With new chef, The Brown Hotel will soon unveil revamped menu items. Here's a sneak peek.
The iconic Brown Hotel in downtown Louisville will never get rid of its namesake dish, the Hot Brown.
But, now and then over the past 100 years, it has made some changes to the menu.
Upcoming changes to the upscale and historic hotel's food offerings come on the heels of the hiring of a new executive chef.
Chef Gary Palm, who has more than 30 years of international culinary experience and has worked at five-star hotels and Michelin-star restaurants around the world, joined The Brown Hotel, 335 W. Broadway, in downtown Louisville in late May.
The Courier Journal recently got a sneak peek of some food items that will likely join the menu. Palm said to expect the menu to change by about 30-40%.
He will bring some new options to both J. Graham's Cafe, the street-level breakfast and lunch spot, and The Lobby Bar & Grill, the upstairs fine-dining spot.
Presentation is important to Palm, complete creative uses of sauces, herbs, and plating, as is not "messing with Mother Nature," he said during a recent tasting.
“I look forward to bringing my worldwide culinary experience to create dishes using beautiful products from the local farms of our region,” Palm said in a news release. “I aim to inspire and continue to develop our talented team to become leaders in the industry.”
Within the next few weeks, look for a mix of new soups, such as a smoked heirloom tomato bisque and seafood chowder.
Palm also plans to offer a mix of seafood items, including New England lobster, crab salad, a unique take on shrimp cocktail, and an Atlantic coast red snapper entree served with Carolina gold rice, a spring vegetable medley, and Cotija cheese with thyme.
Other new entrees include lamp chop and a porterhouse steak.
We featured some of these items in the latest installment of The Courier Journal's video series, called "Best Thing I Ate This Week." You can follow along by visiting Instagram.com/courierjournal.
Reach food reporter Amanda Hancock at [email protected].
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