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Article: Nightclub king a singular success Ala Carte Entertainment chief has created a winning recipe
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- May 21, 2000
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If opening lines truly made sparks, Fred Hoffmann would have
burned out a long time ago.
The former Cook County deputy sheriff is founder of the Snuggery
chain, the big shooter of the Chicago and suburban singles scene
during the 1970s and '80s.
Hoffmann, 55, moved on to open the mammoth Excalibur nightclub in
the former Limelight location at 632 N. Dearborn, as well as several
Alumni Clubs, Magnum's Prime Steakhouses and the Fuel "restaubar" in
Wrigleyville.
As president of Ala Carte Entertainment, based in quaint Edison
Park, Hoffmann now oversees 25 restaurants and nightclubs in the
Chicago area.
His life is a classic Chicago story.
Hoffmann was born in the Austin neighborhood. When he ...