Greg Rogers Public Relations



Greg Rogers is a veteran publicist specializing in media relations, product launches, events, crisis management, communications and strategic planning, with an in-depth focus on restaurant, hospitality and design press.

Greg’s honest, creative and personalized approach to restaurant PR enables him to increase the media attention to his diverse, innovative and industry leading clients including Madame Chocolat, Tart Restaurant, Farmer’s Daughter Hotel, Pinches Tacos, Kate Mantilini Beverly Hills, Kate Mantilini Woodland Hills, Dirty Sue Olive Juice, Amethyst Gin, WAMI,  the creative force of over 30 projects including LA’s foremost restaurants and nightclubs, hotels and celebrity homes as well as commercial projects in New York, Las Vegas, Miami, San Francisco, Hawaii and around the world.

He has launched many iconic restaurants and lounges in Los Angeles including : M Café, Chaya Downtown, Edison Lounge, Citizen Smith, Mood Nightclub, Mastro’s Steakhouse Beverly Hills, Anisette and Tanzore.

Greg’s clients have been featured in national media: Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, New York Times, Wallpaper, GQ, Esquire, Forbes and local media: The Los Angeles Times, Angeleno magazine, Los Angeles magazine amongst others. He has also placed extensively in business media including Los Angeles Business Journal, The Wall Street Journal, INC as well as in online media outlets including regular features on: Urban Daddy, Daily Candy, Thrillist, Grub Street and Eater.

Known for going above and beyond his role as a publicist and truly investing his expertise into his clients’ ventures, Greg has spent 25 years in the food and wine industry in various roles including service, PR, consulting and special events to hone his knowledge in the restaurant world he is so passionate about. Greg attributes his start as a restaurant publicist to his mentor Joan Luther, a legend in the Los Angeles food world, helping promote nearly every major chef in LA over a career that started in the ’40s at the Brown Derby.

Notably, Starbucks credits the frappuccino recipe to Greg! He invented the frappuccino in 1995 while he was an assistant manager of a Starbucks store on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade. His cool new take on coffee created for Starbucks was launched on April Fool’s Day in 1995. Greg received an award from Starbucks for his contribution.

A cocktail connoisseur, clever conversationalist and a bonafide networker, Greg enjoys exploring the newest restaurants and lounges with his dining buddies and loves to travel.