Ruth Ann Udstad Fertel (February 5, 1927 – April 16, 2002) was a Louisiana businesswoman, best known as the founder of Ruth's Chris Steak Houses, which was founded in 1965.

Apr 15, 2018 · The legacy: With two teenage sons at home and a job as a Tulane University lab tech that paid her $400 a month, single mom Ruth Fertel figured she had to do something if she was to earn enough to...

Apr 18, 2002 · Ruth Fertel, who found a New Orleans restaurant called Chris Steak House in the classified ads and from it built one of the largest steakhouse chains in the world, died Tuesday in New...

Apr 16, 2018 · Fertel, who originally charted out on a life in education graduated from high school in Happy Jack, Louisiana, at 15, graduating from Louisiana State University before reaching her 20th birthday. But, when she and her husband divorced in …

Ruth Fertel was a petite, smart, tough-as-nails blonde, with a weakness for rogues, who founded the Ruth’s Chris Steak House empire almost by accident.

Apr 18, 2002 · Ruth Fertel, who mortgaged her home on a hunch that she could run a restaurant and then watched it expand into the worldwide chain of Ruth's Chris Steak Houses, died Tuesday. She was 75.

Apr 17, 2002 · Ruth Fertel, who was a divorced mother with no business experience when she found the gumption to buy a restaurant and then watched it expand into the worldwide chain of Ruth’s Chris Steak...

Feb 1, 2025 · Biography of Ruth Fertel. Ruth Fertel was born on June 9, 1927, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her life was marked by challenges, but she always found ways to overcome them through hard work and determination. Ruth’s entrepreneurial journey began when she took a leap of faith and purchased Chris Steak House, a small local restaurant, in 1965.

Dec 29, 2023 · Founded in New Orleans back in 1965, Ruth's Chris Steak House expanded from a single Big Easy eatery to a worldwide franchise with more than 150 restaurants spanning the globe. The story of the restaurant's growth is an extraordinary one, courtesy of the talent and vision of Ruth Fertel.

May 1, 2013 · Ruth Fertel is founder of the Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain. She was born into a poor family in Happy Jack, Louisiana, which is fifty miles south of New Orleans. Though she had...