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'''Melt''' is a [[food truck]] owned by [[Paget Pizitz]] and [[Harriet Reis]]. | '''Melt''' is a restaurant and [[food truck]] owned by [[Paget Pizitz]] and [[Harriet Reis]]. | ||
The Melt food truck began operating in [[2012]], making regular stops in [[downtown Birmingham]] in early [[2013]] as well as at various festivals in the area. Melt can also be hired as a caterer for events. Pizitz and Reis brought in chef [[Joey Dickerson]] to develop the menu, and he prepared a daily chef's special in addition to the normal grilled cheese menu. The truck is nicknamed "'''Matilda'''". | |||
In [[2013]] the business began renovating the former [[Stephen's Garage]] on the corner of [[41st Street South|41st Street]] and [[4th Avenue South]] in [[Avondale]] for a full-service restaurant which opened in June [[2014]]. [[Dungan Nequette Architects]] provided preliminary design sketches, and [[Say Jack Salvages]] completed the interior build-out. The space features recycled materials on the interior and a screened-in dining area under the former gas pump canopy. | In [[2013]] the business began renovating the former [[Stephen's Garage]] on the corner of [[41st Street South|41st Street]] and [[4th Avenue South]] in [[Avondale]] for a full-service restaurant which opened in June [[2014]]. [[Dungan Nequette Architects]] provided preliminary design sketches, and [[Say Jack Salvages]] completed the interior build-out. The space features recycled materials on the interior and a screened-in dining area under the former gas pump canopy. | ||
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Revision as of 15:58, 28 February 2017
Melt is a restaurant and food truck owned by Paget Pizitz and Harriet Reis.
The Melt food truck began operating in 2012, making regular stops in downtown Birmingham in early 2013 as well as at various festivals in the area. Melt can also be hired as a caterer for events. Pizitz and Reis brought in chef Joey Dickerson to develop the menu, and he prepared a daily chef's special in addition to the normal grilled cheese menu. The truck is nicknamed "Matilda".
In 2013 the business began renovating the former Stephen's Garage on the corner of 41st Street and 4th Avenue South in Avondale for a full-service restaurant which opened in June 2014. Dungan Nequette Architects provided preliminary design sketches, and Say Jack Salvages completed the interior build-out. The space features recycled materials on the interior and a screened-in dining area under the former gas pump canopy.
References
- Carlton, Bob (March 8, 2013) "Melt food truck takes to the streets of Birmingham, offering grilled cheese to go." The Birmingham News
- Carlton, Bob (August 30, 2013) "Melt food truck owners plan to open a restaurant in Birmingham's resurgent Avondale area." The Birmingham News
- Carlton, Bob (June 25, 2014) "Melt finds a home as food truck owners open their new restaurant in Avondale; take a look inside." The Birmingham News
External links
- Melt on Facebook