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Pat & Oscar's launches new Chipotle Pastrami Melt

February 4, 2009

SAN DIEGO — Pat & Oscar's Restaurants is expanding its line of hot premium sandwiches with the introduction of the new Chipotle Pastrami Melt.The sandwich is a combination of hot pastrami, melted provolonecheese, shredded lettuce, roma tomatoes, chipotle mayonnaise and picklespears.

The new Chipotle Pastrami Melt, which joins the chain's other hot premium sandwich, the meatball sub, will be sold as a combo meal for $9.99 or as an individual sandwich for $7.99.

The company also plans to roll out several other menu offerings and a variety ofseasonal "themed" dishes overthe next 12 months.

This is the first menu offering introduced by new Pat & Oscar's executivechef Greg Schroeppel and the culinary committee of CEO John Kaufman, COOGeorge Hunter, director of marketing Nicole Abraham and quality assurancemanager Cheryl Audorff.

Schroeppel initiated his cooking career atWolfgang Puck's Spago more than 19 years ago and continued to gain extensive fine dining kitchen experience. As an R&D chef withPerspectives Consulting Group in Los Angeles, Schroeppel worked closely with foodscientists, brokers and manufacturers to create dishes inthe QSR, fast casual and casual dining restaurant segments.

In his newcapacity as executive chef at Pat & Oscar's, he will work with the culinarycommittee to manage all aspects of menu development, purchasing, sourcingand planning.

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