# Sam Fox Steps Away from Restaurants for Hotel Focus

> Sam Fox leaves restaurant group to launch hotel-focused hospitality brand.
- Title: Sam Fox Steps Away from Restaurants for Hotel Focus | Shortify
- Summary: Sam Fox leaves restaurant group to launch hotel-focused hospitality brand. Sam Fox is stepping away from his restaurant group to start a new hotel-focused…
- Keywords: sam fox, fox restaurant concepts, the cheesecake factory, author & edit, the global ambassador, devin booker, twelve thirty club, nashville, phoenix, Nation's Restaurant News
- Source: Nation's Restaurant News — https://nrn.com/casual-dining/sam-fox-is-stepping-away-from-his-restaurant-group-to-try-his-hand-at-running-hotels
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- Topics: sam fox, fox restaurant concepts, the cheesecake factory, author & edit, the global ambassador, devin booker, twelve thirty club, nashville, phoenix, food, business
## Sam Fox stepping away
Sam Fox is stepping away from his restaurant group to try his hand at running hotels.
## Fox Restaurant Concepts sold
Sam Fox sold Fox Restaurant Concepts to The Cheesecake Factory seven years ago.
## Author & Edit launch
Fox is starting a new hospitality group called Author & Edit.
## The Global Ambassador
The Global Ambassador hotel opened in December 2023 with co-investment from Devin Booker.
## 141 rooms and six restaurants
The Global Ambassador has 141 rooms and six restaurants.
## Twelve Thirty Club Nashville
Nashville’s Twelve Thirty Club, co-owned by Justin Timberlake, will be part of Author & Edit.
## Austin Twelve Thirty Club
Another Twelve Thirty Club will open in Austin next September.
## Author & Edit strategy
Author & Edit will partner with people, invest in people, and mentor people.
## Fox's future plans
Fox will open more stand-alone restaurants including an Au Cheval outpost in Nashville.
## Théa Mediterranean Rooftop
Théa Mediterranean Rooftop will open as a stand-alone restaurant in Dallas early 2027.
## Nashville and Phoenix focus
Author & Edit will focus on development in Nashville and Phoenix first.
## Fox's career shift
Fox is at a different point in his career to do whatever he wants.
## Key takeaway

Sam Fox is stepping away from his restaurant group to start a new hotel-focused hospitality company called Author & Edit.