Paul Fleming

Paul Martin Fleming is an American restaurateur. He has developed a number of restaurant chains, including P. F. Chang's China Bistro, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Pei Wei Asian Diner, Z’Tejas Grills, and Paul Martin's American Grill.

In 2006, Fleming began tinkering with a new concept, Paul Martin's American Grill, with restaurant industry veteran Brian Bennett. Specializing in all-natural American cuisine, the first grill opened in 2007 in Roseville, California. In 2014, there were eight restaurants in California, one in Arizona, one in Austin, Texas, and one in Dallas, Texas.

Fleming raised a family with his wife, Kelly, in Arizona. They moved to Calistoga, California in Napa Valley, where Kelly made wine from the organic grapes Paul grew. They purchased the land in 1998, and in 2002 the Kelly Fleming Winery was founded.

Along with business partner and friend Philip Chiang, Fleming co-founded P.F. Chang's China Bistro. The first of the now-cross-country restaurant chain appeared in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1993. The name P.F.Chang's is derived from the two founder's initials, the "F" standing for "Fleming." He also conceptualized Pei Wei Asian Diner, a casual, quick-service offshoot of P.F. Chang's, that is no longer under Fleming's ownership. P.F. Chang's was sold in 2012 for $1.1 billion.

In 1984, Fleming opened his first Ruth's Chris in Beverly Hills. In 1985, he opened another in Phoenix. Fleming opened his third location in San Francisco and a fourth in Hawaii. He eventually sold all of the franchises back to Ruth's Chris.

Paul Fleming was born on August 29, 1953 in Polson, Montana, USA.