Founded in 2002, SBE is an American hospitality, real estate and entertainment company. Led by Chairman and CEO Sam Nazarian, the company owns hotels, restaurants, nightlife and real estate groups. SBE's partners include designer Philippe Starck, photographer Matthew Rolston, and chefs José Andrés, Katsuya Uechi and Danny Elmaleh.
In partnership with Philippe Starck and chefs Katsuya Uechi, José Andrés and Michael Mina has resulted in the restaurant Katsuya, with various locations in California. They have also extended their Katsuya brand to South Beach, Miami. In 2017 it is estimated that they will open 17 Katsuya locations in 2007. In addition to Katsuya, SBE has Gladstones, a seafood cuisine in Malibu and Cleo, a Mediterranean restaurant in their Redbury hotel in Hollywood. XIV, in partnership with Michael Mina, opened on the Sunset Strip in October 2008. SBE opened The Bazaar with José Andrés in the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills in 2008. SBE is also invested in hamburger chain Umami Burger.
The Room mansion (房宿, pinyin: Fáng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.