WASHINGTON — Mark Kuller, a former tax lawyer who transformed his prodigious appetite for good food and drink into a diverse collection of critically acclaimed restaurants in Washington, D.C., died Oct. 16 at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 61.
The cause was pancreatic cancer, said his daughter, Candace Kuller.
The son of a bookie who took bets for the Mafia, Kuller went on to become, according to the New York Times, “a major player in corporate tax shelters.” As part of his job studying tax codes and entertaining clients, he developed a serious interest in restaurants that eventually spurred his desire to change careers.
In less than a decade and with no previous experience in the hospitality business, Kuller launched three restaurants – Proof, Estadio and Doi Moi – and, in 2013, a craft cocktail bar, 2 Birds, 1 Stone.
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