“It’s always nice to pull the chef out of their environment and give them a different type of cuisine and see what they’ll do with it,” Keene says. Participating chefs include Tim Bereika of Secco Wine Bar, Ryan Evans of Mint New Casual Cuisine, John Maher of spoon, Aaron Hoskins and likely a chef from Comfort, she says.

In addition to the kimchi dishes, guests will receive small hors d’oeuvres, and some local brewers will also be on hand. The kimchi event will be held at 6 p.m. at Kitchen Thyme, 7801-25 W. Broad St. Tickets are $50 each, available for purchase in advance (cash only) at The Empress and Kitchen Thyme.

Meanwhile, Keene is also preparing for Broad Appétit on June 3, when she and Maher will be working with Kitchen Thyme owner Melissa Krumbein at her tent.

Keene is also fine-tuning plans for Ginkgo, a restaurant that will serve Korean barbecue, and scouting possible locations. Read full story