LOUISVILLE, April 12, 2011 -- Food and hospitality veteran Tony Palombino, who opened his first Louisville restaurant 14 years ago, will unveil a new culinary venue this spring in Westport Village.
Taking the space that formerly housed Indigo Joes, A.P. Crafters Kitchen & Bar Handcrafted food, craft beer and spirits where the American tavern meets the European gastropub, will offer patrons a perfect spot to kick back and 'roost'. It will offer an extensive local selection of craft beers on tap, a full bar with an emphasis on prohibition style spirits and a well thought out menu of creative comfort food. The interior takes its cue from the restaurant's name, featuring floor to ceiling shelving stocked with a copper collection of vintage cookware, distillery and brewery supplies. Reclaimed wood and custom furniture in espresso stained ash will be featured throughout the space. The bar area will boast several HDTV's for watching sports and comfortable seating, creating a relaxed and unpretentious gathering place.
A gastropub is a relatively new category of food and beverage establishment that incorporates the feeling and look of a traditional pub or tavern with an innovative high quality culinary menu. 'Pubs' being traditionally derived from 'public houses' that offered food to passers-by evolved over the years into more elaborate bars with homemade, rich comfort food traditional of the country where they were established. The 'gastropub' is the next evolution of the concept making the food as important if not the most important part of the establishment.
A.P. Crafters will be hiring 120 exceptional individuals. Slated to open in mid-May, the company will be hosting a job fair from April 20-22, 9am-6pm at the location, 1321 Herr Lane, STE 130 in Westport Village (corner of Westport Road & Herr Lane).
Applications will be accepted in person during the job fair for a variety of front of house and back of house positions, including hosts/hostesses, servers, bartenders, line cooks, prep cooks and dishwashers.
For press information or interviews, please call Brian Hall at 502.648.4580 or email bhall812@aol.com.
