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No two have done more than Michael Hudman and Andy Ticer (Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Hog & Hominy, Catherine & Mary’s, Gray Canary) to make Memphis a really interesting place to eat. Sure, good food was here eons before Ticer and Hudman, but what they’ve brought is style, drive, and wit to their food. They both push boundaries while paying upmost respect to their forebears.
On October 22nd, Andy and Michael are marking the 10th anniversary of Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen with a block party at Old Dominick Distillery, next door to their latest restaurant The Gray Canary. And, they invited some guests to help celebrate — some top-notch guests …
Carey Bringle (Peg Leg Porker, Nashville); Sean Brock; Gerard Craft (Pastaria Nashville; Sardella, Taste Bar, Brasserie by Niche & Porano Pasta, St. Louis); Kelly English (Restaurant Iris); Jose Enrique (Jose Enrique, Puerto Rico); Sarah Grueneberg (Monteverde, Chicago);Kevin Gillespie (Gunshow, Atlanta); Erling Jensen (Erling Jensen); Jeremiah Langhorne (The Dabney, Washington, DC); Jonathan Magallanes (Las Tortugas); Kevin Nashan (The Peacemaker & Sidney Street Café, St. Louis); Ryan Prewitt(Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleans); Patrick Riley (The Majestic Grill); Chris Shepherd (UB Preserv, Houston); Jason Stanhope (FIG, Charleston); Stephen Stryjewski (Cochon, New Orleans); Ryan Trimm (Sweet Grass & Next Door); Jason Vincent (City Mouse, Chicago); and more chefs to be announced.
Expect a toast or two …
Davin & Kellan Bartosch (WISEACRE Brewing Co); Alba Huerta (Julep, Houston); Jayce McConnell (Edmund’s Oast, Charleston); RoyMilner (Blackberry Farm Brewery, Maryville, TN); Preston Van Winkle (Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Louisville); and more to be announced.
Tickets are $250; $350 VIP. Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
