Splichal cooks up plan for building a real estate Souffle.Super chef Joachim Splichal of Patina Group has bought a Pasadena office building for $7.6 million, adding another piece of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, real estate to his personal portfolio. Splichal, who lives in San Marino and owns other Pasadena properties, called from Paris to say that he also just bought a vacation home Vacation Home A home separate from an individual's primary residence that is used for recreational purposes and may also be rented out at unused times. Notes: For tax purposes, those who rent their vacation homes may result in a lower amount of allowable expense in Biarritz to spend some down time with his wife Christine. "The office building is an investment, and maybe in my older days I will become a real estate developer and give Maguire a run for his money," he said jokingly, referring to Rob Maguire, chairman and chief executive of Maguire Properties Inc. Last month, Patina Group, which now boasts 2,800 employees, took over catering operations for the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (or CCPA) is a 154,000 square-foot entertainment and music venue located in the Cerritos Towne Center of Cerritos, California. , and has expanded into the Orange County Museum of Art The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is a museum located in Newport Beach, California. External links
"The only thing we don't have is the Getty," he said. Patina runs concessions at seven museums and four arts centers. |
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