Episcope Hospitality

Episcope Hospitality is a hospitality group headquartered in Chicago that operates a national portfolio of food, beverage, and experiential brands driven by a culture of diverse thinking, shared wisdom, and love. Founded by restaurateur David Morton, the company rebranded from DMK Restaurants in 2024 to reflect its growing portfolio and national ex... pansion beyond Chicago. Episcope Hospitality owns and operates restaurant concepts across multiple markets including Chicago, New York City, Las Vegas, and Houston, with properties such as Marshall's Landing and The Exchange in Chicago, The Landing and Office Hours in New York City, One Steakhouse in Las Vegas, and Giorgio's in Houston. The company's portfolio includes restaurants, cafés, markets, and outdoor venues, all connected by a culture of noticeably high quality matched with contagious hospitality. Episcope also operates Episcope Advisory, a leading hospitality advisory and management firm that partners with industry veterans Daniel Orrison and Ryan Gaudin. Episcope Advisory specializes in guiding investors, real estate partners, and lifestyle brands toward forward-thinking and innovative hospitality solutions, working in direct partnership with major real estate firms including Hines, Vornado Realty Trust, Chicago Bears, Nuveen, JGB Smith, Tourmaline, Transwestern Real Estate, Morgan Stanley, JDL, and Bio-Med Realty. The advisory division provides services including brand development, concept creation, master space planning, business modeling, forecasting, industry trends and insights, and data analytics, specializing in concept development, space planning, organizational structure, and operational capabilities required for prolonged and profitable hospitality development across all property types. Episcope's business model is designed to be flexible and malleable, allowing brands to seamlessly shift in the direction of market demand rather than attempting to predict future trends in food, beverage, or real estate.Read More