This Uptown small plates eatery is a labor of love for the couple, who fuel their enterprise with culinary careers that include stints at the renowned haute cuisine / sophisticated famille fare duo of Alma and Brasa (Carrie) and 14 years of bartending at Mortimer’s (Jasha). And when it came to putting together the restaurant’s beer menu, they found another love story at the heart of a beer brand that they’ve turned into the Nightingale hallmark: Boom Island Brewing Company, the Belgian-style beer made and sold by Qiuxia and Kevin Welch. “They came out here and we did a tasting with them, and it was husband and wife, doing their thing, and husband and wife, doing our thing,” recalls McCabe-Johnston. “It was great seeing people living their dream as a couple. It mirrored what we’re doing here.”
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