Boosting the Business of Hospitality
Ways We Work With Clients
The client is the center of the universe and the Orbit is the guide creating a pathway and building momentum.
Orbit Collective
Kenny Cuomo + Nina Cochrane
Chef Kenny Cuomo and Nina Cochrane are restaurant industry veterans who have helped numerous hospitality businesses work smarter, have fun with change and boost bottom lines. Our specialty is lending an objective eye to the way things are currently done and optimize operations based on proven principles.
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Chef Kenny Cuomo is an industry recognized, Michelin award winning chef who continues to be a leader and pioneer developing award winning dining and hospitality concepts.
Kenny’s deep rooted culinary pedigree is in fine dining having worked alongside some of the leading talents in the world. His passion for the grand cuisine found him working the stove in some of the world’s renowned restaurants. His leadership skills found him cooking at Alinea, Charlie Trotters, Per Se, Blue Hill Farm at Stone Barns, and Del Posto.
As Principal of Orbit Collective, Kenny Cuomo’s firm is focused on hospitality consulting and concept development for luxury. Orbit has created food/beverage programs and BOH operating systems for leading hospitality and corporate groups, including task force ambassador for Rosewood Hotels, Neiman Marcus, and Google, amongst others. Additionally, Kenny has been a Chef partner with singular concepts around the country. First at celebrity haunt, Omar’s in Greenwich Village, Source Urban Brewing in Philadelphia’s Fishtown.
Most recently he has teamed up with Ellis Adams Group to develop Denae’s, an American diner in the former Superior Oil building in Downtown Los Angeles. With two more concepts rolling out in 24.
Kenny lives in New York City with his wife and business partner, Nina Cochrane. Kenny and Nina are Principals of Orbit Collective, a strategy-led food and beverage consultancy delivering custom concepts and operational solutions to a unique and diverse clientele.
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Growing up in a family that loves food, Nina Cochrane found herself wanting to create food her family will love, inspiring her to become a Chef. As homage to her upbringing in New Jersey, her recipes and menu concepts are vegetable forward.
Nina graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1992 and immediately immersed herself in fine dining. She worked with Jan Birnbaum in San Francisco at Campton Place Hotel. In New York City, she cooked at Gotham Bar and Grill, Mad 61 at Barneys Uptown and Campagna Restaurant.
For the last 20 years, Nina has created dining concepts in the corporate dining space for Compass Group and Restaurant Associates. Recently, she and Kenny have founded Orbit Collective.
When not working, Nina enjoys living in and exploring New York City with Kenny and their cat, Fettuccine.
Our Mission
To help our diverse client partners feel empowered and for their businesses to grow and excel.
Our Vision
To be the leading advisory team for Food + Beverage Operations globally; Recognized for our creativity, commitment to quality and transformative results.
“La bonne cuisine est la base du veritable bonheur.”
“Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.”
—Auguste Escoffier
It’s not enough to rest on your laurels.
We know how challenging it is to stay relevant in the restaurant industry. The Orbit Collective has witnessed overnight success and overnight failure. We are here to help your business achieve sustainable growth.
Our team knows how to enact change without upheaval. How to accentuate your existing strengths and make subtle changes with major impact.
You Are Your Best Investment. Don’t take our word for it, take Warren Buffet’s who said this, “Ultimately, there’s one investment that supersedes all others: Invest in yourself. Nobody can take away what you’ve got in yourself, and everybody has potential they haven’t used yet.”
Some of the companies we work with include:
