A Biochemist’s Journey to Opening a Restaurant and Wine Bar

The owner of Spain Wine Bar in Ocean City, Maryland chronicles his career change and shares the secrets to his success.

When Peter Elias was invited to the vacant event space at the top of Cambria Hotel Ocean City and asked what kind of restaurant he’d envision for it, the concept for Spain Wine Bar was born. But to bring this venture from vision to reality, Elias would need to leverage the professional network and business acumen he’d cultivated through his years of managing a variety of restaurants. Here, he tells his story of leaving behind a lucrative career in the pharmaceutical industry in order to open one of Maryland’s most celebrated wine and tapas bars and launch his own hospitality company.

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