[4][5] His parents were Betty Angers and Robert Martin Fleming, his father worked as a superior court judge.
[8] Fleming's access to fresh, local produce as a child was a large influence on his restaurant career.
Then he moved to Calistoga, California in Napa Valley, where he and his first wife Kelly made wine from the organic grapes Paul grew.
[9] Fleming and his wife, Jody Goodenough-Fleming, currently reside in Southwest Florida where they are active members of the local community working with a variety of charitable organizations, in addition to continued focus on numerous projects in the restaurant space.
There, he began purchasing franchise rights to Ruth's Chris Steak House,[1] which he acquired in three states: California, Arizona, and Hawaii.
In 2006, Fleming began tinkering with a new concept, Paul Martin's American Grill,[14][15] with restaurant industry veteran Brian Bennett.
The use of steroids, antibiotics, hormones, or GMOs are not present in any of the food offered at Lake Park Diner, and this locally loved brand is poised for growth and expansion with a second location planned to open in Summer 2022.
Jody Goodenough-Fleming is CEO of Paul Fleming Restaurants leading strategic growth plans for PJK and new emerging concepts in the state of Florida.