Need to make your mom proud? Go to chef Mike Godlewski’s restaurant when it opens this summer time on the North Aspect.
EYV, which stands for Eat Your Veggies, will take that parental mantra to the subsequent stage by providing plant-based dishes made with substances from native farms and purveyors.
Don’t fret, carnivores! The 1,300-square-foot spot at 424 E. Ohio St. gained’t be completely vegetarian or vegan. The chef plans to incorporate meat and seafood on the seasonal menu.
Asparagus, artichoke, radish, hard-boiled egg, mustard greens and sauce gribiche. Photograph courtesy of EYV.
EYV will seat about 45 diners in an area that Godlewski describes as rustically elegant, with a chef’s counter, uncovered brickwork and different touches that can make you’re feeling such as you’re a visitor at his house. There might be a full-service bar and extra seating on the second flooring.
Along with feeding patrons healthful meals, Godlewski is dedicated to creating his staff completely satisfied, too. He desires to supply a dwelling wage, medical, dental and imaginative and prescient care, paid break day, a 401k, a five-day workweek with consecutive days off, academic growth and a profit-sharing program. EYV might be a tip-free institution, permitting Godlewski to pay his employees as the professionals they’re skilled to be.
Godlewski began his personal coaching at a younger age.
He grew up within the Wilkes-Barre space, the place he received a job as a dishwasher at his hometown pizza joint. When the cook dinner didn’t present up for work sooner or later, Godlewski helmed the kitchen and fell in love with it. He went to culinary faculty at Luzerne County Community College and moved to Pittsburgh in 2009, simply because the native restaurant scene was beginning to growth.
Godlewski labored as a sous chef on the Duquesne Club Downtown and helped to open The Foundry Table & Tap on the North Shore.
He determined he needed to open his personal place proper earlier than Covid struck. Through the pandemic, he returned to the Duquesne Membership whereas perfecting his EYV marketing strategy.
Belgian endive, Merlot poached pear, Rouge River blue mousse, candied walnuts, fennel and New Zealand spinach. Photograph courtesy of EYV.
Godlewski is in good firm on East Ohio Road, which is slowly changing into considered one of Pittsburgh’s favorite restaurant rows, with neighbors equivalent to Fig & Ash, Siempre Algo and The Coop Rooster and Waffles.
Get Wholesome Pittsburgh!
The arrival of EYV coincides with the introduction of Get Healthy Pittsburgh!, a plant-based weight loss program initiative to enhance the cardiovascular well being of residents.
Humane Motion Pittsburgh has partnered with PLANTSTRONG, a meal planning firm, to host a cardiovascular health challenge that kicks off with a free occasion on Might 4 from 5 to eight p.m. The informational session might be held at The Priory Hotel on the North Aspect and features a meals sampling and cooking demonstration by PLANTSTRONG founder Rip Esselstyn.
After signing up on-line, folks of all ages will take the seven-day problem and eat a heart-healthy, plant-based weight loss program for one full week. The problem consists of recipes and on-line teaching. Early chicken registration is $47. A restricted variety of scholarships can be found by applying online.
Earlier than and after the problem, members will obtain biometric screenings to measure weight, blood strain, ldl cholesterol and fasting blood sugar. The problem goals to display measurable enchancment in as little as one week.
“This problem is the proper technique to train people about the advantages of consuming extra vegetation and the way a lot energy they actually have over their private well being,” says Natalie Ahwesh, govt director of Humane Motion Pittsburgh.
