About

“Mickey” Michael Dortch.. is a trained chef that is native to the bay area. Michael has been involved in hospitality for about 13 years . He got his first job working for Casper  Corporation  at the age of 15 and never looked back. When Michael was 23 he became the sales rep for Brandon Restaurant Supply located in West Tampa. Michael got experience in buying and selling new and used restaurant equipment for the next 3 years. From there  Michael  attended Johnson and Whales University  Charlotte where he pursued a degree in culinary arts. While attending school  Michael was working for a local equipment dealer in Charlotte before and after school selling equipment and doing some small kitchen design work for local  projects. After 18 months Michael came home and started helping out with some local projects and trying to find his niche . It wasn’t until Michael got a job with the local utility company as a territory sales representative selling gas commodities and general  customer care. There ,Michael was exposed to many new concepts that hit the bay area. After getting 3 more years of experience under his belt and a few hundred projects , Michael  decided to leave the corporate world and head back to the kitchen to develop his new concept Mickey's Subs!!