Among
the numerous restaurant concepts that Chef Bryan Voltaggio and his partner,
Hilda Staples, have opened, Family Meal focuses on a place where families can
enjoy time together, around the table sharing food and conversation at a
pocketbook friendly price. The Culinary Institute of America graduate, Chef
Charlie Palmer protégé, James Beard Award nominee and Top Chef runner up, Chef Voltaggio’s culinary acumen can be seen on
every plate at Family Meal reflecting his rendition of American diner fare.
At the
beginning of January, the second Family Meal restaurant was opened in Baltimore at the end of Pier 4 at the harbor
and in close proximity to the National Aquarium. The first Family Meal was opened in
Frederick, Maryland – home for both Staples and Voltaggio and where the initial
partnership started at their restaurant VOLT. With a strong belief in the
Family Meal concept, the two are expanding beyond the Maryland and Washington
DC market into Ashburn and Richmond Virginia.
Both Hilda Staples and Chef
Voltaggio had time to chat for the Dining
Dish radio program on Baltimore Internet Radio. The vivacious Hilda
gladly shares how she and a complete stranger, Chef Bryan Voltaggio, went into
business. Chef Voltaggio on why
“farm-to-table” could be waning and why. Bryan was very articulate about Share
Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry initiative; he waxed passionately about how no child
should go hungry. In 2015 Maryland legislation is geared to have breakfast,
lunch and dinner for those school children without and a summer program to keep
them fed with nutritious meals.
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