Top Chef finalist Brian Malarkey: After 27 restaurants, I'm betting big on my hometown Portland — and we're headed for $10 million in sales this year

I’ve opened restaurants all over the country, and I have never opened one this busy from day one.

But after 27 restaurants, I know something about what makes a city feel alive.

My restaurant in Bend does about $8.5 million a year in a city of roughly 100,000 people.

Then come to The Malarkey on a Friday or Saturday night and feel the energy in that room.

Brian Malarkey is a Food Network celebrity chef, restaurateur, and two-time Top Chef finalist.