Chef Amar Santana and Ahmed Labbate first met while working for another restaurant group in the early 2000’s and a lifelong friendship was born. In 2011 they set out to open their first restaurant together, Broadway by Amar Santana, in Laguna Beach. It was there the duo had a chance meeting with Pam Roy at a charity event. The three hit it off and Pam came to dine at the Chefs Table at Broadway. Impressed by the operation and family environment, she expressed interest in joining the team for upcoming projects. From there they created Vaca, a Spanish tapas restaurant and have been working together to build brand recognition, expansion and new concepts together.