Adam Fleischman

Adam Fleischman (born 1969 or 1970)^[1] is an American restaurateur who founded the Umami Burger chain. He is also the founder and former chief executive officer of the Umami Restaurant Group.^[2]

Adam Fleischman
Fleischman in 2015
Born	1969 or 1970 (age 55–56) Queens, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Maryland
Occupation	Restaurateur
Known for	Umami Burger

Early life

Fleischman was born in Queens, New York,^[3] and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a liberal arts degree. In 1998, he moved to Los Angeles with aspirations of becoming a screenwriter.^[3] He opened wine bars BottleRock and Vinoteque in Los Angeles.^[4][5]

In 2004, Fleischman won Iron Chef America.^{[6] [7]}

Restaurants

In 2009, Fleischman founded Umami Burger in Los Angeles.^{[1][8][9][10]} In 2011, SBE Entertainment Group acquired a stake of Umami Burger equal to that of Fleischman's, and in 2016, SBE acquired a majority of Umami Restaurant Group. At the time, Umami Burger had 24 locations domestically with plans to expand internationally.^[11]

In 2012, Fleischman partnered with chef Anthony Carron to found 800 Degrees Pizza as part of the Umami Restaurant Group.^[12] 800 Degrees re-branded to 800 Degrees Woodfired Kitchen in February 2018.^[13]

In 2017, Fleischman opened PBJ.LA in Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, which offers a variety of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.^[14]

In 2022, Fleischman opened Slow Burn in Echo Park, Los Angeles, a "pan-Asian smokehouse". It closed three weeks after opening without explanation.^[15]

Other ventures

Fleischman co-wrote the 2016 cookbook Flavor Bombs: The Umami Ingredients That Make Taste Explode.^[16]

Personal life

In 2023, Fleischman appeared in an episode of Outside The Box with "The Squatter Hunter" Flash Shelton. In the episode Fleischman was accused of squatting in a Hollywood Hills house as part of a business deal gone wrong with actress and musician Claudia Cummings.^[17]

Publications

• Fleischman, Adam; Nguyen, Tien (2018). Flavor Bombs: The Umami Ingredients That Make Taste Explode. Harvest. ISBN 978-0544784895.