Sava Farah - The Pulpo Group
Sava Farah started early, and she started fast. After emigrating from Albania to The Bronx at age 5, having crossed what was then the Yugoslavian border on foot with her family, Sava immediately connected with her inner hustle. Reinforced by her Albanian roots, she blended opportunity, work ethic, trust and gratitude into an enthusiasm for hospitality—a combination that organically sent her straight into her first restaurant job at age 13.
It was at that Greek diner, washing and bussing dishes alongside her short order cook uncles, that she further developed the self-reliance and love of challenge that belied her age. By 23, after working every position in the business, Sava set her entrepreneurial sights on Ann Arbor, for the vibe, the people, and as always… the opportunity.
Her first restaurant in Ann Arbor, Sava’s State Street Cafe, has since grown from its original 20-seat lunch counter to the full-service, 250-seat restaurant it is today. On the shoulders of the original restaurant and a great deal of hustle and hospitality, Sava and her team now run 3 unique concepts: Sava’s, Aventura and The Dixboro Project all under the organizational umbrella of her management company, The Pulpo Group.
Sava is a mother, a leader, a force in the industry and someone with a clear vision for the next generation of hospitality.
It was at that Greek diner, washing and bussing dishes alongside her short order cook uncles, that she further developed the self-reliance and love of challenge that belied her age. By 23, after working every position in the business, Sava set her entrepreneurial sights on Ann Arbor, for the vibe, the people, and as always… the opportunity.
Her first restaurant in Ann Arbor, Sava’s State Street Cafe, has since grown from its original 20-seat lunch counter to the full-service, 250-seat restaurant it is today. On the shoulders of the original restaurant and a great deal of hustle and hospitality, Sava and her team now run 3 unique concepts: Sava’s, Aventura and The Dixboro Project all under the organizational umbrella of her management company, The Pulpo Group.
Sava is a mother, a leader, a force in the industry and someone with a clear vision for the next generation of hospitality.
