Chef Andrew Gruel and his spouse Lauren have lastly opened Calico Fish Home, the couple introduced Wednesday. The idea, which was introduced in July when Gruel determined to promote its unique Slapfish restaurant chain to personal fairness and go away the corporate, is a full service, a primary for Gruel.
“Calico is our household restaurant and our 4 youngsters helped develop the idea. We consider meals must be easy if it has components you like and a mission that goes past salt and pepper,” Andrew Gruel stated in an announcement. “Calico hits all of the notes in terms of crave-worthy cooking. We will not wait to develop this firm and for our youngsters to take it to the subsequent degree at some point. That is our American Dream, the place the ocean meets your plate.”
Impressed by the native Calico Bass of Southern California, Calico Fish Home, situated in Huntington Seashore, California, upholds lots of the similar tenets as Slapfish in terms of sustainability.
The seafood at Calico Fish Home is domestically and responsibly sourced, the meats come from small farms, and the produce is from Melissa’s Produce, a Los Angeles-based wholesaler. Calico solely serves farmed seafood that has been licensed sustainable by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
The menu focuses on à la carte grilled protein together with fish, meat and poultry served with 10 totally different sauces ready each day. Plates for sharing embrace do-it-yourself candy butter lobster biscuits, lobster corndogs, Indignant Lobster Pockets and pretzel-crusted crab tots. A each day uncooked choice enhances the curated uncooked bar.
A collection of portables can also be out there at Calico Fish Home, together with the two-handed fish sandwich with tiger sauce, the lobster canine, and the Jersey burger with Taylor ham, a nod to Gruel’s dwelling state of New Jersey.
The menu additionally contains facet dishes and salads that may change with every season.
Further Calico Fish Home areas are anticipated to open within the subsequent 18 months, in accordance with an announcement.
Andrew Gruel is CEO and co-founder of the Huntington Seashore, California-based American Gravy Restaurant Group, which incorporates Calico Fish Home, Huge Parm Pizza, Two Birds Hen, Butterleaf, Lolo’s Tacos, and 101 Burger.