Flynn McGarry's Gem Wine will close as it merges with Gem Home, creating a unique hybrid of café and wine bar. McGarry highlights the difficulties in distinguishing these dining concepts, as customer expectations have evolved. Gem Wine struggled with its identity despite initial intentions. Looking ahead, Cove, McGarry's new restaurant set to open this fall, promises a more ambitious project with a 15-year lease, aiming to create distinct culinary experiences while further blurring traditional dining classifications.
"It's becoming incredibly difficult to create this line between restaurant, wine bar, café, whatever. And I think that has sort of happened with Gem Wine," says McGarry.
"Gem Wine was never supposed to exist without Gem. It's tough to be two things at once; on a recent night, McGarry was in the kitchen sending out full meals to three tables, while everyone else got snacks."
"We have a 15-year lease, and we're building it once. In the summer, when I get tomatoes, there's two ways I want to eat them. It's either just sliced on a plate or as a composed dish."
"Cove will be bigger and more ambitious than anything McGarry has done before. I'm looking forward to two different spaces that will offer two distinct experiences."
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