You're Going to Love This Penn Alum Entrepreneur's Savory NYC Restaurant!

To kick things off for my Penn Foodies series, here's a great inspirational story about one Penn alum entrepreneur who went from the telecom world to tremendous success in the restaurant world.

After working in the telecom world for a number of years (Centric Telecom, eLink Communications), Marc Glosserman (C'96, Sigma Chi) went on to earn his MBA from Columbia University where he won seed funding for his first restaurant venture, "Hill Country Barbecue Market", by the school’s Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Fund’s new business plan competition.

Not only is "Hill Country" considered a hot new restaurant in NYC (30 West 26th Street), but it has been given great reviews by the NY Times, NY Magazine and The Wall Street Journal to name a few.

And what makes his restaurant so unique? I'll give you a hint. You're going to need a lot of napkins!

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It's all about Texas barbeque at "Hill Country" ...and it stems from Marc's grandfather who was the mayor of Lockhart, Texas where his family dates back four generations.

Per Marc, as a child,

"I looked forward to my Texas visits, where I indulged in all the local traditions, including eating smoked sausages and barbecue at the legendary Kreuz Market, drinking Big Red Soda, cooling off with Blue Bell Ice Cream, and enjoyed the sounds of Austin’s rock, blues and country music. Whether I was listening to my grandfather’s proud tales of growing up in the Lone Star State, or traveling with family and friends through Central Texas “Hill Country,” these are the memories that inspired me to open a New York City restaurant to honor the barbecue and live music capital of Texas."

Tell me you're not salivating after watching that video above! Incidentally, the most popular item is the Brisket (Marc’s favorite is the Prime Rib!).

"No other barbecue place that has opened in recent years has gotten it so right, right out of the gate. Hill Country is one of the finest new barbecue spots to open in New York in quite some time. The brisket is a thing of balance and beauty." -NY Times

And with the quote above, I don't think you can go wrong with whatever you order!

Check out his menu below! +/-

Hill Country Delivery Menu 07-29-09

...And if you think you've seen the "Glosserman" name before on DT, you're right.  Let's not forget about Marc's younger successful filmmaker brother Scott Glosserman (C'99, Sigma Chi, Friars)!

Get in touch with Marc: marc at hillcountryny.com

Visit Hill Country and be sure to tell Marc you read about him on DT!

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He Was Found Again on LOST

If you watched Lost's exciting 2 hour finale last week, you would have briefly seen Alex Petrovitch (C'01, Member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Men's Varsity Soccer, Men's Cycling) featured in the last 15 minutes of the show.

This was not the first time he was on the show...

Click here to find out which scene he was in last week and what other pivotal episode he was in!

(Spoiler Alert: answer reveals crucial plot details of the show)

Alex reprised his role as " " on Penny Whidmore's boat that rescues the Oceanic 6. He was on for 5 seconds but he got facetime and a line or two!

Alex also had appeared in the cliffhanger scene from the Season 2 Finale when he was one of two men in the arctic who made contact with the missing group of travelers of Oceanic Flight 815.

Watch Alex's first appearance on Lost


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He was LOST and Hollywood is finding him

I thought since the new season of Lost premieres tonight, this post was timely.

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Here’s a flashback for all of you.

For all of you Lost fans out there, do you remember the last cliffhanger scene from the Season 2 Finale when two men in the arctic make contact with the missing group of travelers of Oceanic Flight 815? Turns out Penn alum Alex Petrovitch (C'01, Member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Men's Varsity Soccer, Men's Cycling) played one of these two men.

Click here to check out Alex’s Scene from Lost (and his reel)

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Besides also appearing in The Bold and the Beautiful, Passions & General Hospital, Alex tells me that he’s starring in a new film called Passage to Zarahemla, an action-adventure Mormon movie which takes place in Utah. (you can see a clip of his performance in his reel)

The film opens in Southern California, Idaho, Hawaii, and Las Vegas this weekend. (It began its theatrical release in Utah, October 2007, and has grossed 250K at the box office thus far.)

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