Alex Tiches
Alex is general manager of LJ’s & THE KAT LOUNGE. A graduate of the University of Richmond, he gained his hospitality experience with HYATT, working in such four star restaurants as Melrose, Park Hyatt Washington D.C., Market Street Bar and Grill, Hyatt Reston Virginia, and NoMI, Park Hyatt Chicago. He is dedicated to creating a consistent guest experience based on the simple philosophy of hospitality. He develops his team with a passion for wine, for food, for service and for the art of entertainment no matter if they are servers, greeters, cooks, dishwashers or bartenders. Each team member plays a vital and significant role in obtaining success. Without them nothing could be achieved.

Lonnie Coble
Lonnie is a 1991 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. He believes that his food, like an actor playing off the co-stars, only really shines when all elements of the restaurant compliment each other. Only then can the guest totally focus on just the food. He describes his food as simply American. “America has become a beacon for every great chef world wide. Here over the last few decades, with our spirit of freedom, our very own great American chefs have developed our country’s unique culinary style worthy to be called American.” Lonnie, using local and regional ingredients with international cooking techniques creates a cuisine for LJ’s & THE KAT LOUNGE, he likes to characterize as simple yet smart and sophisticated.