Meet Michael Lee and Val Kiossovski, the owners of St. John’s. Sarah Galvin recently talked to them about their other lives as musicians, their new restaurant, and duck fat:
Is running a bar and restaurant with other musicians like being in a duck fat–roasted, parsnip puree–topped band?
Michael: In the sense that it’s a swirling melting pot of nonsense, yes!
Val: It’s gratifying because we have the same mind-set. We tour a lot; we have many experiences to draw on.
Was anything on your menu discovered on tour?
V: Lots of things! There’s a Balkan liqueur called Pelinkovac you can’t get here. We make some cocktails with the closest approximation, called Cynar.
Read the full interview here! (And FYI: Their happy hour starts at 2 pm.)
