Chef & the Farmer owners Vivian Howard and Ben Knight are teaming up with Stephen Hill, a founder of Mother Earth Brewing, to open an oyster bar in Kinston.
"Everybody here loves an oyster bar," Vivian Howard explains.
They say it won't open until spring 2013. But the oystrer bar will be in an alley next to an old furniture store between their restaurant and Mother Earth Brewing in downtown Kinston.
They will serve steamed, fried and raw oysters, as well as an oyster burger (think po'boy). For the non-oyster eaters, they will have burgers on the menu.
The restaurant will have 30 to 40 seats and will be called The Boiler Room since the building's original boiler is still in the space.
Comments
Any plans for an oyster beer?
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 13:38 — verbalkintAndrea,
Do you know if Mother Earth has any plans to do an oyster stout or some other oyster beer to go along with this new venture? I was up in DC last month and was surprised to see oyster stouts are becoming a trend - I know Port City and Flying Dog both produce oyster stouts (Revival and Pearl Necklace, respectively), and was curious if ME had plans in the making for something similar.
Kinston Oyster Bar
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 12:54 — beachstuffI hope the make a go of it - but why on earth are they planning on opening after oyster season is over?
""Everybody here loves an
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 11:28 — RaleighD""Everybody here loves an oyster bar," Vivian Howard explains. - yeah, they said the same thing in Raleigh a few years ago and look at how many oyster bars went under.