26 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | FROM THE NEST Growing up outside of Philadelphia, Evan Stein ’93 realized his passion for his hometown’s iconic foods could thrive as a business in New York City. He has opened three Olde City Cheesesteaks & Brew locations there since 2020, serving up classic cheesesteak and roast pork specials. “I’m in love with the restaurant business,” says Stein, recognizing that the grind of the industry is not for everyone. He says he feels at home at Olde City, serving up Philly food and surrounded by “rabid Eagles fans” on Sundays. The venture is Stein’s latest business endeavor, having previously operated Shorty’s restaurant locations in New York. His latest success, he says, is rooted in his passion for the brand. While he has spent money on marketing, he has gone door to door to give out free drink cards and menus to doormen in the neighborhood. “I’m the brand’s biggest ambassador,” he says.—Lisa Doyle A Show of Hawks-pitality Evan Stein ’93 among alumni thriving in the hospitality industry. ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ALUMNI ’93 BOOKSHELF The Only Witness: A History of the Shroud of Turin by Guy R. Powell ’80 This Christian fiction blends historical events with a fastpaced plot spanning 14 stories, three continents and two millenia. The burial cloth of Jesus Christ survived fires, wars, plagues and floods to become a valuable Christian relic. SCAN CODE TO EXPLORE MORE ALUMNI-OWNED ENTREPRENEURS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. Bookish Boyfriends series by Tiffany Schmidt ’03 Schmidt is author of several young adult novels, including the Bookish Boyfriend series, featuring four teen romance novels. Each book is loosely based on a different classic novel with teachers named after Schmidt’s most influential Lehigh professors. Learning to See: A Memoir of Southern Africa by Richard Christensen ’67 A retired professor of philosophy and religion, Christensen has penned a memoir about his three years teaching at a secondary school in Botswana in the early 1980s. Travel in apartheid South Africa and war-weary Zimbabwe gave Christensen a fuller understanding of oppression and how people of faith endured. True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us by Danielle J. Lindemann This sociological study of reality TV explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium, and what the genre reveals about our attitudes toward race, gender, class and sexuality.
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