Episode 85: Michael and Tara Gallina of Vicia

Published: Oct. 18, 2017, 10:14 p.m.

b"Just days before being named to Esquire's 18 Best New Restaurants list, Michael and Tara Gallina stopped by the shipping containers to talk to Kat Johnson about opening their restaurant, Vicia in St. Louis. The husband-and-wife team met while working at Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York\\u2019s Westchester County, and relocated to Michael's hometown where they started cooking and serving pop-up dinners under the name Rooster and the Hen.\\n\\nVicia is located in the Cortex Innovation Community, a vibrant and fast-growing innovation hub and technology district.\\n\\nMichael and Tara's restaurant has also been named to Bill Addison's Eater 12 Best New Restaurants in America list and Bon Appetit's 50 Best New Restaurants list."