Funviralpark Just as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions begin to ease in early 2021, a devastating fire brings it to you and tests your mettle.
Eastside Grill and Pub will reopen in 2022, but better than ever.
That resilience and trust is being experienced by Karl and Melissa Neubauer, owners of Hollerhorn Distillery, who saw a fire destroy a building at their Naples business earlier this year.
As a quick look back at the events of 2022 in the food and beverage industry, change can be thrust upon people as undesirable. In other cases, changes can also be planned.
As in any other year, change is inevitable, as seen in the lives of some of those who provided food and drink in 2022.
Rebuilt Eastside Grill and Pub
Eastside Grill and Pub has reopened after a fire in March 2021.
Owners Steve and Linda Rollback thought they were over the edge of the COVID-19 pandemic when a fire destroyed their East Side building, but it didn’t break their spirits.
Rohrback said that while the damage was devastating, it also allowed for some changes beyond building new buildings.
“We’re going to do better this time,” Rohrback said. “Resetting can be a problem, but it can also be a real asset.”
Horror horn reconstruction
The sign took place in one of Naples’ most popular businesses and destinations with out-of-town visitors shortly after a devastating fire in May.
“Naples has you all in my heart” and “The spirit of Horrorhorn is running again! Naples is behind you” are the messages from Horrorhorn, which opened four years ago as co-owner of Karl directed to the distillery. and Melissa Neubauer.
Despite the loss, work to rebuild the site soon began. and expanding.
Last July, Hollerhorn Distilling purchased 101 South Main St. (the so-called “Tin Shop” and Beth Flory Park in the Village of Naples) from the Historical Society of Naples for use as a satellite tasting room offering spirits and merchandise. did. for sale.
Engine 14 opens in Naples
Engine 14 Brewing Co. helped ease the pain as the Neapolitan community struggled to recover from the impact of the Horror Horn fire.
The fire station-themed brewery opened in March after supply chain issues delayed Greg and Kate Borden’s plans to open in the Hazlitt Red Cat Cellars universe in 2021.
In addition to beer and hard seltzer, the new brewery’s centerpiece is a 1953 Ward LaFrance fire truck. This fire engine was purchased new and was sent to Rochester’s old St. Paul Street Station, which closed in 1954. The truck was called Engine 14. —the company then moved to its headquarters on downtown Chestnut Street, where Greg Borden, now a retired firefighter, would eventually serve for his 22 years.
Be sure to check out the truck and its impressive renovation, transforming an empty warehouse into a beautiful brewery. But don’t forget why you’re there: Pilsners and lagers, and the rest of Borden’s eight-style beer lineup.
welcome back greeners
The Gleaners Community Kitchen reopened in the fall for lunch directly at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Canandaigua under the direction of JT Squires, who took over after Tom Carter’s retirement. The pandemic meant takeout instead of dining with friends.
The 37-year-old squire grew up on a street a block from the church.
Based on pre-pandemic average visitor numbers, Gleaners Community Kitchen serves over 150,000 meals annually. Gleaners Community Kitchen’s name comes from the term for collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields after they have been commercially harvested and served. Then deliver the food made from it to those who need it.
Lunch is served on weekdays, with the exception of some public holidays. Designed for everyone to enjoy, Squires has plans to easily enhance its menu, but it’s aimed primarily at the starving people within the community.
You say goodbye, Thai By Night; We say hello – hello, hello, hello again
Popular restaurant Thai by Night, which closed its Main Street location earlier this year, has embraced a new way of doing business that will delight many fans of the cuisine of John Guttery and Pui Udapitak.
The food was certainly overlooked, as was the lyric snippet on the billboard in front of the former Main Street eatery.
The pandemic has prompted a rethinking of life priorities for life and business partners, demanding new ways of doing what they do.
Ty by Night operated from its stand at the Canandaigua Farmers Market during the summer months. And they were talking about doing pop-up events and special dinner events for small groups.
It may be different, but it’s still familiar.
“If we do it, it will be a tie-by-night,” Guttery said last summer.
Revisiting an old friend of Kellogg’s
Paul Kellogg, who owned the Kellogg Pantsley Motor Inn restaurant and motel on Lakeshore Drive in Canandaigua, died in December 2021 at the age of 94. State Historical Park of Canandaigua.
For better or worse, you can’t think of family restaurants without thinking about Canandaigua’s old days.
Kellogg’s mother and partner started the first Kellogg Pantsley Inn in 1918, when there were few college-educated women or business owners. Kellogg took over the restaurant from his parents, Juanita and James Kellogg.
He retired in the late 1990s, and his son and his wife continued to run the business for several years after his retirement, before it eventually closed.
The party was meant to be a fun time for those who attended, but it was also a reminder of what Canandaigua used to be.
A further reminder that things change whether we want them to or not. Are you ready?
