Dining News: What's Next for the Team Behind Mother after Empress?
June 18, 2015
The highly anticipated Empress Tavern, the restaurant for carnivores by chefs Michael Thiemann and Matt Masera and the rest of the team behind Mother, will open any week now.
Their signage is up. The management and staff have been hired and trained. They've toured local farmers markets.
But that doesn't mean they're resting on their laurels. The Sac Bee's Chris Macias scoops in a larger story about the upcoming Empress:
Thiemann’s plan is to create a string of restaurants with feminine names. Mother opened in 2014 and has emerged as a favorite of vegetarians and carnivores alike. Empress takes its moniker from the former name of the Crest Theatre, and there are two more projects in the works: Maiden Sacramento Ice Cream, and Queen’s Market, a fish shop similar to Hog’s Island Oyster Co.
Read the entire story in the Sac Bee.
When Empress Tavern opens, it will be located at 1013 K Street, and can be found online at http://empresstavern.com/.
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