About Us
At Hearth & Table Group, we craft restaurants that celebrate connection, flavor, and community—turning every meal into a memorable experience.
Where Our Journey Began
It all started in a small kitchen in San Francisco, where founders David Liu and Emily Zhang shared a dream of bringing authentic Chinese flavors to local neighborhoods. What began as weekend recipe experiments soon became a full-fledged mission — to create dining spaces where everyone feels welcome, nourished, and inspired.
From our first restaurant to the growing family we have today, Hearth & Table remains true to its roots: celebrating real food, heartfelt hospitality, and the shared joy of gathering around the table.
Alice Liu
Founder & CEO
Shaping the strategic blueprint of Hearth & Table Group with a global perspective and systematic mindset, steering the pace and direction of multi-brand development with precision.
Focusing on innovation and quality while overseeing brand portfolio planning and cross-cultural integration, elevating the Group’s restaurant ecosystem through structured, high-level guidance.
Driven by data, insight, and structured strategy to strengthen multi-brand synergy and build a restaurant group with international competitiveness and long-term growth potential.
Leslie Xu
COO
With over fifteen years of experience in restaurant product development and operations, building a core framework that integrates product excellence, standardization, and execution. Driving menu innovation, system consistency, and cross-brand synergy to continuously enhance efficiency and competitiveness. Ensuring stable and efficient growth throughout the Group’s expansion with a results-driven approach.
Meet the Team
Hearth & Table Group began as a shared dream to elevate dining into an art form. What started as a single neighborhood restaurant has grown into a collection of celebrated destinations — each crafted with passion, purpose, and a dedication to the timeless joy of gathering around the table.
Riven Lin
Chief Brand & Marketing Officer
With over ten years of management experience in the North American restaurant industry, well-versed in chain operations, store opening processes, and team development.
Centered on brand strategy, overseeing market positioning, brand communication, and consumer experience design to strengthen brand consistency and market influence.
Enabling multi-brand portfolios to achieve strong recognition and sustainable growth across diverse regions.
Gary Lin
Chief Operations Support Officer
Framing the Group’s operational support structure from a strategic perspective, aligning procurement planning, resource integration, and cost optimization to achieve efficient and stable supply-side coordination.
Through data-driven decision mechanisms and an optimized warehousing and logistics framework, providing resilient, agile, and sustainable support for multi-brand operations.
Shirley He
Head of Domestic Operations
With fifteen years of experience in the catering industry, fully overseeing category planning and brand development direction while leading the end-to-end process of product positioning, design, and strategic planning, ensuring firm control over key business segments.
Coordinating resources and aligning strategic outputs with the U.S. headquarters to support cross-regional expansion, enabling efficient market entry and strengthening the brand’s competitiveness across domestic markets.
