Richard Brennan (restaurateur)

Richard Brennan
Born
Richard Joseph Brennan

(1931-11-30)November 30, 1931
DiedMarch 14, 2015(2015-03-14) (aged 83)
Alma materTulane University
OccupationRestaurateur

Richard Joseph Brennan Sr. (November 30, 1931 – March 14, 2015) was an American restaurateur in New Orleans, Louisiana, along with his siblings in the 1970s, transformed Commander's Palace “into the definitive modern Creole restaurant of its generation.”

The Brennan Family Restaurants owned many restaurants including Mr. B's Bistro and Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse.

Brennan and his nephew Pip were two founders of the Mardi Gras superkrewe Krewe of Bacchus.