For fast launch!!! There’s a new, distinctive eating expertise coming to KB Kitchen in Tallahassee. So you recognize that announcement that Chef Leon has been teasing all week??? My foodie buddies, I’ve obtained the unique only for you all! And why will we get the unique? In Chef Leon’s phrases, “The Tallahassee Foodies members have supported me immensely, and THEY are the rationale I’m able to embark on this subsequent chapter in my life”!
When Tallahassee Foodies was a model new child weblog, I visited Kool Beanz and turned that second into certainly one of my very first weblog posts. Most of that Kool Beanz article was impressed by my interactions with Chef Leon, and I used to be so pleased to share my expertise. I didn’t introduce myself, as a result of A. I don’t often introduce myself until I do know the individual already, it appears a bit pretentious (it’s not about me at Tallahassee Foodies), and B. We had been so new that I imagined his nicest response would have been, “Tallahassee Foodies, who’s that?” LOL.
Nevertheless, I did have fairly a following at our Tallahassee Foodies Fb group already, so I shared the put up to our members and it took off, getting loads of site visitors. His recognition in Tallahassee and elsewhere has been rising a lot over the previous couple of years, together with a massively engaged put up on the group simply final week sharing his superb, in-home personal chef dinners.
And now for the announcement, let’s go!!! Right here is the news on Chef Leon’s newest endeavor, for Tallahassee Foodies solely, courtesy of Chef Leon’s group:
Tallahassee chef Leon Brunson labored for 4 years at Kool Beanz Cafe when, like many different institutions final 12 months, the restaurant was pressured to shut because of the pandemic.
Brunson has since pivoted his profession as a chef by internet hosting free digital cooking lessons, personal occasions and providing catering providers. Now, at simply 26 years outdated, he plans to raise the expertise by opening his very personal restaurant.
Brunson has bought KB Kitchen in Tallahassee from Keith Baxter, a colleague from his time at Kool Beanz Cafe. Brunson plans to make use of the charming lakeside cottage as an area to proceed his endeavors as a chef and create distinctive culinary experiences for many who dine with him. This intimate method will enable him to cater particular menus towards his visitors and connect with the individuals he’s serving. “Specializing in small teams of individuals will enable me to emphasise time spent on the standard of meals and method … and give attention to hospitality,” the chef-owner says.
The restaurant, referred to as “Leon’s”, will open in This autumn and can specialise in catering, personal dinners, cooking lessons and occasions. Brunson will use the area to proceed his involvement with native nonprofits and charities, together with Second Harvest, and also will use the additional room to raise the visible manufacturing of meals with the assistance of native photographers and filmmakers.
So far as delicacies, visitors can anticipate a considerable Southern affect, in addition to nods to Brunson’s two journeys to Japan and his Mexican roots.
The chef-owner’s mission is to attach individuals to actual, contemporary and flavorful meals, inspiring them to look deeper into cooking and give attention to the roots, custom, elements and strategies which are used by way of generations. And he plans to just do that by opening Leon’s.
The neighborhood can study extra by following Leon on his Fb web page or by visiting his web site. Leon’s can be situated at 1611 North Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32303.
Discover Chef Leon at – Web site, Instagram, and Fb.
