![]() ![]() "It takes a long time to get to but for us this is what we've been working for our whole lives. "So other than the chandeliers, the round ones, every single light, every wall has been redone, repainted − everything except for the hardwood floors and the lights, all the carpets are new, all the paints, all the equipment's new."īoth men want to create a legacy for Hutchinson. "We didn't do a lot of structural changes, everything was cosmetic," Thompson said. The two men went straight to work renovating the restaurant, but left a bit of the old eatery. As soon as we walked in, we just loved the character of the place." "She was lovely, and then we did a tour of the building. "We came out here and we met Jillian," Thompson said. The restaurant's new owners are not only enchanted with the location but with Hutchinson. ![]() More: Jillian's Italian Grill closing its doors next week after 13 years on Hutchinson's Main Street Starting a community restaurant in Hutchinson "This is like the opportunity to showcase what I've worked on my whole entire life," he said. ![]() Having worked in restaurants for more than 20 years, including cooking and designing menu items, McGeary is ready to branch out on his own. Along with the hand-cut steaks, McGeary, who will run the back of the house, will serve up a variety of dishes. The made-from-scratch food, including the pizza, will start in the restaurant's industrial kitchen. Creating Italian specialties in the kitchen at Capo She'll also be serving a Limoncello Spritz with prosecco, an Italian white wine. Shultz plans to serve an Italian Margaretta − with tequila, amaretto, lime juice and blood red orange juice. "He got older, and finally he retired and I took over the mantle," said Thompson, who ran LaRoccas Pizza in Salina and Topeka for years.Īlong with making pizza, Thompson will run the front of the house with the help of Myranda Shultz, who will also run the bar, which will feature six beers on tap, Salt City Brewing Company and Sandhills Brewing beers, specialty drinks, a wine cellar and a variety of bourbons. More: New diner in Hutchinson features Belgian waffles, chilaquiles and Spanish & veggie omeletsĪnd now, he is bringing his grandfather's 'secret' tomato sauce recipe to Hutchinson, cooking up a new batch each day. His grandfather, David Dachaino, an Italian immigrant, moved to New York City and opened up several pizzerias. Thompson started making pizza when he was eight. ![]()
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