He wanted to create an ESOP, or Employee Stock Ownership Plan, a term that might be familiar to Coloradans who know the history of the Fort Collins brewery New Belgium. Future diners and dedicated foodies can find it at 400 6th Street South.Well before the pandemic closures, the furloughs and the price hikes, Denver restaurateur Justin Cucci was planning for the future of his six Denver restaurants in a way that few others have attempted.Ībout five years ago, Cucci and his closest team members started putting together a plan for employee-ownership of Edible Beats, which includes the popular Denver restaurants El Five, Root Down, Linger, Vital Root and Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox. Lingr will begin taking reservations on June 14. High-tech sanitation devices and other interior adjustments have been made to maintain a safe, healthy space for guests and employees.

Most of the restaurant’s seating will be outdoors on the patio, but several seats will also be available inside the main dining room. “In general, to introduce people to different cultures and different flavors and different ingredients is always an interesting thing to do through food.” Outdoor patio seating at Lingr More outdoor dining for St. “It’s fun to show people different cultures that they might not be familiar with and tell a story with the food and why it speaks to me, and hopefully it speaks to those who are eating it,” Jew said. Now, Florida doesn’t lend itself too much to that, but I took that philosophy and said I need to get as much as I possibly can from this area.” Every dish tells a story at LingrĬhef Jew hopes that Lingr will provide “a different take” on some of the foods that have become increasingly available in restaurants by revealing pieces of his upbringing and various cultures in the menu.

They use ingredients that are hyper local and things that you can find in your backyard and forage. “There’s a lot of ingredients that I can import but that’s not really the way. “That’s where the Norwegian/Scandinavian side comes in,” Jew said. The kitchen will be chock-full of ingredients from Brick Street Farms, Sammy’s Seafood, Key West Seafood Co., Made Coffee, and other local farms that are growing produce specifically for Lingr. Sourcing food materials from local vendors is essential to fulfilling Chef Jew’s vision for Lingr. Craft coffees and cocktails will also be available. With a dedicated wok station, Lingr’s guests can anticipate a menu of tasty Asian dishes, including several dim sum elements inspired by Chef Jew’s childhood memories with his grandfather. Serving up Nordic-Asian-inspired fare, Lingr is an ode to Chef Jew’s culinary roots and shows off his years of culinary experience, the beauty in buying local, and the endless possibilities that come with integrating two unique cultures. Inside Lingr Restaurant Locally sourced wok-based dishes and dim sum deliciousness Locally, he spent six years with 2B Hospitality, helping to establish Stillwaters Tavern and BellaBrava as Beach Drive staples. It’s an exciting time to be here.”Ī familiar face to Bravo’s Top Chef fans, Chef Jew has worked alongside renowned chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Angela Hartnett, served as the head chef of the Embassy of Italy, and has spent years honing his craft around the world. Pete and expand the already bustling culinary scene. “It’s a lot of years in the making and I’m excited to be in St. “Being able to call somewhere your new home and starting your first solo restaurant is quite emotional for me,” Jew said. He decided that there’s no better place than the Sunshine City to debut his first restaurant, Lingr.

Pete his new home, but he also sees the exciting potential resting just below the surface of the city’s already thriving restaurant industry.

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