Bloomin’ Adventures By Tim Gannon

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Bloomin’ Adventures by Tim Gannon

Tim Gannon co-founded Outback Steakhouse and created the Bloomin’ Onion, the best-selling appetizer in casual dining history. What began as a single restaurant on a side street in Tampa in 1988 grew into more than 1,000 locations across 20 countries. But this is not a business book. This is the story of a boy who grew up without a father, started delivering newspapers at nine, tying rebar in Louisiana ditches at fifteen, and parking cars at sixteen. He earned a degree in art history from Florida State University, led tours at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and studied mime in Paris before entering the restaurant industry. At forty-two, Tim played his first competitive polo match. Within a decade, his Outback Polo team was ranked number one in the world by Rolex, and he went on to win five U.S. Open Polo Championships. This memoir follows Tim from the dugout bench where he never got to play, through the kitchens that shaped him, to polo fields with kings and legends. It is a story about knowing your why, finding your Velcro, and choosing the right partners.