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Mike Malin has a passion for the Los Angeles nightlife scene and a love for fine food. He and his partners in The Dolce Group have created LA's first sexy sushi restaurant, Geisha House.

Mike Malin co-owned Belly, a New York style restaurant/lounge in Los Angeles for four years before selling the venue. Malin also owns Dolce Enoteca in West Hollywood.

Mike Malin is originally from Concord, New Hampshire. He left New Hampshire to pursue his education, and enrolled in Bentley College, in Waltham, Massachusetts. At Bentley College, Mr. Malin majored in finance while also exercising his passion for theater arts. He was active in the theatre program at Bentley College, which led him to his ultimate move to Los Angeles in pursuit of acting as a full time career.

Mike Malin is best known for his role as "Boogie" on the CBS reality television show, Big Brother. Consequently, Mr. Malin has appeared in many commercials, and also has had numerous guest starring roles on a variety of sitcom television shows including "Yes, Dear" and "Jack and Jill". In his free time, he is a member of the N.B.A Entertainment League, a celebrity basketball team, which has earned him recognition on such shows as Extra and Access Hollywood. This basketball league proved beneficial not only for Malin's fame and personal enjoyment, but the league connected him to fellow DOLCE Enoteca and Geisha House investors, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Simon Rex, and Jamie Kennedy. Through his acting career and basketball team, Malin has created relationships with an extensive list of celebrity contacts, which is the base for The Dolce Group's strong A-list clientele and exclusive private parties.

"Both Geisha House and DOLCE Enoteca offer a different appeal to Los Angeles diners as well as trendy Los Angeles scenesters," Malin says, "People come to our restaurants for the great nightlife and guarantee that they will get a quality meal." Malin continues, "Our third restaurant, Bella Cucina Italiana is a hot spot for industry people and Hollywood stars at lunchtime in addition to dinner."

With his Dolce Group partners, Geisha House has ultimately "set a new standard" for Los Angeles restaurants and Mike feels that "regardless of trend, career, or age, there is a shared feeling in Los Angeles that fine food is important, as is a quality crowd and aesthetically appealing surroundings." He'll continue to fulfill these customer expectations in Atlanta, Dallas, and the company's other locations.

Next up, Mike Malin brings his passion and ideal of "thinking big" to Ketchup, at the Sunset Millennium complex in West Hollywood.