Chef David Guempel is no longer working at Bowood Farms’ Café Osage. Owner John McPheeters confirmed today that Monday was Guempel’s last day at the restaurant. “We felt that we needed to make some changes,” said McPheeters, adding, “I wish David Guempel well. It was an amicable parting.”
David Kirkland has assumed the helm in the kitchen, although McPheeters noted that Kirkland and Guempel “were kind of sharing those duties before.”
For the moment, the menu at Café Osage will remain the same, but changes, albeit gradual, are anticipated. “We do expect that it will reflect the produce that will be coming out of our garden a little more than in the past,” McPhetters said.
– Ligaya Figueras
This article appears in Jun 1-30, 2010.