Kris Backus
Dinner at The Kitchen was more than dinner out - it was an experience. As soon as you arrive and are seated, they encourage you to get up and move around, talk to the staff, ask questions, go back in the back kitchen, and sample various nibbles they had scattered all around. The first nibbles we found were the oysters - freshly shucked and no limit to how many you can have! Heaven for us! But we knew we had a lot of food coming so we didn't take too much, as we wanted to also try the other nibbles. That lasted a good half hour. The executive chef then greeted us and got us all jazzed up about the evening, and again encouraged us to come back (while they were prepping/cooking!) anytime we wanted. We never did, as our seats at the counter (the best seats!) afforded us a great view of the goings-on, and we didn't want to miss anything. The food really was excellent - I think we had something like 6 courses, along with an "intermission" of more oysters, and multiple desserts at the end. Whew! I loved the ambiance - the staff wasn't stressed at all - everyone seemed like they were really enjoying themselves and were a team. Very impressive and pleasant to watch and experience.






