Bevans and Lorie Branham have been married for over 40 years and live in Palm Springs, California. They have two successful children, Lindsay and Chaz. Bevans and Lorie have also enjoyed great success in the restaurant and entertainment industries, conceiving and operating iconic restaurants that changed American cuisine. They opened their first highly rated restaurant, My Friends Restaurant & Bar, in 1976, which helped establish Modern American cuisine.
2. Bevans
and
Lorie
Branham
have
been
privileged
to
enjoy
a
worldwide
celebra>on
of
food,
sex
&
spirituality
together
for
over
40
years
as
hitmakers
within
the
framework
of
development,
hospitality
and
entertainment.
They
are
grateful
to
have
2
children,
Lindsay
&
Chaz,
who
are
even
more
amazing!
3. Chaz
is
a
giJed
entrepreneur’s
coach,
athlete
and
strategic
advisor
who
enjoys
focusing
on
the
world
of
health,
fitness
and
wellness.
4. Lindsay
is
a
prize
winning
(Pulitzer)
inves>ga>ve
journalist,
documentary
filmmaker
and
innova>ve
social
entrepreneur,
focusing
on
human
rights
and
social
jus>ce
issues
for
children
across
the
seas
and
around
the
world.
5. Lorie
and
Bevans
clearly
love
to
eat.
They
have
enjoyed
a
highly
successful
career
conceiving,
developing
and
opera>ng
an
amazing
group
of
iconic
restaurants
and
clubs
which
have
changed
the
way
America
has
eaten
and
loved
food
for
decades.
6. My
Friends
Restaurant
&
Bar,
their
first
restaurant
opened
in
1976
and
was
rated
the
best
in
the
Rockies.
It
commemorated
the
Bicentennial
and
the
first
year
an
American
Chardonnay
beat
the
French
in
interna>onal
compe>>on,
legi>mizing
the
establishment
of
a
Modern
American
cuisine.
7. Bevans
pioneered
the
bou>que
venture
capital
business
in
San
Francisco,
helping
fund
the
expedi>on
to
salvage
the
largest
sunken
treasure
ship
in
history,
the
San
Jose.
8. The
ship,
lying
off
the
coast
of
Colombia,
is
known
as
the
“holy
grail”
of
treasure
ships,
it’s
value
approaching
$20B.
It’s
now
being
developed
into
a
billion
dollar
movie
and
entertainment
franchise.
9. Thanks
for
taking
the
>me
to
learn
more
about
Bevans
Branham
and
his
awesome
family.
May
God’s
breath
be
at
your
back
-‐
Happy
trails
-‐
and
if
you’re
wai>ng
on
us,
you’re
backing
up!