Episode 6: 14 Restaurants, One Ci...

Episode 6: 14 Restaurants, One City: Jeff Bruning on Royal mile, El Bait Shop and Fong's Pizza

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OnTheLine515 by victor hatungimana
S1 · E6
Sep 21, 2026
30:21

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Jeff Bruning is a partner in Full court Press, the Des Moines group behind The Royal Mile, El Bait Shop, High Life Lounge, Hessen Haus, Fong's pizza, Iowa Taproom, Lucky Horse and more. He sat down with us on location to talk about building concepts that last, what it actually takes to run more than a dozen rooms at once, and the decisions most people never see from the other side of the bar. On the Line 515 goes inside iowa restaurants with the operators who run them. New episodes every week. Follow @ontheline515 and hit the link in bio for the full episode.

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restauraunt
hospitality
iowa
des moines
pizza
concept

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