Steve Palmer

Managing Partner and Founder of The Indigo Road Hospitality Group

Steve is founder of The Indigo Road, a restaurant group comprised of some of the most innovative establishments in the country. He has been recognized by the New York Times, L.A. Times, NPR, Southern Living, Food & Wine, the James Beard Foundation, and Forbes Small Business Giants. He is the author of Say Grace.

Thrown out of his house at 16 for his drinking, Steve Palmer wanted desperately to belong. He bounced around streets and halfway homes during this time before finding some stability in the hospitality business.

About Steve Palmer

Steve went on to found The Indigo Road, a restaurant group comprised of some of the most innovative establishments in the country. He has been recognized by the New York Times, L.A. Times, NPR, Southern Living, Food & Wine, the James Beard Foundation, and Forbes Small Business Giants.

To honor the people and business he loves, he created Ben’s Friends in 2016, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping industry people get the help they need to stay sober. Steve shares his story with audiences across America and is a TEDx speaker.

Books by Steve Palmer

Say Grace

How the Restaurant Business Saved My Life

As a child, Steve Palmer never belonged—not in school, not in his troubled home, not with friends. After his father and grandfather passed away, he was sent to a series of rehabs and halfway houses before ending up on the streets. Drugs and alcohol soon became a way of life. …

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Articles by Steve Palmer

November 18 2019

A Question for the Hospitality Industry: “Are You Okay?”

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