Vintage Year Restaurant Celebrates 40 Years of Excellence

March 7, 2024 | Leave a Comment

Montgomery’s beloved dining institution, Vintage Year, is proud to announce its 40th anniversary. Since its establishment in 1984, Vintage Year has been a cherished destination for patrons seeking exceptional cuisine, warm hospitality, and exceptional dining experiences that delight the senses and create lasting memories. Over the past four decades, The Vintage Year has stood as a symbol of tradition, quality, and community in Montgomery. Through its dedication to culinary and innovation excellence as well as unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction, the award-winning restaurant has become a beloved gathering place for families, friends, and food enthusiasts alike.

“We’re proud that Vintage Year holds so many treasured memories across generations,” said current owner Jud Blount. “With pride, we continue the tradition and extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our valued customers. Cheers to 40 years!” 

Vintage Hospitality Group operates the fine-dining flagship restaurant, Vintage Year, Vintage Café, a coffee shop, daytime eatery and retail store as well as Frenchie’s, a French bistro, all in Montgomery’s historic Old Cloverdale neighborhood. Ravello Ristorante is its hot Italian establishment, along with several private event spaces located downtown. The company also owns the hydroponic farm MGM Greens and Red Bluff Bar, a venue that offers live music, beer, wine and small bites along the scenic Alabama riverfront. Vintage Hospitality Group’s national press accolades include receiving coverage in the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Garden & Gun, PBS NewsHour, USA Today, Forbes and Newsweek Magazines.

For interviews, photos, menus, complimentary media tasting or additional information, please contact Lorrie Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about Vintage Hospitality Group, visit www.vintagehg.com. 

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Ravello Ristorante Announces Launch of Lunch Service in Montgomery, AL

January 26, 2024 | Leave a Comment

Ravello Ristorante, a renowned dining destination in Montgomery, is pleased to announce the introduction of lunch service starting on February 13th. The new offering will provide guests with an opportunity to savor delectable fare expertly crafted by the talented culinary team in a warm ambiance with attentive service. Ravello will offer our exceptional Italian cuisine to patrons during the daytime hours from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Tuesday through Friday. The restaurant is taking reservations for lunch service through RESY, providing customers with a convenient and efficient way to secure their table and ensure a delightful dining experience.

“Adding lunch service is in response to the growing demand for a memorable midday dining experience in the downtown area,” said Vintage Hospitality Group Executive Chef and Co-Owner Eric Rivera. “Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional cuisine and hospitality, and we are excited to extend our offerings to accommodate the lunchtime crowd.”

Vintage Hospitality Group operates the fine-dining flagship restaurant, Vintage Year, Vintage Café, a coffee shop, daytime eatery and retail store as well as Frenchie’s, a French bistro, all in Montgomery’s historic Old Cloverdale neighborhood. Ravello Ristorante is its renowned Italian establishment, along with several private event spaces located downtown. The company also owns the hydroponic farm MGM Greens and Red Bluff Bar, a venue that offers live music, beer, wine and small bites along the scenic Alabama riverfront. Vintage Hospitality Group’s national press accolades include receiving coverage in the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Garden & Gun, PBS NewsHour, USA Today, Forbes, and Newsweek Magazines among others. 

For interviews, photos or additional information, please contact Lorrie Dixson Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about Vintage Hospitality Group, visit www.vintagehg.com. 

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Vintage Year Summer Wine Dinner

July 22, 2023 | Leave a Comment

As Vintage Hospitality Group is on Wine Spectator’s list for excellence, you will not want to miss Vintage Year’s next Summer Wine Dinner benefitting the Montgomery Food Bank in partnership with Vintage Wine Estates at Vintage Year. It is $100 per person and reservations can only be made by calling the restaurant at 334-819-7215.

 

 

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Vintage Hospitality Group Takes Top Alabama Hospitality Award

November 9, 2021 | Leave a Comment

Martha and Jud Blount, Eric and Alyssa Rivera

Vintage Hospitality Group gains recognition with prestigious honors at the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association’s Stars of the Industry Awards. Proprietor Jud Blount won the Restaurateur of the Year award for showing exemplary customer and community service, employee relations, and dedication to advancing the foodservice industry of Alabama. Executive Chef Eric Rivera was a finalist in the Chef of the Year category for his creative culinary excellence, staff rapport and reputation of community involvement. Both were nominated by their peers and an esteemed panel of judges as of the “Best of the Best” for 2021. 

“Eric and I are honored and humbled to bring home the trophy to Montgomery,” said Vintage Hospitality Group Proprietor Jud Blount. “We celebrate the honors along with our committed VHG team.”

While Vintage Hospitality Group’s flagship restaurant Vintage Year is a fine dining establishment, Vintage Café is a coffee shop, daytime eatery and retail store. As the group also owns the hydroponic farm MGM Greens, it will be also opening City Fed in downtown in early 2022 that will include Ravello, a new Italian eatery, along with several private event spaces. Vintage Hospitality Group’s national press accolades include receiving mentions in the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and Newsweek Magazines. In addition to being named a Smart Catch Leader, Executive Chef Eric Rivera has been recognized by the James Beard Foundation as a winner of its Blended Burger competition. Vintage Year has also been named one of OpenTable’s 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America and a Traveler’s Choice winner by Trip Advisor. Vintage Hospitality Group is dedicated to providing guests with the finest culinary selections, premium coffees, specialty teas, outstanding wines and spirits along with unparalleled customer service.

For additional information, interviews, photos or a complimentary media tasting, please contact Lorrie Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about Vintage Hospitality Group, visit www.vintagehg.com. 

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Vintage Year to Offer Burger Week for July 4th Holiday

June 25, 2021 | Leave a Comment

                                                   Mac Attack

Vintage Year restaurant presents Burger Week during the week leading up to the July 4th holiday from Tuesday, June 29th-Saturday, July 3rd. Along with the regular and burger menus, the daily special burgers include the Mac Attack, Guacamole Burger, Cajun Seafood Burger, James Beard award-winning Blended Burger, and The Great Fondue Burger for $15 each. The full burger menu will be available each evening for in house dining or take out. 

“Customers love it when we offer a special burger menu,” said Executive Chef Eric Rivera. “Plus, we always like to offer an easy family option for those not traveling over the holiday”.

While Vintage Hospitality Group’s flagship restaurant Vintage Year is a fine dining establishment, Vintage Café is a coffee shop, daytime eatery and retail store. As the group also owns the hydroponic farm MGM Greens, it will be also opening City Fed and Ravello restaurant in downtown in late 2021. Vintage Hospitality Group’s national press accolades include receiving mentions in the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and Newsweek Magazines. In addition to being named a Smart Catch Leader, Executive Chef Eric Rivera has been recognized by the James Beard Foundation as a winner of its Blended Burger competition. Chef Eric has also led Vintage Year to be named one of OpenTable’s 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America and a Traveler’s Choice winner by Trip Advisor. Vintage Hospitality Group is dedicated to providing guests with the finest culinary selections, premium coffees, specialty teas, outstanding wines and spirits along with unparalleled customer service.

For additional information, interviews, photos or a complimentary media tasting, please contact Lorrie Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about Vintage Hospitality Group, visit www.vintagehospitalitygroup.com. 

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City Fed Development Project Underway Downtown Montgomery, AL

October 29, 2019 | Leave a Comment

Vintage Hospitality Group is proud to reveal its major restoration of 36 and 46 Commerce Street in downtown Montgomery called City Fed. While construction has already started, the official groundbreaking will take place on Wednesday, November 6th with Mayor Todd Strange, Alabama State Council Director Dr. Elliot Knight, Senator Massimo Mallegni, City Counselor Gabriele Marchetti and other special guests. Partnering again with renown architect Tom Blount, the company hired Pfeffer Torode Architecture, R.F. Pruett Construction and Laura Dockery Design to bring this modernization to life. Opening in late 2020, the team will restore the historic structure back to its original grandeur with ornate plaster crown moulding, tall ceilings, and marble floors to house an Italian restaurant to be called Ravello. The rest of the building, set to be used for event space, includes two mezzanines, one that overlooks the restaurant, as well as a courtyard, cellar and ballroom, complete with the original antique heart pine floors.

City Fed Coming in Late 2020

“Ravello will feature simple and thoughtful dishes inspired by Italy’s Amalfi Coast,” said Executive Chef Eric Rivera. “With an old-world, ingredient-driven approach, Ravello’s authentic Italian dishes will highlight versatile and local Southern ingredients.”

Set to be open for lunch and dinner, Ravello’s menu will provide plenty of seafood and pasta options. Guests can begin with small plates that will include fresh crudo, cured meats, hearth roasted octopus, and burrata. The rotating selection of house-made pasta dishes will range from squid ink spaghetti with tomato-uni ragu to rich gnudi with house ricotta and brown butter. Menu highlights will feature seasonal entrées such as Maine sea scallops and wood roasted branzino. After dinner, Italian-inspired desserts like chocolate torta al tartufo and loukoumades with honey-cinnamon syrup will be available. When stopping by after work or joining friends, patrons will enjoy specialty cocktails, handpicked beer and wine at the spacious bar or on one of the mezzanines.

With over 50 years of combined experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry, Vintage Hospitality Group’s Proprietor Jud Blount and Executive Chef Eric Rivera are overseeing the extensive City Fed project. While the group’s flagship restaurant Vintage Year is a fine dining establishment, Vintage Café is a coffee shop and daytime eatery, both located in Cloverdale. The award-winning Vintage Hospitality Group is known for providing guests with the finest hand-cut meats, freshest seafood, premium coffees, specialty teas, outstanding wines and specialty spirits along with exceptional customer service.

For additional information, interviews, photos or a tour, please contact Lorrie Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about Vintage Hospitality Group, visit www.vintagehospitalitygroup.com. 

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Vintage Year Honored by James Beard Foundation as Smart Catch Leader

April 5, 2019 | Leave a Comment

Vintage Year’s Yellowfin Tuna with black rice and squash blossom salad

Vintage Year restaurant, led by Executive Chef Eric Rivera, was recognized as a 2019 Smart Catch Leader by the James Beard Foundation for its sustainable seafood sourcing. This leading culinary institution’s Smart Catch initiative allows chefs to have an impact on the industry efforts to perpetuate healthy, sustainable food origins. This issue has always been a passion for Chef Rivera as last year he joined fisherman and other chefs from around the Gulf Coast to speak with congressional staff in Washington about key sustainability issues that directly affect the region’s seafood. 

“We understand the importance of responsible food sourcing including sustainable seafood and the finest hand-cut meats for our guests and our community,” said Chef Rivera. “It is a great honor to receive this recognition for the entire culinary team at Vintage Year.”

From the James Beard Awards, which celebrate the heights of culinary excellence, to an array of gastronomic experiences throughout the year around the country, the James Beard Foundation is passionate about making the food world a more delicious place. Smart Catch is an educational sustainable seafood program created by chefs for chefs with the purpose of increasing the sustainability of the seafood supply chain. The idea for Smart Catch is simple and powerful as the program provides training and support to chefs so they can serve seafood fished or farmed in environmentally-responsible ways. By becoming a Smart Catch Leader and earning the Smart Catch seal, chefs give consumers a simple way to identify and support their restaurants.

Recognized with many awards and national press, Vintage Hospitality Group’s team of Proprietor Jud Blount, Executive Chef Eric Rivera, Sous Chef Brian Morrison and General Manager Bryan Trammell has over 50 years of combined experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry. While Vintage Hospitality Group’s flagship restaurant Vintage Year is a fine dining establishment, Vintage Café is a coffee shop, daytime eatery and retail store. Vintage Hospitality Group is dedicated to providing guests with the finest culinary selections, premium coffees, specialty teas, outstanding wines and spirits along with unparalleled customer service.

For additional information, interviews, photos or a complimentary media tasting, please contact Lorrie Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about Vintage Hospitality Group, visit www.vintagehospitalitygroup.com. 

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Miura/Clos Pissarra Meet the Winemaker Dinner in Montgomery, AL

February 13, 2019 | Leave a Comment

Vintage Year announces Miura/Clos Pissarra Meet the Winemaker dinner on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 6:30 PM . The event will feature a four course dinner featuring both old and new world wine pairings with special guest Emmanuel Kemiji M.S., Owner of Miura Vineyards & Managing Director of Clos Pissarra. Cocktail hour starts at 6:30 with dinner at 7:00 pm. The cost is $100 per person plus tax and gratuity. Space is limited and guests need to make reservations by calling 334-819-7215.

Emmanuel Kemiji studied Viticulture and Oenology, expanding his interest in wine and eventually leading to the formation of Miura Vineyards in 1995. Soon to follow were Almvs in 2000, Antiqv2s in 2001 as well as two projects in Spain, Arrels in 2003 and Clos Pissarra in 2005. After acting as the Ritz-Carlton Director of Wine & Spirits, Emmanuel became the twelfth American to pass the Master Sommelier exam in London, and one of only ten to date to pass on his first attempt. Other accolades include “Sommelier of the Year” award by the California Restaurant Writers Association, “Wine Director of the Year” in the Critics Choice Awards, “10 Winemakers to Watch” by the San Francisco Chronicle. Additionally, Emmanuel received the Wine Industry Achievement Award from the Anti-Defamation League for exemplary commitment to community and charity.

Vintage Hospitality Group’s team of Proprietor Jud Blount, Executive Chef Eric Rivera, Sous Chef Brian Morrison and General Manager Bryan Trammell has over 50 years of combined experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry. While Vintage Hospitality Group’s flagship restaurant Vintage Year is fine dining, Vintage Café is a coffee shop, daytime eatery and retail store. Vintage Hospitality Group is dedicated to providing guests with the finest hand-cut meats, the freshest seafood, premium coffees, specialty teas, outstanding wines and specialty spirits along with excellent customer service.

For additional information or interviews, please contact Lorrie Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about Vintage Year, visit vymgm.com. 

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Vintage Hospitality Group Introduces New Items on Fall Menus

October 9, 2018 | Leave a Comment

Vintage Hospitality Group, which owns Vintage Year and Vintage Cafe, has unveiled new dining options at both restaurants. New to the Fall Dinner menu at Vintage Year include Autumn Salad (Artisan Lettuce, Roasted Butternut Squash, Fried Goat Cheese, Toasted Pistachios and a Tart Cherry Vinaigrette), C.A.B. Filet (Sweet Potato Fingerlings, Fioretto Cauliflower, Crispy Vidalia Onion Petals, Sauce Mornay), Gulf Crab Cake Fritters (Arugula, Cajun Sauce Noir), and Gulf Snapper (Butternut Squash‏ & Shrimp Bisque, Heirloom Wild Rice, Sautéed Spinach, Grilled Jumbo Gulf Shrimp). Vintage Cafe also has new breakfast and lunch menu selections for Fall including Jackson’s Reuben (Corned Beef, Swiss, Vintage Cole Slaw, Marble Rye), Capital Panini (Sweet Potato Butter, Honey Crisp Apple, Gruyere, Peppered Bacon, Arugula, Everything Bagel), Pimento Grilled Cheese (Super Suppers Pimento Cheese, Toasted Multigrain Bread) and Butternut Squash Panini (Roasted Butternut Squash, Herb Goat Cheese, Arugula, Crispy Pancetta). These new menus allows Vintage Hospitality Group to engage with its patrons by providing offerings that are new, exciting and different.

“We still have some additional items to release on this autumn menu,” said Executive Chef Eric Rivera, “As the season changes, our menus reflect fall flavors and utilize the availability of not only local products but also seasonal ones.”

Vintage Hospitality Group’s team of Proprietor Jud Blount, Executive Chef Eric Rivera, Sous Chefs Brian Morrison and Amber Bonds has over 50 years of combined experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry. While Vintage Hospitality Group’s flagship restaurant Vintage Year is a fine dining, Vintage Café is a coffee shop, daytime eatery and retail store. Vintage Hospitality Group is dedicated to providing guests with the finest hand-cut meats, the freshest seafood, premium coffees, specialty teas, outstanding wines and specialty spirits along with excellent customer service.

For additional information or interviews, please contact Lorrie Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. Click here for Vintage Cafe photos or here for Vintage Year’s images. For more information about Vintage Cafe, visit www.vintagecafemgm.com and Vintage Year or photos, visit vymgm.com. 

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Vintage Year Introduces Gourmet to Go Menu in Montgomery

January 11, 2018 | Leave a Comment

After many requests from guests, Vintage Year restaurant is pleased to offer Gourmet to Go for house parties, events and social gatherings. Available by the half and full pan, family style sides include Mac ‘n Cheese, Collards, Turnip Greens with Bacon, Duck Fat Baby Potatoes and Goat Cheese Au Gratin ranging from $25 to $100. Pimento Cheese, Artichoke Dip, Andouille Stew and Seafood Dynamite can be ordered by the quart and serve 6-8 people for $15 to $25. 24 hour advance notice and scheduled pick up times are required for orders from this special menu. 

“We chose selections that are easily transportable and reflect the quality as if you were dining at Vintage Year,” said Executive Chef Eric Rivera. “Items such as the Seafood Dynamite and Andouille Stew have always been favorites on our menu and in the past patrons have ordered larger quantities for family visits.” 

An important part of the fabric of Montgomery, Vintage Hospitality Group’s team of Proprietor Jud Blount, Executive Chef Eric Rivera and General Manager Bryan Wooden have over 45 years of combined experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry. While Vintage Hospitality Group’s flagship restaurant Vintage Year is a fine dining, Vintage Café will be a coffee shop, daytime eatery and retail store. Vintage Hospitality Group is dedicated to providing guests with the finest hand-cut meats, the freshest seafood, premium coffees, specialty teas, outstanding wines and spirits along with excellent customer service.

For additional information, interviews or photos, please contact Lorrie Griggs of Eskimo Advertising at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about  Vintage Year, visit vymgm.com.

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