Garrett Lipar
Garrett Lipar
Garrett Lipar, who has been twice nominated by the prestigious James Beard Foundation for Rising Star of the Year, is up to some good, Eater Detroit reports. He's in the process of developing a new chef’s counter and bar in Detroit.
Brenna Houck of Eater Detroit writes:
Chef Lipar has not yet revealed the exact location of Albena Restaurant, but says the space will be a return to the small quarters in the same vein as his highly successful Ferndale eatery, Torino.
“What made Torino great was somewhat of the space limitation — the idea that we had a great control of every aspect and so I think we wanted that again, we wanted something small that we could have more control over.” The space will seat approximately 36 diners with 16 at the dedicated chef’s counter, a communal seating area, and an open kitchen plan. Albena will also feature a small bar and lounge with around eight seats and an accompanying bar menu that will remain opened later serving “some throwbacks” including Torino’s once-popular duck wings.
