, develop, and build standout concepts including Ivy City Smokehouse and Tavern, and has spent much of his career shaping the Washington, D.C. seafood scene through restaurants, wholesale operations, and hands-on hospitality leadership.

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