KINSTON, N.C. - A gourmet restaurant right here in the east is ready to re-open Tuesday after a fire earilier this year threatened to close the business for good.You may recall, Kinston's The Chef and the Farmer caught fire back in January and was closed for the past few months to make repairs.
Just four short months ago Kinston's Chef and the Farmer was in shambles after a fire that began in the kitchen and spread throughout the restaurant. Owner, Ben Knight says he didn't think the restaurant would re open this soon.
"There were a lot of times where we thought this wouldn't happen so quickly but we're really excited about tomorrow evening and hoping that business will be as usual starting tomorrow."
The Chef and the Farmer is currently taking reservations for Tuesday's re-opening. the restaurant is also currently filming a tv show focusing on old time southern cooking techniques they use in their kitchen. It will also teach viewers at home how to incorporate those techniques.
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KINSTON, N.C. - A Kinston restaurant that suffered a devastating fire will soon reopen its doors.
Chef and the Farmer just passed its final inspection today and is set to reopen on May 1.
In January, a fire started in the storage room forced the restaurant to close.
That was just after the eatery was named one of the country's top 100 restaurants by table.com.
Chef Vivian tells us they are now taking reservations for May.
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KINSTON, N.C. - A well known restaurant in the east is cleaning up after a weekend fire nearly burned it down.
Instead of the sweet smell of simmering food, Kinston's gourmet restaurant, Chef and the Farmer smells of smoke after a weekend fire.
The fire started Saturday morning and firefighters say it could have been worse. The friewalls kept the flames from spreading into the dining area and damaging the restaurants prized wine collection.
While the fire was obviously a huge setback for Chef and the Farmer, owner ben Knight says the toughest part of the re-opening process will be the clean up.
In December, Opentable.com named Chef and the Farmer as one of the country's top 100 restaurants.
While they haven't set a date for re-opening, Knight says the staff will work around the clock to get it up and running as soon as possible.
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