Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By simmons on March 23, 2017

Open just four months, and theres already a change at the top at Tullibee, the handsome restaurant in the new Hewing Hotel in Minneapolis North Loop neighborhood.

Chef Grae Nonas, recruited with some fanfare from Austin, Texas, to Minneapolis, is leaving the restaurant.

His replacement? Its another out-of-towner. Hes Bradley Day, and hes coming to town armed with an impressive and varied resume. A native Australian, Day trained at TAFE International Western Australia in Perth, then spent a half-dozen years in London, cooking for Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Gordon Ramsay before moving on to the London branch of Asia de Cuba.

In 2003, that gigbrought him to the United States, and Day became executive chef of the New York City outpost of Asia de Cuba. He continued toworkfor restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow and his China Grill Management, opening Center Cut (a contemporary steakhouse), Bar Basque (Spanish), Kutshers Tribeca (a modern Jewish-American deli) for the company (all have subsequently closed). In 2015, Day became executive chef of STK Downtown, the New York City outpost of an upscale steakhouse/lounge chain run by the One Group.

Day is drawn to Minneapolis by the opportunity to work with the fresh and seasonally diverse ingredients provided by the citys many nearby farmers, purveyors and freshwater fisherman, according to a statement. And, yes,Tullibees Nordic sensibilities and cooking style will remain in place, said a Hewing spokeswoman.

Day (pictured, above, in a provided photo)is scheduled to arrive in Minneapolis next month.

As for Nonas, he remains at Tullibee and is currently slated to stay through mid-April to assist with transition, said the spokeswoman.There are no confirmed plans for him currently but he will remain in Minneapolis.

During his brief tenure at Tullibee, Nonas (a 2015 Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef) made quite a splash. Not only does he prepare what is easily the citys tastiest lefse, but Nonas captured top honors at last months Cochon555, the annual competition that pits five of the regions top chefs against one another in a heritage pork cook-off. Hell compete with nine other regional finalists in the national Cochon555 in October in Chicago.

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North Loop news: A change in chefs for the Hewing Hotel's Tullibee - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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