Now the owner of a floating restaurant facility but with no F&B experience whatsoever, Eric, whose background is in HR and training, set up Santa Fe Tex-Mex Grill in Boat Quay under the guidance of some consultants to ‘learn the ropes’ of F&B operations in preparation for running the Riverboat. Santa Fe was among the pioneers of Tex-Mex in Singapore, a cuisine recommended by Eric’s close American friend and mentor. The Boat Quay outlet eventually closed its doors in mid 2002 when lease expired.
