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Chef Mike Stollenwerk talks Fish
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Chef Mike Stollenwerk talks Fish
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Little Fish chef/owner Mike Stollenwerk says September 8 is the tentative opening date for Fish, his new liquor-licensed restaurant that'll take over the old Astral Plane space at 1708 Lombard.
The restaurant, which Stollenwerk and Co. are completely redoing inside save for the hardwood floors, will feature about 45 seats and a 10-seat bar.
The menu here will be quite different from Stollenwerk's beloved Catharine Street BYO — instead of starters and entr�es, items will be split into the specific categories of "raw," "cold," "hot" and "sweet." Raw selections won't be quite as extensive as a full oyster bar's, but they'll have plenty of choices on the half shell from both coasts. (Pay per oyster, not per half dozen.) Cold choices will include house-crafted specialties they're unable to do at Little Fish due to space constraints — think octopus carpaccio and hiramasa prosciutto. The hot selections will be just like the large plates at Little Fish. "Sweet," of course, will be dessert.
Perhaps the biggest boon for Fish will be its liquor license — they'll have a large wine list, with plenty of by-the-glass choices (a focus on Cali whites and sparklings, as Stollenwerk has a lot of contacts out there), a beer list and a small specialty cocktail selection with seafood-friendly tipples like a cucumber martini.
Stollenwerk adds that the teeny Little Fish will be taken over by its current sous chef, Chadd Jenkins, but "nothing's going to change." That includes the insanely popular $28 Sunday prix-fixe, for which they're booked through October. Fish won't be doing that deal, but there are plans for a three-course early-bird dinner menu as well as Sunday brunch.
[...] Little Fish’s Mike Stollenwerk shares some details about his upcoming fish with Drew Lazor. Expect it to be different than the Bella Vista BYOB as there will be a liquor license and the menu will be split into raw, cold, hot and sweet categories. [Meal Ticket] [...]
[...] early June, we talked to Little Fish chef/owner Mike Stollenwerk about the plans for Fish, his much bigger and much more liquor-licensed restaurant in the former [...]
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