Why Are Stanley and Chaim Celebrating ‘Kissmas’ at Rock & Brews?

Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
Stanley Eisen and Chaim Witz are behind a new chain restaurant in Chesterfield, Missouri.
Who cares, you say?
Eisen and Witz are better known as Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss, and Rock & Brews is the brand they co-founded and own. Oh, sorry — it’s “an energized dining and entertainment concept offering affordable, high quality American comfort food,” according to the company’s spiel.
Rock & Brews boasts 15 locations in the U.S. and Mexico.
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