Lee Mikles has a dizzying list of what he thinks about every day. The co-founder of OMG Hospitality restaurant group is focusing on the April launch of a new Grain menu that leans into comfort food that reminds guests of their childhood memories. Heâs also trying to pay more attention to the costs of food and labor while preserving the …
Grain Exchange opens on UD’s STAR Campus
If you havenât been to the old Chrysler site in some time, youâre in for a surprise. Gone is the manufacturing plant, built in 1951. In its place is the University of Delawareâs Science, Technology and Advanced Research Campus, a collection of sleek, new buildings with futurist facades. However, the newest resident on the STAR campus isnât inventing biopharmaceuticals, editing genes …
Grain to expand with locations in Trolley Square, STAR campus
Grain’s Hangover Helper Burger will be on the Trolley menu. Photo by Matt Urban In December, restaurateur Jim O’Donoghue got a call from commercial real estate guru Joe Latina. A Trolley Square restaurant was now available, Latina said. Did O’Donoghue want it? “Absolutely,” said O’Donoghue, who owns Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen restaurants in Delaware and Pennsylvania with friend Lee Mikles. …