If you watch Top Chef, you know Richard Blais. He’s an ex-winner who appears often as a guest judge. In fact, the man does so much TV it’s easy to forget that he’s a chef, first and foremost. This month Blais is reminding people of his first love — opening The Crack Shack‘s inaugural LA location, at the Westfield
Read MoreNation’s Restaurant News: The Crack Shack to reach up to 50 locations with Savory investment
After opening the first The Crack Shack to overwhelming success in San Diego, founder Mike Rosen began expanding the modern fried chicken concept to new markets. But Rosen realized the growing pains of building restaurants to scale. Now, those details are in the hands of Savory. The $90 million growth fund, created earlier this year, announced
Read MoreThe Gift of Chicken & Eggs & Punny Swag
GIFT CARDS: The perfect gifting solution for young and old, celebrations and apologies. Perk up your peeps with a Crack Shack gift card, purchased in store or online. Purchase a Crack Shack Gift Card Online MERCH: Rep your coop from head-to-toe with the flyest swag. Available for purchase at all coops, or Send Us Your
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Thank you all for your patience and support of our continued adaptations that result from the ongoing cluster cluck that is the Coronavirus. We aggressively monitor all statewide and local government updates, as well as recommendations by the CDC and California Restaurant Association to ensure we are going above and beyond to protect the health
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Busy hens, we feel you. There is enough to worry about right now, the last thing you want to do is try and figure out an affordable dinner that all your peeps will love, and that you’ll feel good about feeding them. Meet: Flock Meals. A no-brainer dinnertime solution that will perk up your peeps.
Read MoreThe Crack Shack Included in 2019 Michelin Guide
Michelin Guide’s POV: Loud and proudly serving “all day chicken and eggs,” this shack indeed lives up to its name. The dining area is almost entirely outside, so the planes flying overhead can’t be ignored and neither can the enthusiastic crowds, who seem to compete with that level of noise. Many come here for the
Read MoreNRN Names 2019 Hot Concepts Winners
Nation’s Restaurant News has named the annual class of Hot Concept winners, honoring five restaurant concepts poised for regional or national growth. For 25 years, the awards have celebrated emerging brands that are tapping into the right trends…[and] past winners have gone on to have substantial impact on the restaurant industry. Editor-in-chief Jenna Telesca and
Read MoreWE BREWED (ANOTHER) BEER! 🍻
We really didn’t want to be left out of Beer Week this year so…we collab’d with Burgeon Beer Co on our very own Hazy IPA 🍻 HOPPY GO CLUCKY gets tapped at NOON on Saturday, November 7th, and the nectar is extremely limited. *First 60 guests get to STEAL THE PINT* Recommended Pairing: Hoppy Go
Read MoreThe San Diego-based Crack Shack concept is scheduled to open its fourth location in Los Angeles on July 21, with a fifth soon to follow in October in Pasadena as the chain positions to ramp up growth next year. Read the full interview here!
Read MoreIt’s Crack Shack time in Century City. The long-anticipated fried chicken spot from celebrity chef Richard Blais is ready to open at the sprawling Westfield Century City complex soon, with an opening date slated for July 21. Read the rest of the article on Eater LA’s site.
Read MoreSee the article on the LA Times website. Let’s get cracking: “Top Chef” alum Richard Blais is about to open the first Los Angeles outlet of his fried chicken restaurant Crack Shack. Blais, culinary director Jon Sloan and Crack Shack founder Michael Rosen also have locations in San Diego and Orange County. The Los Angeles Crack
Read MoreRichard Blais and his San Diego Crack Shack team are close to opening an official Los Angeles address at the Westfield Century City, with an arrival planned for sometime this summer. They aren’t stopping there, though, as renderings have just been revealed for the company’s second area outlet in Old Pasadena. Read more here!
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Read MoreCheck out this video of Richard Blais’ Locale cover shoot and the interview with the Chef.
Read MoreMain event: the food. Give us the lowdown—especially what not to miss. Top Chef alum Richard Blais has crafted a menu of ethically sourced free-range chicken and egg dishes, so—even though you’re not tucking into the healthiest meal—you can at least feel good about what you’re eating. There are veggie-dense salads and power bowls packed with quinoa, but
Read MoreLet’s be honest. Organic meats are great and all, but a chicken could be raised on a hormone-free cloud while being consistently massaged by an angel, and it wouldn’t make a difference if it didn’t fry up deliciously. Luckily, the folks at this newish SD favorite put as much effort into making its fried chicken
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