Adam Fleischman

Adam Fleischman (born ) He sold his stake, and with the financial freedom it afforded looked for a new food venture. In 2011, SBE Entertainment Group acquired a stake of Umami Burger equal to that of Fleischman's. In 2014, Fleischman stepped down as CEO of Umami Restaurant Group. In 2016, SBE acquired a majority of Umami Restaurant Group and Fleischman remained as a board member and minority stock holder. In April 2023, the PBJ.LA official Facebook account posted that the restaurant had closed.

In 2022, Fleischman opened Slow Burn in Echo Park, Los Angeles, a "pan-Asian smokehouse". It closed three weeks after opening without explanation.

Other ventures Fleischman co-wrote the 2016 cookbook Flavor Bombs: The Umami Ingredients That Make Taste Explode.

Personal life In 2023, Fleischman was accused of squatting in a Hollywood Hills house. The owner had made an agreement with Fleischman to rent the house for occasional dinner parties as a way to generate revenue - she would provide the house and he would provide clients. He left only after she was assisted by a professional "squatter remover" by the name of Flash Shelton, founder of Squatter Hunters.

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