Submitted by Gerry Clare
Roving Reporter
May 22, 2014 1:13 p.m.
And that is exactly what Chef Matthew Kennedy and co-owner Tammy Barnes hope to do at their new restaurant, Palate Restaurant and Raw Bar. The new restaurant hopefully will open Wednesday at 614 Centre Street where Bonito’s used to be. The front sushi bar is now the Raw Bar and has a new look as does the décor in the main restaurant.
Palate has an exciting steak and seafood menu with a lunch and dinner menu as well as the full bar menu. There will be local seafood whenever possible menu items such as a Palate Lunch Box, Grilled Caesar Salad, Filet Mignon, Braised Lamb Shank, Blackened Snapper and Mushroom Crusted Sea Scallops, to mention a few. Not only that, their pastry chef will add tasty dessert creations.
Matthew grew up locally, attended culinary school at Keiser University and worked at Cypress Restaurant, also in Tallahassee. He worked as a chef at the Omni Plantation restaurants and Tammy Barnes worked at the Omni as well.
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Editor’s Note: Gerry began free lance writing for fun and is the author of a published book (available on Amazon and at Books Plus) about funny real estate experiences. Gerry is a longtime member of our local American Business Women’s Chapter, a volunteer cancer driver and church deacon who loves to read, travel and meet interesting people.