Euphoria

Braingirl wrote about Euphoria (formerly Buggs Temple) re-opening on Tuesday the 21st, I'm so glad that she mentioned that in a recent blog.  If any of you have ever eaten at, now, Euphoria, you know how terrific the food is.  Incredibly seasonal and very french style cooking.  But you will also remember how AWFUL, the service was.  This was the downfall of Buggs Temple, without question.  It started at the top, as we all know, with Chuck and Vicki Mack.  They still currently own Moe & Johnnys in Broad Ripple, which surprisingly does great business.  The Director of Operations, Amanda Cravens, was an absolute joke of a "manager."  There other manager, Adam Cornelius, was the lone good member of management.  He just passed the wine somleier test, and has great vision for the restaurant.  Ive known Adam for a few years now, and he wants to make this the best restaurant in the city.  Rumor has it, he has hired servers and bartenders from big name restaurants like Elements, Oceanaire, and St. Elmos.  He's off to a great start for the restaurant.  Lets hope that he can keep up all the hard work!!

As for the food, there was a reason they were named a top restaurant in the city for 2008.  The menu constantly changes (bout every 2 weeks), and its very seasonal and fresh.  I eat very frequently at the building of Buggs Temple.  This holds Creation Cafe (great lunch spot) and now Euphoria (Fine Dining) and its all owned by the ladies who owned Creation.  The chef of the building is Brad Gates, who is a FANTASTIC and very knowledgeable chef.  He used to run Union Square Cafe in New York City, which is considered to be the best restaurant in NYC in recent years.  He also ran Pucks downtown at IMA for a period of time.  I think with the new and much improved management, and great kitchen staff that has been put together, look for Euphoria to be one of the top restaurants in the city yet again.  I am very excited to head back to Buggs Temple building next week for there Halloween party, where I can taste that wonderful food, yet again!!

Thanks For Stopping By, 

Jackson