Brooks Reitz is an entrepreneur and writer based in Charleston, South Carolina. He likes a pop of red.

He owns a fried chicken and oyster joint called Leon's Oyster Shop, a classic American tavern called Little Jack's, and an elegant Italian restaurant with a dash of supper club energy called Melfi's, all in Charleston. In New Orleans, he has a petite English pub called The Bell.

He is the founder of Jack Rudy Cocktail Co., manufacturing and distributing cocktail mixers, bar tools and accessories to the finest hotels, restaurants, bars, and bottle shops across the world.

Alongside his wife, Erin, he is a co-founder of E.M. Reitz. They design and manufacture sculptural and elegant shirting for women and men, producing in the finest workrooms of New York City's storied Garment District.

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